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Bringing Millions of Books to Billions of People: Making the Book Truly Accessible

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

I believe in the power of books to change the world. That is not a particularly radical belief among librarians, but I hope to make you believe even more in the power of books. Today, we are poised at a moment in time where we can transcend the limitations of past book technologies and bring the power of books to all humans.

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2019 Cause Awareness & Giving Day Calendar for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

23: World Book Day — #WorldBookDay. 8: International Literacy Day — #LiteracyDay. 16: Global Cat Day — #GlobalCatDay. 20: Universal Children’s Day — #ChildrensDay. 2018 Global Trends in Giving Report. 2: World Autism Awareness Day — #WorldAustismDay. September.

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Higher Education Funding & Grant Resources

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Their priorities range from facilitating book donation drives to supporting arts education to funding playground construction and family literacy programs. . First Book. The Awesome Foundation is a global community advancing the interest of “awesome in the universe,” mostly through providing $1,000 micro-grants.

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2018 Cause Awareness & Giving Day Calendar

Nonprofit Tech for Good

23: World Book Day — #WorldBookDay. 8: International Literacy Day — #LiteracyDay. 16: Global Cat Day — #GlobalCatDay. 20: Universal Children’s Day — #ChildrensDay. 2017 Global Trends in Giving Report. 2: World Autism Awareness Day — #WorldAustismDay. September.

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On the Future of Braille: Thoughts by Radical Braille Advocates

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Guest Beneblog by Betsy Beaumon, VP and General Manager, Benetech’s Global Literacy Program. With the goal of promoting braille literacy, this landmark meeting brought together braille experts from around the world to Perkins’ campus in Watertown, Massachusetts.

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The Case for Copyright Exceptions and Fair Use

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Universal City Studios, Inc., The tools we develop for that purpose span a range of fields—from human rights , to global literacy , to the environment —but no matter what area we work in, we depend on an IP system that’s friendly to technological advances and to positive social impact. of America v. copyright law.

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Fair Use Victory Advances a Future of Accessibility for All

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Two days ago, on Tuesday, June 10, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in New York made a major ruling that emphasizes the legality of fair use for book digitization. It allows users to search book content that contains a match for their search terms. In Authors Guild v. copyright law). The Authors Guild then appealed the ruling.