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

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The miracle of ebooks What if we had the ability to overcome these accessibility barriers, barriers that affect most of humanity, not just people with identified disabilities, wouldn’t we have the moral obligation to act? We can use the same ebook file to deliver the content ten different ways. We can do better!

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Increasing Accessible Publishing Globally

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

The world has finally moved beyond just electronically creating books that are then distributed as ordinary print books to actually delivering digital ebooks. In technical terms, this means that the next version of the DAISY format, version 4, will be the same as EPUB3, the main format used by commercial publishers of ebooks.

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5 Ways You Can Celebrate National Nonprofit Day

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On August 17, 1894, the Tariff Act was signed into law, which included exemptions for nonprofit organizations. It can be hard when you’re incredibly busy to pause and reflect on the ways others have impacted your work. Learn more about getting others interested in your mission by downloading our free Nonprofit Storytelling eBook.

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The Struggle for Book Access: Amazon (Blog Post #2)

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Why You Shouldn't Depend on a For-Profit Business to Defend Your Civil Rights The Kindle2 is a hot topic in the disability field right now. But, it's a dream that the commercial ebook vendors keep dashing. We have an action by Amazon that sets back years of work to make ebooks accessible. The Closed Platform problem.

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A Hearty Congratulations to TechSoup Members Winning Google Impact Challenge Awards

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This early childhood program initially serves 400 preschoolers and their families, providing them with up to 40,000 eBooks and learning apps. Students develop and run a business, gain confidence, academic support, and mentorship. They also operate social venture businesses like the Hayes Valley Bakeworks restaurant.

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Use This eBook To Improve Your Communication

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This blogs tips and ideas are perfect for managers and leaders of all types of small to large businesses and nonprofit organizations. What To Think About For Next Year Discover Your Leader Grade Thanks For Your Loyal Readership Learn The Art Of Effective Messaging Check Out These Free Tips For Making An Effective.

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Check Out These Free Tips For Making An Effective Presentation

Eric Jacobsen Blog

This blogs tips and ideas are perfect for managers and leaders of all types of small to large businesses and nonprofit organizations. Wednesday, October 6, 2010 Check Out These Free Tips For Making An Effective Presentation Speechworks has published a free eBook entitled How to Create a Seven Minute Rifle Shot Presentation.