Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 10, 2009

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. Recently Target settled out of court with the National Federation of the Blind about its accessible website after Target suffered a couple of reverses in the court case against them.

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Amazon Accessibility eBook Problem 100

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

The Bookshare promise to American students with disabilities is that if they need a book for education, Bookshare will ensure that they have it. Under our copyright exception, we simply buy a copy of the needed print book, scan it using optical character recognition, and create an accessible ebook. exception model works well here.

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Copyright United States Library eBook 100

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

In the United States, there are all too many students like Kevin, who are denied equal opportunity to engage in the same curriculum as their peers without disabilities. In 2004, the United States passed the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act , requiring schools to provide special education services to eligible students.

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eBook Accessibility United States Student 203

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 17, 2014

The next time you set your digital device of choice to record your favorite show so you can watch it whenever you want, take a moment to be thankful that you’re protected from lawsuits from the entertainment industry. It affected every step of the evolution of digital media—from the VCR to the digital video recorder to YouTube.

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Copyright Law Accessibility Library 196

Qgiv

MARCH 30, 2022

From accountants to college students, from administrators working in construction offices to legal professionals, many are considering new career directions to gain more meaningful work and to serve the greater good in their communities. Another excellent source for the digital age is TechSoup. Another resource is Candid Learning.

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Grant Interview Los Angeles Texas 52

Qgiv

JUNE 4, 2021

Prioritizing your online presence and digital engagement methods is key to not just surviving, but thriving, during this time. Consider creating a virtual volunteer program and brainstorm ways that your supporters can help digitally. Download eBook. 25+ Virtual Fundraising Ideas. How can you use volunteers virtually, though?

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Virtual Ideas Guide Fundraising 69

Bloomerang

JANUARY 19, 2022

You could look at their past giving, their philanthropic interests and tendencies like whether they support local agencies or only give to organizations with a national profile. For instance, I used to work for a program Philadelphia High School Academies, and they ran a student entrepreneurial program. Secondly, do your homework.

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Relationship Donor Build Video 85

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 13, 2011

Bookshare Hits 100,000 Members Boy reading at a computer with teacher in the background.Since the beginning of 2009, we’ve tripled the number of people with disabilities Bookshare is serving with our accessible library of ebooks. The amazing thing about serving 100,000 students right now is that our commitment to the U.S.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 28, 2014

It’s not every day that a science center releases an ebook about wrongful conviction in rape and murder cases. This interview is not really about an ebook. One of his students reflected: Using the interactive iPad book to test my own reliability in crime scenes and investigations was really powerful. Paul five years ago.

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