Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 16, 2011

Canada, Europe and India. These publisher agreements have also included permissions to distribute books outside the United States: most frequently, we are provided global rights. We think this exception has worked extraordinarily well in the U.S.: These include 6 of the top 10 publishers in the U.S. Thank you!

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

Our experience successfully building Bookshare under the United States copyright exception, which has no such commercial availability limitation, informs this strong opinion. exception model works well here. We go to great lengths to ensure the digital works we provide are restricted to bona fide patrons with disabilities.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 7, 2013

have been asking about the Treaty of Marrakesh (formal name: The Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works by Visually Impaired Persons and Persons with Print Disabilities. First, it makes creating a national domestic copyright exception an obligation of countries that ratify the Treaty. Works Covered.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 3, 2008

Reflections on an internship with Bookshare.org in Chennai, India Made possible through support from the Amherst College Center for Community Engagement Anna Reid, religion major, class of 2010 Anna Reid with employees of Worth Trust, a South Indian organization that provides vocational training and employment for people with disabilities.

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Kindful

AUGUST 9, 2021

Foundations in the United States focus their funding priorities on many different issues. Grant research tip : As you look over the list and peruse potential funders, take notes of those who best align with your work. Mellon Foundation. The Andrew W. They provide education tailored to girls’ needs. Areas served: Worldwide.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

I’m excited to share highlights from our work and its significance for the multitudes we serve. Delivering Benetech''s statement to the WIPO diplomatic conference That’s why I’ve been actively advocating for a global copyright exception modeled after the great exception in the United States that made Bookshare possible.

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Association TV

JULY 29, 2022

But today, many people think of a great workplace as not even one specific place at all, with many employers opting for a permanent remote work setup after a trial proved prosperous during the pandemic. Are folks busy enjoying their work, or working to look busy? Work-life balance.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 25, 2013

A lot of helpful and insightful digital storytelling advice was shared; below are some of the highlights: India: NASSCOM Foundation, TechSoup Global partner, led the way with How to Create High Impact Stories. Participants advised understanding your audience and sharing the stories behind your program stats to make an impact.

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Association TV

JULY 29, 2022

Correction error: In the podcast, I suggest the East India Company first moved into their office in Britain in the 19th Century, when it was in fact the 18th Century. Are folks busy enjoying their work, or working to look busy? The idea of an office, or a physical place in which a person sits down to work, isn’t new.

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Tech Soup

JULY 27, 2015

The XploR's camera and facial recognition software work together, and the researchers claim that it can recognize a face from 30 feet away. According to ASSISTECH, it is available in India, the United States, and other select countries. Concerns About Smart Canes. And is the price right?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 8, 2010

The treaty does a lot of things, but let me highlight a few: • A global norm that there be copyright exceptions that allow for the making of accessible versions of copyrighted works for free on a nonprofit basis by a broad range of people or organizations, without having to get permission from the rightsholders.

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

monitor election results in Mexico and India. " The Movesmart.org project is an online tool for housing seekers in Chicago (and soon other cities across the United States). Those of us in developed nations are fortunate in some ways that great amounts of data are available -- data about our people, places, and activities.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 14, 2009

The fact-finding public hearing and request for comments seemed to have two purposes: both to understand how Chafee is working and to report back to WIPO about the U.S. national experience. In Geneva, the US government did provide a statement as a result of their fact-finding work about Chafee. copyright law.

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

monitor election results in Mexico and India. " The Movesmart.org project is an online tool for housing seekers in Chicago (and soon other cities across the United States). Those of us in developed nations are fortunate in some ways that great amounts of data are available -- data about our people, places, and activities.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 20, 2005

Civic Ventures , a San Francisco nonprofit group, will award 5 Americans over 60, whose work has fostered significant social innovation, $100,000 to further their work. The awards will be given out in June at a national summit that will recognize the leaders and 60 semi-finalists. 28 by mail and online.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 9, 2007

What surprised me the most (you all probably already knew this), is that the Sudanese government officials who were close to Osama bin Laden (who lived there from 1991-1996) are cooperating with the American counterterrorism authorities, so the United States doesn't want to rock the counterterrorism information boat by upsetting them about Darfur.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 17, 2022

It was updated on 8/17/2022 for National Nonprofit Day. Learn more about AnnieCannons and the incredible work it’s doing to fight human trafficking and transform the lives of human trafficking victims. Learn more about how Salesforce helps The Code to work smarter, not harder. *This post was originally published on 7/28/17.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 4, 2010

It simply doesn't work to stay in your silo, and to grab hold of your mission statement and work alone. There is something really exciting about looking at every juncture for how we can work together, and pool our knowledge and our ability to open doors. You have three programs that work in three different areas.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 8, 2006

But I could go on and on, I mean everywhere I went, there were amazing stories, and I kind of feel like now I could open up an atlas, or a map of the United States, and point to anywhere, and go there and find people who are doing this work of really trying to insure that there's healthy food available for everybody.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 2, 2008

As a feminist, and as a feminine feminist, I truly believe that we don't do a very good job in the United States of believing that you can lead by serving, and I think the United States needs to think deeply about being in service of the rest of the world." It works in over 160 countries around the world.

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