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SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

The new WIPO Marrakesh Treaty for the Blind: we were an integral part of the team advocating for it, and how do we make it real as the leading library for the blind with global ambitions? The DMCA 1201 ruling on ebook access through DRM circumvention was clearly aimed at us: should we take up the challenge? Authors Guild vs. HathiTrust.

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DECEMBER 3, 2011

The Day aims to raise awareness of disability issues with a focus on the rights of persons with disabilities and the benefits derived from their integration in the social, economic, cultural and political life of their communities. The annual observance of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) is today, December 3rd.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2008

Dan Janzen has continued to explore the power of DNA-barcoding, plus regular taxonomy, coupled with some extraordinary field-sampling (ecological forensic science) in Guanacaste National Park in Costa Rica, to probe the hidden diversity lurking beneath the surface of morphospecies - "Extreme diversity of tropical parasitoid wasps exposed by iterative (..)

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MARCH 1, 2012

To meet this goal, Harkin has created and supported the Office of Disability Employment Policy to help eliminate barriers across the federal government to the training and employment of individuals with disabilities; pushed to strengthen the services provided to transition-age youth and young adults with disabilities as part of the Workforce Investment (..)

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JANUARY 5, 2015

This pilot created strong interest in mobile Bookshare among educators and students, and laid the groundwork for eventual integration of audio download capability via Bookshare at large, when we convinced the Department of Education to scale the pilot up to cover all of our books in English and in Spanish.

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JUNE 11, 2015

Likewise, we didn’t need to reinvent anonymity tools, as we integrated Tor into Martus. In the case of Martus, we didn’t have to re-implement cryptography libraries, as we used a strong open source one ( Bouncy Castle ). In this way, our users benefit from an entire community that supports their work with better digital security tools.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2006

They are collecting, integrating and analyzing data on chromosome 21 genes and proteins, and their corresponding genes in model organisms. Katheleen's work is around mouse models of Down Syndrome. Her group is developing a database for Down syndrome and chromosome 21 "The Chromosome 21 gene function and pathway database" at [link].

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JANUARY 18, 2010

Three years after our initial visit to the NHRC, the MacArthur Foundation asked us to conduct another Martus training and work with NHRC staff to integrate the Martus software into the Commission’s complaint management system. That’s just what happened. We were thrilled to work with the NHRC as a new Martus partner.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2005

Issues of poverty, socially responsible investing, human rights, education and health were an integral part of the conversation. We all felt that this had been the best Davos event in the four years that we have been invited to be part of the Forum.

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AUGUST 22, 2013

Together, we will integrate Mobile Martus with Guardian’s media capture and verification capabilities, and explore opportunities to improve overall security in Mobile Martus using Guardian’s mobile security tools.

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OCTOBER 12, 2012

We’d like to point out here some of that additional footnote information that is integral to our audited financial statements. These are a treasure trove of information that, if overlooked, might mislead one into developing an inaccurate financial story.

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JANUARY 27, 2007

I think the reason for this integration is the strong support of the WEF's founder, Prof. People are often surprised when I tell them how social entrepreneurs are well received at Davos. We're full participants in panels, including being speakers. Klaus Schwab, for the regard of social entrepreneurs.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2009

For the past five years he worked customizing and integrating a single set of software systems that Benetech could use globally. His specialty: user testing. A move to Benetech’s quality assurance team was a great fit.

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