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Encyclopaedia Britannica Supports Bookshare!

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We just announced: Encyclopaedia Britannica Grants Digital Rights to Bookshare -- Major Reference Collections Now Accessible for Individuals with Print Disabilities Worldwide. This agreement gives us access to the last major frontier of equal access: reference works. We're working very hard on textbooks.

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Rockstar Nairobi Social Entrepreneur

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Carol also asked me if we would serve as a reference for Daproim. Carol, consider this blog post a down payment on that reference. With the investment in systems thanks to Rockefeller’s support, expansion is relatively easy. No problem!

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Thank You, Gerardo!

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Gerardo during a brainstorming session in Benetech offices Advising to and leading Benetech’s collaboration with standards organizations and groups that advance the field of accessibility in education, such as the World Wide Web Consortium ( W3C ) and the DAISY Consortium.

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One very long weekend in New York City for Megan Price

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Stop and frisk” is the common name used to reference police stopping a pedestrian. I joined the NYCLU team, where we worked on data collected by the New York Police Department about their “stop and frisk” practices. Not all such stops actually result in a search or arrest.

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Leveraging Impact through Technology (LIT)

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Bookshare is currently serving 150,000 (and counting) students with a collection – the world’s largest – that tops 126,000 accessible books, including NIMAC textbooks, teacher recommended reading, reference materials, periodicals and best-selling titles. This innovative approach is now opening up completely new horizons.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society - Untitled Article

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This ID will refer to the light's position in the office. The night lights are either using red LED's, or infra red. These lights are "Talking Lights" and transmit a unique ID to an optical receiver carried by the user.

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Zerodivide seeks new board members

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Philanthropy: Senior management or trustee level experience in a private, community or corporate foundation.