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Four Big Questions about the Future of the Web

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Four Big Questions about the Future of the Web I am part of supporting Compumentor's big NetSquared event, and they asked me to answer four key questions about the future of the web and the nonprofit sector. What are the greatest barriers preventing web-based technology from producing social change? What's the bad news?

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World Usability Day - Accessibility Channel » Technology Social Entrepreneurship and Accessibility of Web Services

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Thursday is World Usability Day, and I'll be giving a on-line session entitled Technology Social Entrepreneurship and Accessibility of Web Services at 20:10 GMT, or 12:10pm PST. I never have done such an event, so I'm looking forward to trying it out!

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There Are No Online Security Shortcuts for Human Rights

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Following an admiring Wired.com profile of the web-based chat program, Cryptocat, a fair amount of discussion ensued about the security risks of using a tool with this kind of web-based design. We need tools that defend the defenders of human rights, and that activists will actually use.

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Thank You, Gerardo!

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

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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DIAGRAM Center

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Should be a huge resource for the field: check out the product matrices in the Research and Development section of the DIAGRAM web site. I saw an initial demonstration of a web-based image description tool, called Poet. But, it’s turned out to be one of the best surveys of assistive technology we’ve ever seen.

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Social DRM: It’s About Equal Access for All

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Next month, I will be heading to TOC a couple of days early in order to participate in a W3C Workshop on eBooks and the Open Web Platform, where I will be talking about Social DRM (Digital Rights Management). There is no better place to engage with colleagues about new technologies, changing business models, fresh ideas, and shared standards.

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Why We Are Voting Against the W3C Decision on Encrypted Media Extensions

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

There is a big controversy in the technical standards area that impacts accessibility of content in web browsers. Ars Technica covered this recently in their post: Over many objections, W3C approves DRM for HTML5. Benetech is voting against the W3C decision on Encrypted Media Extensions (EME).

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