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Increasing Accessible Publishing Globally

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Plenary Talk at the Eighth General Assembly of the World Blind Union Access to published information is an essential requirement for education, employment and full social inclusion. People with vision impairments and other print disabilities deserve equal access to that treasure of information.

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Bringing Millions of Books to Billions of People: Making the Book Truly Accessible

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Literacy and access to knowledge underpins just about every social good, from education, to economic development, to health, to women’s empowerment, democracy and respect for human rights. To bring the power of books to everybody on this planet, we must make books truly accessible. Love of the print book. It made me who I am.

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Gates, Ford, Open Society announce commitments for gender equality

Candid

billion, $420 million, and $100 million, respectively, over five years in support of efforts to advance gender equality globally. According to UNFPA , lockdowns have left twelve million women without access to contraceptives, resulting in 1.4

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Celebrate International Women’s Day 2021

Forum One

As we highlight our staff who are raising their hands high to reinforce and show solidarity on social media today, we also wanted to highlight our clients doing important work moving the needle forward for women’s equality and empowerment. Forum One worked closely with the GIWPS team to identify the priorities for a unique digital presence.

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On the Future of Braille: Thoughts by Radical Braille Advocates

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Guest Beneblog by Betsy Beaumon, VP and General Manager, Benetech’s Global Literacy Program. That’s why braille is an important focus for us in Benetech’s Global Literacy Program — we know that we must keep braille relevant and make it more available. In this sense, you could say that we are radical braille advocates.

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Women Ingenuity is Powering Solutions for the Digital Divide

Connection Cafe

According to the Women and the Web report, 200 million more men have access to the Internet than women. In mid- to low-income countries this statistic soars to a 25-40 percent access gap between women and men. Even if it is for an hour each day, women will access the Web. There’s Olutosin in Lagos, Nigeria.

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Cause Camp 2021 Speaker Line-Up

NonProfit Hub

Julia Campbell is on a mission to make the digital world a better place. Julia is the author of Storytelling in the Digital Age: A Guide for Nonprofits and has a new book coming out this fall on nonprofit social media strategies. Internal communications can be your organization’s greatest asset or greatest liability,” said Selby.

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