Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

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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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 8, 2013

Last week, the National Federation of the Blind and 22 organizations serving people with disabilities filed detailed objections to a petition from a group of makers of e-reader devices led by Amazon to be exempted from accessibility requirements under the relatively new Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act.

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Byte Technology

OCTOBER 15, 2021

No matter how long your website has been up and running, it’s never too late to be sure you are reaching everyone and maintaining a well accessible website. Your website may be required by law to be ADA compliant. Here’s our top 4 reasons why your website should be ADA compliant. ADA Compliance Improves Your SEO.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 9, 2018

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. Third, the print book is not universally accessible.

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.orgSource

JUNE 5, 2023

In the United States, only approximately four states have a law prohibiting marriage under the age of 18. Someone under the age of 18 who is in a battered or abusive situation is still a minor in the eyes of the law, even when they are married,” Allison explained. My immediate reaction is access to money,” Allison replied.

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AccelEvents

OCTOBER 16, 2020

While this move has allowed you to carry on hosting your event, it has also left you facing the complications that come with the digital landscape. . Protecting the digital safety of your attendees, exhibitors, presenters, and staff is paramount to the success of your online event. . Digital Safety Considerations for Online Events.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 21, 2012

Our first partner in this work was Digital Divide Data, an organization that has an outstanding training program in the area of data entry and outsourcing. The DDD student staff people work half days at DDD, proofing textbooks to make them accessible to students with print disabilities. We scan the books in the U.S.,

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Twenty Hats

APRIL 6, 2021

Sometimes that journey means investing in the newest and most advanced technology, Sometimes the journey leads us to the simplest and most accessible technology available. The post Guest Post: Murphy’s Law — sometimes simpler is better in technology for volunteer management appeared first on Twenty Hats.

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Forum One

AUGUST 31, 2021

Web accessibility, in particular, became an intriguing topic for me as it is so integral to my field of interest (which is website development, by the way), yet before my internship, I had never given it much thought. I got the chance to talk to a lot of amazing people here at Forum One about web accessibility, and they taught me a lot!

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 8, 2010

The Goal The goal is pretty clear: insuring that every person on the planet with a serious print disability has access to the books and other printed material that they need to get an education, make a living and be included in society. A definition of formats that includes Braille, audio and digital text, but excludes large print and video.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 15, 2009

Brief Comments on Accessibility Concerns on the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) The disability community should be concerned about ACTA for two reasons: At its core it’s an anti-piracy agreement. The digital measures designed to defeat piracy usually end up equating accessibility with piracy.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 17, 2014

The next time you set your digital device of choice to record your favorite show so you can watch it whenever you want, take a moment to be thankful that you’re protected from lawsuits from the entertainment industry. It affected every step of the evolution of digital media—from the VCR to the digital video recorder to YouTube.

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sgEngage

JUNE 20, 2023

Every organization, no matter your mission, function, or size, is subject to a variety of laws and standards intended to protect the individuals you engage with. Software compliance is critical guide to ensuring that you are following these laws and standards in a digitally driven world. But there are big things at stake.

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AccelEvents

OCTOBER 16, 2020

While this move has allowed you to carry on hosting your event, it has also left you facing the complications that come with the digital landscape. . Protecting the digital safety of your attendees, exhibitors, presenters, and staff is paramount to the success of your online event. . Digital Safety Considerations for Online Events.

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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. Ultimately, this community should have equal access to all of the books that are needed for education, employment and social inclusion.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 22, 2013

Why Circumvention for the Purposes of Access is Crucial A Bookshare Briefing Paper Prepared for the Diplomatic Conference for Visually Impaired Persons The distributors of digital content often use technological protection measures (TPMs) to discourage the making of unauthorized copies.

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M+R

JUNE 5, 2023

As incredible as they might sound, these are just a few of the new “children’s rights laws” that could become a reality under a new United Nations program if fully implemented by the Carter administration. Enter spaces you otherwise would not have access to. Do you believe that children should have the right to choose their own family?

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Bloomerang

MAY 6, 2021

In the early 2000s, Google gained broader traction and then took off to become what it is today as it became accessible to people beyond government and businesses. In the early 2000s, companies such as Google and Facebook, communication, and sharing in the digital world took off, connecting people around the planet with each other.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 3, 2013

federal law supports braille instruction. argued that we must shift from spending on the provision of hard copy braille to the provision of refreshable braille and the associated digital file formats to enable people to read so much more. “As Accordingly, U.S. In this sense, you could say that we are radical braille advocates.

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EveryAction

MAY 11, 2023

When you have a goal to meet—like asking a governing body to sign a bill into law, telling a CEO or other stakeholder to change a behavior or policy, or meeting goals around educating decision-makers on your issue area—you know you can’t do it alone. It’s also important to ensure your trainings are accessible and inclusive!

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 9, 2013

In this second installment of the three-part blog series (the first one is here ) on Bookshare International, I’m excited to share some of the ways in which our Bookshare library is part of the latest trends in the digital publishing world and is thus going deeper and serving many more people.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 30, 2014

We are offering a Dell Latitude 10 tablet refurbished by our friends at CDI to the best “ Digital Connector ” story lead. We want you to tell us how you are using TechSoup product donations to promote digital literacy. The March 2014 TechSoup ‘Digital Connector’ Story Challenge (the “Challenge”).

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 7, 2021

The pandemic revealed the importance of having a strong digital infrastructure in place to weather storms, seamlessly run your entire mission, and set you up for future growth. In our Thought Leadership Spotlight, we’ll be hosting a conversation about organizational resilience and embracing a digital-first future. The best part?

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 30, 2014

We are offering a Dell Latitude 10 tablet refurbished by our friends at CDI to the best “ Digital Connector ” story lead. We want you to tell us how you are using TechSoup product donations to promote digital literacy. The March 2014 TechSoup ‘Digital Connector’ Story Challenge (the “Challenge”).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 30, 2020

It envisions this as an ethical guiding compass and a global normative bedrock allowing to build a strong respect for the rule of law in the digital world. Since many NGOs are just not far along on their digital transformation journey , the bar for AI adoption is fairly high. There are concerns.

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Nimble AMS

JANUARY 27, 2022

And, like for-profit companies, you can’t afford to ignore data privacy and protection laws – such as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). TIP: The Community Brands Digital Evolution Study found that 71 percent of members say they worry about data privacy and security. With a long-term track record of 99.9+

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 10, 2009

And that is setting back the cause of people with disabilities who need that kind of access. We have an action by Amazon that sets back years of work to make ebooks accessible. A recent example of this was web site accessibility. pointed out that the authors have long supported disability access. The Textbook problem.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 7, 2013

While we’re extremely proud of our achievements in the field of accessibility and disability rights, we know that we’ve just scratched the surface of what we could possibly do to bolster parity of access to information by people with disabilities. We’re making securing new funding for Bookshare’s international expansion a top priority!

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Greater Giving

JULY 24, 2023

Let’s explore how your digital tools can simplify this part of the fundraising process so you can focus on what matters most: fundraising! Access donor contact information for communications. Activity data As a tax-exempt organization, you technically won’t have to file a tax return. Accept payments for auction items.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

copyright law. The publishing industry and disability organizations both agreed on this provision of copyright law. The deal was: help people with disabilities that can't access books and don't hurt the economic interests of the publishers (and authors). Employ "Social Digital Rights Management" technology.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 18, 2012

The new business accounts do not change the design or functionality of your nonprofit’s Pinterest profile, but it will give you access to new tools and case studies for brands as they become available. Review your new account settings: Related Links: Webinar: Pinterest and Digital Photography for Nonprofit Storytelling.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 23, 2013

I had the opportunity to participate in the launch of the new Kansas City Digital Inclusion Fund. Department of Commerce Broadband Technology Opportunities Program to address the digital divide, one in five American adults still do not use the Internet. So why is Kansas City investing more money on digital inclusion?

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Forum One

APRIL 1, 2021

Our review of the application uncovered interesting facts about the founding history, challenges, missteps in designing for accessibility, and potential in the application’s future product mapping. Levels the digital divide. Provides free access to thought leadership and global collaboration. Accessibility concerns.

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Byte Technology

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Names, social security numbers, addresses, emails, bank account details and, of course, credit histories were laid bare in the latest attack, once again reminding us of the fragility of having so much information floating around a digital universe. Lastly, change your passwords again.

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Candid

JULY 2, 2021

billion to expand its work to increase options for and access to contraceptives in partnership with UNFPA Supplies Partnership , Family Planning 2030 , the Global Financing Facility , and the Shaping Equitable Market Access for Reproductive Health initiative.

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Robert Weiner

AUGUST 27, 2012

Subject: ADP Generated Message: Final Notice - Digital Certificate Expiration. Digital Certificate About to Expire. The digital certificate you use to access ADP's Internet services is about to expire. Renewing Your Digital Certificate. Deleting Your Old Digital Certificate. PLEASE DO NOT REPLY. at minimum.

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3rd Sector Labs

JUNE 11, 2014

It all boils down to data … ones and zeroes stored in computer databases that represent billions of digital transactions. For example, consumers by law have access to credit reports used in making financial decisions about the consumer. It all boils down to ones and zeroes. “Big data” Lots of it. Certainly not.

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