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Fair Use Victory Advances a Future of Accessibility for All

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

HathiTrust, a unanimous three-judge panel concluded that digitizing books in order to enhance research and provide access to individuals with print disabilities is lawful on the grounds of fair use —that is, a limitation and exception to the exclusive rights granted by copyright law to the author of a creative work ( Section 107 of the U.S.

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Study the Data, But Eat the Cake—Put the Human Factor Forward

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Machine Learning, predictive modeling, and natural language processing are a few of the ways AI makes data more meaningful. AI provides a satellite image of an entire data landscape. Several providers offer open source or limited free access, which is a great way to test options. These are some enhancements gained with AI.

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5 Oculus Quest Tips for Nonprofits New to the Metaverse

Nonprofit Tech for Good

In the process, your hands will intuitively begin to learn how to navigate using the thumbsticks, triggers, and buttons on your hand controllers. During the setup process, you will be required to create an Oculus account to connect your Oculus Quest to your Facebook account. Profile : Select your profile image to access your profile.

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Zero-cost, maximum-impact professional development for fundraisers

Candid

However, if in-person learning is more your style, visit your nearest Candid community location —libraries and nonprofit resource centers that partner with Candid to offer our tools and services at no charge to their communities. These locations provide some of Candid’s in-person trainings, along with access to tools and resources.

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The Case for Copyright Exceptions and Fair Use

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Bookshare: Solving the “Accessible Book Famine” Twelve years ago, we had an idea for recreating the traditional library for people with print disabilities—such as those who are blind, cannot physically turn the pages of a book, or have learning disabilities, like dyslexia—using the then-emerging technologies of digital books and crowdsourcing.

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DIAGRAM Center

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

The goal of the DIAGRAM R&D Center is to greatly improve access to graphical information for students with print disabilities (for example, helping blind students get access to important graphics inside textbooks). We are also building a content model for making images more accessible.

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5 Ways For Civil Society To Engage With AI

The NonProfit Times

By Marie Webb We all woke up one morning to the possibility of chatting with our computers to access information, and generative AI suddenly seemed to be everywhere, ushering in a transformative experience. There are many access points to this technology. A prompt library is key to ensuring AI response consistency.