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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. Several providers offer open source or limited free access, which is a great way to test options. Why some country music professionals are not members. How the music business is evolving.

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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. Third, the print book is not universally accessible.

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What is in the Treaty of Marrakesh?

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

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. However, as the founder of the Bookshare online library, we have a great deal at stake in how the Treaty gets implemented. Works Covered.

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Bookshare Users Downloading Long-Awaited Apple e-Book App

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Benetech got a call recently from an excited Bookshare member who had been waiting to download our new Read2Go accessible e-book application for Apple devices. Maria was especially excited about Read2Go’s navigation features that allow her to search and download accessible e-books from our Bookshare library directly to her iPad and iPhone.

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Forum One Wins 10 Davey Awards

Forum One

American Jazz Museum Gold – Cultural Institutions Website Located in the Historic 18th & Vine Jazz District in Kansas City, MO, the American Jazz Museum showcases the sights and sounds of jazz through interactive exhibits and films, and features live music in their venues, The Blue Room, and Gem Theater.

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Celebrate, Educate, and Fundraise: Planning Winning AAPI Heritage Month Events

The Modern Nonprofit

Make the event family-friendly and accessible to enable broad participation. Offer childcare, wheelchair access, multi-lingual materials, etc. Consider featuring traditional music, dance, theater, or martial arts groups from the community. Engage AAPI leaders and elders to gain their support and input.

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July NetSquared Think Tank Round-Up: Building a Culture of Accessibility

Tech Soup

In the old days, we used to talk about accessibility as something we added to our websites. Today, the conversation has shifted towards making our websites accessible as a key requirement of the development process - for complex reasons and with complex benefits. Topic: How can we build a culture of accessibility?