Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 9, 2013

Random House Mondadori and Expanding the Spanish-language Bookshare Program Benetech’s strong relationships with numerous partners across sectors are fundamental to our continued success. We, too, are working hard to expand Bookshare into more geographies and languages. Spanish publishing is one of the hottest digital battlegrounds.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 30, 2011

The first time I really "got" the power of accessible technology (AT) to improve the lives of people with disabilities was when I saw the PBS documentary Freedom Machines. How Accessible Technology Computer Refurbishment Came About. How Accessible Technology Works. This nonprofit has been running for over 20 years.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MAY 1, 2024

It can pay tribute to heritage while also emphasizing the universal human ideals of justice, family, culture, or community. Make the event family-friendly and accessible to enable broad participation. Offer childcare, wheelchair access, multi-lingual materials, etc. Engage AAPI leaders and elders to gain their support and input.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 23, 2010

with print disabilities, with more than 70,000 copyrighted works in our library, the majority of which have been created under the US copyright exception by volunteers, mainly people with disabilities themselves, helping each other. • We now have global permissions for around 8,000 copyrighted books out of our 70,000. •

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Many organizations, however, overlook ensuring that their web presence is accessible to individuals who may have visual or auditory impairments. Accessibility in Developing Countries. According to Malhan, the biggest challenge in the developing world for the disabled is a lack access to resources and information.

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

This redesign took a user-centric approach to better meet the needs of the site’s users and also utilized accessible, inclusive, and scalable design. SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory Silver – Science The SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC) is a multipurpose research facility operated by Stanford University for the U.S.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

Bookshare and our other Access to Literacy initiatives, including the DIAGRAM Center and Route 66 Literacy, all made big strides this year through the significant dedication of the community that makes it all happen. How people access our books also got a whole lot more interesting in 2012. We’ve added over 1800 books since then.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 12, 2009

Why shouldn’t visually impaired and disabled students in the United States have easy access to the study of the languages? The presentation in Bayamon was attended by Igri Enriquez, director of the Regional Library for the Blind and Physically Impaired. This photo was taken in a library in San Juan.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 30, 2009

These are all folks who believe in technology and have a certain level of common language and understanding (even though the range of people is pretty amazing). My small contribution to the discussion was (of course) on accessibility. This actually works out fine, but don't expect to be doing PowerPoint out there!

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 16, 2013

The AUP is an integral part of security policies for businesses, universities, schools, Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and website. For schools and libraries that offer Internet as well as internal. intranet) access, AUPs are important to protect young users against. to or accessing the network. Lost productivity.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 9, 2013

The renowned computer science institution opened its course content to the online world with MIT OpenCourseWare , giving everybody access to its programming and design curriculum. Coursera pairs with top universities and education organizations to offer free online courses in a wide range of subjects. Reference Sites and Books.

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Top Nonprofits

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

While some aspects of operating a nonprofit are universal across the board— every nonprofit needs to file a Form 990, for example— there are many aspects that are unique to your team alone. Use language and conversations that are reflective of what learners will encounter. Accessible, but effective, courses.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 23, 2008

Since we're a partner of Hadley's (our goal is to be the school library for their students), Hadley's president, Chuck Young, invited me and other Hadley supporters to accompany him and his staff on this celebratory trip. I learned a lot about how blind people deal with Chinese: I thought it would be a difficult language to make accessible.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 15, 2006

In an action-packed hour meeting, I heard about BRAC's efforts to create jobs, change the educational system, expand access to microcredit and other exciting ventures. One of the most exciting parts I heard about with my interests was BRAC's expanding network of libraries around the country: more than 1,000 with 300 of them with PCs.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 4, 2013

This is the fourth and final installment in a series of grantseeking pointers inspired by fundraising consultant, Stephanie Gerding ’s great basic grantseeking information on TechSoup For Libraries that came out a few years ago. Michigan State University's list of service clubs and civic organizations that provide funding.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 4, 2007

Matilda Ziegler Foundation for the Blind, which funds this magazine as well as eye research programs at universities across the United States. According to the Bookshare.org Web site, a $25 initiation fee and a $50 annual subscription "gives patrons access to a library of more than 30,000 books and 150 newspapers.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 25, 2008

But we don't have a standard vocabulary for addressing common problems, and as we solve them, we rely on institutional memory to retain the lessons learned rather than finding a way to universalize and document them. The solution is a design pattern library, a place where Yahoo! You can access a limited design pattern library here.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 16, 2015

But with so many charities and libraries working with children, the weird new security threat in 2016 will be smart toys. Microsoft is developing a Mandarin-language version of something like that for the Chinese market called Xiaolce. We're not talking about the race to expand Internet access in space here.

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Forum One

MAY 17, 2010

Wulf was a perfect choice to introduce Georgetown University's Crowd and the Cloud Symposium , hosted by my former graduate program in Communication, Culture & Technology. ever awarded at the University of Virginia in 1968, and, as he said, "had a seat on the 50 yard line watching the technology revolution.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

They had the committee decision-making structures from universities and the collections-authority systems of libraries. Dashboards and ROI are as much part of our workplace language as community engagement and light-sensitivity. But they had a flavor all their own, spiced up with curatorial authority and donor privilege.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 3, 2009

People can add and embellish your content and if you have access to the remix, it can give you new ideas. The powerpoint slides came from a webinar I did a couple years ago for University Extension professionals. Winner of the Creative Commons 2006 Photo Schwag Contest I believe in setting my content free. It gets your work out there.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 22, 2012

Bookshare , Benetech's online library for people who are blind or otherwise print-disabled, is fortunate to have a variety of summer interns and volunteers working in our Palo Alto office this year. I am doing this internship as I want to make sure the textbooks that go out electronically are as accessible for blind kids as they can be.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 14, 2015

In Myanmar, Tableau has worked in partnership with the Myanmar Book Aid and Preservation Foundation, which supports thousands of libraries around the country. Libraries have become places in communities where the people of Myanmar learn about civil society and technology. " A Common Language. Tomorrow at 10 a.m.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Forum One worked closely with the AARP Livability Index team to meet the needs of its audiences with an easier-to-use website and accessible data that informs consumer and policy decisions nationwide. This redesign took a user-centric approach to better meet the users’ needs and also utilized accessible, inclusive, and scalable design.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Forum One helped the AARP Livability Index meet the needs of its audiences with an easier-to-use website and accessible data that informs consumer and policy decisions nationwide. This redesign took a user-centric approach to better meet the needs of the site’s users and also utilized accessible, inclusive, and scalable design.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 11, 2014

It’s pretty hard to make sense of what cloud services your charity or library actually need. I have a master's degree from Drexel University in Information Systems and saw most of my classmates go to major corporations. I would tell organizations that anytime they are using the Internet they are accessing the “cloud.”

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

David Dunlop, who many of you will know as from Cornell University, spent his life there, took 13 years to get a $100 million-plus gift. And because they trusted him at the university, because he was so successful, they were willing to wait for this. . Local university, my wife was working there as a major gift person.

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