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). At Benetech, our commitment is to uphold that social deal.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

I recently was sworn in by Undersecretary of Education Martha Kanter as one of nineteen people serving on the Advisory Commission on Accessible Instructional Materials in Postsecondary Education for Students with Disabilities. The details are linked to here in the Federal Register , and includes a pointer to the actual law section.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 3, 2013

federal law supports braille instruction. Data from the American Printing House for the Blind’s annual registry of legally blind students shows that in 2012 only 8.8% Accordingly, U.S. What’s alarming is that for decades the number of braille users has been on the decline. And today, braille is not being taught to most blind children.

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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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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. Roy Blount Jr.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 15, 2012

I’m excited to contribute to this topic in honor of the multitudes who work together to make a difference in the world through Bookshare, a global asset we have built with joint efforts of education, technology, publishing, student, parent, and volunteer communities. copyright law.

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Bloomerang

MAY 6, 2021

At the time, Mark Zuckerberg was at Harvard University, and he developed it with his fellow students and friends, Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin Moskovitz, and Chris Hughes. students at Stanford University. Everything from news to shopping to their friends and influencers was accessible to them online. .

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Forum One

MARCH 9, 2023

He was recognized in Forbes magazine’s “30 under 30” for law and policy and as a Rising Star by Federal Computer Week. Jay: A tool that used machine learning to help college students discover internships in the conservation field. It was then able to present a longer, curated list of opportunities for the student to explore.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 1, 2014

However, we have yet to come to grips with what is ethical and what the laws should be in relation to rapidly changing technologies. Case in point: our accessible online library, Bookshare. Bookshare is the result of joint efforts of our partners in the education, technology, publishing, student, parent, and volunteer communities.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 5, 2015

Twelve years ago, the Fund made its first grant to Benetech, in support of the then newly launched Bookshare , our accessible online library for people with disabilities that get in the way of reading print, including visual impairments and dyslexia. Even in the United States, this was true of probably a quarter of our student users.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

The goal of the Treaty is to make a copyright exception for the blind and other people with disabilities that stop them from reading print, and to make import and export of accessible content legal. My core point: Don’t put up bureaucratic barriers to access. The biggest challenge for access is that it’s expensive.

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TechImpact

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

By virtualizing their web-based operations with products like Office 365 and SharePoint, employees were able to access documents, Outlook, shared calendars and even their desktops from any computer or mobile device. Women’s Law Project. ” Information Technologies Director and Programs Manager, Barbara DiTullio. .”

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Everyaction

JUNE 6, 2018

GLSEN (pronounced "glisten") is a the leading national education organization that works to transform K-12 schools into safe and affirming environments and ensure that LGBTQ students are able to learn and grow in a school environment free from bullying and harassment. Transgender Law Center.

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Classy

APRIL 16, 2021

They believe everyone deserves access to safe and welcoming public spaces, regardless of where they live. Because We Love Where We Live allows donors to play a vital role in the fundraising efforts that provide environmental education to thousands of students. Southern Environmental Law Center. Youtube: @natlforests.

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Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Benefits for nonprofits Nonprofits can access the following advantages by developing strong corporate relationships: Fundraising boost. Along with occasional major boosts, corporate partnerships can also provide access to ongoing, sustainable funding. Access to expertise. Access to new potential customers. Tax incentives.

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Greater Giving

JULY 10, 2023

If you’re a parent volunteer or a teacher involved in fundraising committees for schools , you understand the crucial role that financial support plays in enhancing educational opportunities for students. Sponsors gain valuable exposure and goodwill within the community while aligning themselves with a worthy cause.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

Libraries for people who are blind or dyslexic are the primary source of accessible books in audio, large print or braille. Wouldn’t it make more sense to make it easier for people with disabilities to get access to the books they need for education and employment? We don’t have to ask for permission from the publisher or author.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 2, 2012

Betsy Beaumon, Benetech VP and General Manager of Bookshare During the event, our Bookshare staff offered demos of our Bookshare library and our Go Read accessible ebook reader for Android. They also demoed Read2Go, the accessible ebook application for the Apple OS and Route 66 Literacy, Benetech’s online literacy instructional program.

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MARCH 30, 2021

My previous position taught me that if you cannot pinpoint what exact data was accessed during a security breach, the assumption becomes that all data was accessed. Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) Similar to HIPAA, PIPEDA is Canada’s federal law protecting patient privacy.

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Cloud 4 Good

AUGUST 25, 2022

Salesforce, for example, founded its Office of Ethical and Humane Use to help build and foster a culture of responsibility as it relates to technology use, instilling a strategic framework around product, law, policy, and ethics to ensure the humane use of technology across Salesforce’s many clouds.

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Everyaction

MAY 14, 2018

For universities searching for ways to both grow students' engagement on campus and develop their education and participation as active citizens, voter registration programs have become an increasingly popular activity. seen great success registering students as part of freshman orientation. Make the information easy to find.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

In the United States, there are all too many students like Kevin, who are denied equal opportunity to engage in the same curriculum as their peers without disabilities. One of their main challenges is that they do not have adequate access to educational materials that are necessary to learn and succeed in school.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

Much like the term “community service” once thought to be voluntary, altruistic service to others in the community has changed and is now used as a term for forced service hours for breaking a law in lieu of or in combination with fines. Although the laws may give rules and guidelines to follow, government entities and nonprofits are exempt.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 16, 2013

intranet) access, AUPs are important to protect young users against. to or accessing the network. organization’s data if the user is an employee) when accessing or while. The level of privacy a user should expect when accessing or while connected to the network. Lost productivity. connected to the network.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 7, 2017

women became the majority of law students. The UN finds that 119 countries have now passed domestic violence laws, though enforcement remains a problem. The Gender Parity Index is a UNESCO measurement of access to education for both males and females. Law and Advocacy. Last year, U.S. Shortfalls.

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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? Why shouldn’t students in Puerto Rico benefit from our technology and services? Within these regions there are nine Service Centers for Special Education that train and service teachers and students.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 27, 2013

To explain our approach, let’s look at Bookshare , our accessible online library for people with print disabilities. Converting and delivering these accessible books was expensive and time consuming. With the old approaches, only a tiny fraction of print materials were made available in accessible formats. copyright law.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 25, 2013

The students are generally post-high school, but have no access to further education or training. The organization focuses particularly on women and students in rural areas. Saint Anthony's Education Centre empowers underserved students with education and job training. Art and Media. Environment. About SANGONet.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

This campaign needs to communicate details about all hunting laws, most of which are completely unknown to the average person. The first message introduced the Rare Pride campaign on protecting gazelles in the area, and the second message announced a special TV show on gazelle hunting laws that Bogii and her partners put together.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 9, 2010

I am a lawyer by profession and presently a student of human rights law in my masters at India. My theory for a change has some linkages to my law specific profession: 1. LLM student, NLSIU, Bangalore(Human Rights), India. Megha Bhagat. meghabhagat@nls.ac.in.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 5, 2008

The centerpiece of the meeting on Guam was the first leadership meeting of the Pacific Consortium for Instructional Materials Accessibility Project, or Pacific CIMAP for short. Bookshare.org is a consultant to the Pacific CIMAP: our virtual library suits their geography as long as you can get access to the Internet.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 29, 2011

We're up to more than 125,000 users, with over 95,000 books available, and our users are now accessing content at a rate of more than million downloads per year! That's why it's painful to hear about disputes over denying students with very real print disabilities access to these resources.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 28, 2009

who gave the keynote speech at UC Berkeley’s conference on law, ethics and technology, “ Social Networks: Friends or Foes? ,” complaints of hijacked accounts increased by one-third from 2007 to 2008. While the overwhelming consensus was that such behavior isn’t right, there are few laws on the books to address these scenarios.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 5, 2019

We have work to do when it comes to translating the nimble, accessible online experience to higher education fundraising. However, the law’s full impact on donors and fundraising will only be fully known after we’ve had a few years of data to analyze. Will more donors be bundling donations to get the tax deduction?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 20, 2005

BBC Radio 4 interviewed me about the international expansion possibilities of Bookshare.org: it's a 20 minute long segment about the desire to access a Bookshare.org-style service in the UK. I spent the last two days at the National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard meetings: the U.S. conference on assistive technology.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

The online protest was to raise awareness on NSA mass surveillance practices and also to promote ‘Aaron’s law’, a response to the 2013 suicide death of activist Aaron Swartz who was convicted of hacking data on an academic website and getting a sentence of 35 years in prison. Safer Internet Day.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 15, 2011

The study reveals that current leaders in the local nonprofit sector believe the skills most needed in the nonprofit workforce are financial literacy, communication (verbal and writing skills), knowledge of laws pertaining to the nonprofit sector, information technology, volunteer management, and donor cultivation. Stay tuned.

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