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On the Future of Braille: Thoughts by Radical Braille Advocates

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

In what is known as the “ braille provision ,” the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) of 2004 mandates that the teams who help write educational plans for students with disabilities presume that all blind and visually impaired children should be taught Braille unless it is determined to be inappropriate.

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Every Human Has Rights: Sign the Pledge for the Elders

Have Fun - Do Good

December 10, 2008 will mark the 60th anniversary of the General Assembly of the United Nations' adoption of the Declaration. From the site: "The WITNESS Hub and Google Earth are working with the Every Human Has Rights campaign to build a global digital databank of human rights stories, in text, audio and video."

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Accessible eBooks for Equal Opportunity

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

In particular, electronic books (or e-books) offer the possibility of dramatically improving access for students with disabilities – and for disadvantaged children everywhere. All e-books should have an audio capacity, using whatever smartphone or music playing device a person has in their pocket.

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How To Avoid Being Seduced by Web2.0 Hype: The UK NpTech Perspective

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

and volcom sector adoption. I guess our checklist would be a lot like the barriers to second wave adoption blogged about elsewhere : Understand the activities and goals of the organization. including videos from children and parents [link] Christian Aid???audio Let's imagine a random scenario where we're trying to sell web 2.0

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A Guide to Storytelling for Nonprofits & Digital Marketing

DNL OmniMedia

If your story includes other digital media assets, such as audio files or infographics, include those in your content library as well. The North Shore Animal League America (NSALA) is the largest no-kill shelter in the country, and uses its story to raise funding to support its shelter and adoption programs. Save The Children US.

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Guest Post: Shaking up the Ecological Landscape

Museum 2.0

In rapidly changing environments, more species adopt an “r” strategy—they have lots and lots of offspring, most of which die, and often high levels of genetic variation. Individually and as a field they have flourished by adopting a K strategy. Change is more likely to be bad (maladaptive) than good. This is called a “K” strategy.

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How Chestnut Ridge Church Reinvents the Church Experience with Technology

Tech Soup

The core of the church is a 2,000-seat theater with a fully functional performance stage and state-of-the-art audio and video capability. He and his wife Vicky established the foundation to help meet the needs of children and families facing hardships due to traumatic injury, illness, or financial crisis.