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On the Future of Braille: Thoughts by Radical Braille Advocates

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

With the goal of promoting braille literacy, this landmark meeting brought together braille experts from around the world to Perkins’ campus in Watertown, Massachusetts. My biggest takeaway from the summit: the time could not be more urgent, and more hopeful, for the future of braille and the prospects of those who need it.

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[VIDEO] Emerging Trends in Nonprofit Social Media Marketing

Bloomerang

Steven: social media in Massachusetts, my homeland, and that’s another reason. . So I always share this cartoon from Beth Kanter’s blog, if your cat adoption numbers are tanking, it doesn’t matter if you’re going viral on YouTube. So I love United Way of Massachusetts Bay. Julia: Oh, thank you.

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Technology for Whom? Owning Our Platforms

Non Profit Quarterly

22 Nationwide, Uber adopted a complex new “full fare” algorithm in 2021 that many drivers claim makes it increasingly difficult to track rider fares or understand what they will earn on a given ride.

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