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Fascinating Meeting at the Copyright Office

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Last Friday I spent almost two and a half hours in a wide-ranging conversation with Maria Pallante of the Copyright Office (and two other folks whose full names I didn't write down). copyright exemption for serving the print disabled is commonly called the Chafee Amendment: Section 121 of copyright law. copyright law.

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Making the Book Truly Accessible for All Students

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Having learning disabilities or various learning differences, they need alternative reading environments that rely on their strengths rather than on their weaknesses. with a legally qualifying print disability per the Chafee Amendment to the Copyright Act. Nor can they buy accessible content from the commercial sector.

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A Social Publishing Strategy by John Gautam, Pratham Books

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Note from Beth: During my trip to India in February, I was introduced to a nonprofit children's book publisher in India, Pratham Books. “It was set up to fill a gap in the market for good quality, reasonably priced children’s books in a variety of Indian languages. Its] mission is to make books affordable for every child in India.”

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Free Graphics Software and Images

Tech Soup

This is a round-up of some of the free graphics tools that various folks have recommended to me including some sources for copyright free images. It’s a free download for most computer OS platforms like Mac, Linux, and Windows, and is available in several languages as well. You can download all the guides here.

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