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Benetech’s New Image Description Tool Improves Accessibility of Graphical Content for Students with Print Disabilities

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

This week, Benetech’s DIAGRAM Center has announced the release of an open source web application for creating and editing crowdsourced image descriptions in books used by students with print disabilities. The teacher could then add alternate image descriptions and download the book again when they are done.

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3 Channels to Use to Effectively Market Your Small Business

Nonprofits Source

Your small business needs a way to get on the map. You’ll also want to prioritize accessibility in your web design, so make sure to use alternative text for images and create a strong color contrast between the foreground and background to increase readability.

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We’re 39 percent similar; how can we be exponentially better?

Candid

Alternative Supports (<1 percent). consider mapping the common fields identified here to any data fields available via Application Programming Interface (API) in your public database. Publish the mapping publicly to incentivize adoption by product providers and grantmakers who may have custom solutions.

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7 Ideas for Virtual Back to School Events

AccelEvents

These types of events may also provide a sense of community when distance learning, so it is important to put your best foot forward and consider a more sophisticated virtual event platform so that you are sure to impress parents, students, and possible donors. Schedule one night for your students and family members to meet each other.

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7 Ideas for Virtual Back to School Events

AccelEvents

These types of events may also provide a sense of community when distance learning, so it is important to put your best foot forward and consider a more sophisticated virtual event platform so that you are sure to impress parents, students, and possible donors. Schedule one night for your students and family members to meet each other.

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What you need to know BEFORE you start a nonprofit

Get Fully Funded

Tutor students so they can reach their potential in school? Think about your audience as someone who doesn’t know anything about food insecurity, homelessness, first generation college students, or animal abuse. An alternative is to find an established organization you can partner with or who will serve as your fiscal sponsor.

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Technology to Help You Vote

NTEN

As an alternative, voters can always use our 50 state map to find their state’s official poll finder tool or the phone number for their local election office. 45 states have online registration lookup tools, and calling your local election office is always an option (again, use our 50 state map to get links and numbers).

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