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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
JULY 3, 2013
Guest Beneblog by Betsy Beaumon, VP and General Manager, Benetech’s Global Literacy Program. Betsy Beaumon I recently had the honor to speak at the first-ever Braille Summit , hosted on June 19-21, 2013 by the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) and Perkins School for the Blind.
Saleforce Nonprofit
OCTOBER 11, 2021
From creating digital learning opportunities and initiatives to protect girls’ mental well-being to securing national funding for education — the Champions we support are driving solutions to girls’ education challenges in their communities. . The broadcasts air weekly and deliver multilingual lessons on literacy, numeracy, and STEM.
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Tech Soup
JULY 16, 2013
Access to technology is important, but teaching computer and information technology skills is just as vital. A few months ago, I attended Microsoft Citizenship's YouthSpark Connection event and heard first-hand from recent high school graduates about how dire the need for digital literacy is. Defining Digital Literacy.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
NOVEMBER 27, 2013
You may already know that I plan in earnest to provide my personal President’s Updates as quarterly informal reports, but that all too often I fall behind on this well-intended schedule—as is the case with the update you’re reading now! Don’t get me wrong: I love writing my updates. While the majority of our members are U.S.
VisionLink
FEBRUARY 11, 2010
From our colleagues at the United Way of America, an update on 2009 Call Volume: 2-1-1 call centers across the country have completed their annual survey of call traffic. In 2009, these calls totaled more than 16 million calls across America. For more information, please visit www.211us.org.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
JANUARY 17, 2014
of America v. The tools we develop for that purpose span a range of fields—from human rights , to global literacy , to the environment —but no matter what area we work in, we depend on an IP system that’s friendly to technological advances and to positive social impact. This ruling by the Supreme Court in Sony Corp. copyright law.
Tech Soup
AUGUST 23, 2011
There is not much information on these low-cost computers but the company has indicated that it will probably be a wireless capable Windows 7 netbook with Norton Security Suite. Subscribers will also be given access to free digital literacy training. The National Broadband Plan and BTOP. A number of U.S.
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