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Objecting to Accessibility Weaseling

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Last week, the National Federation of the Blind and 22 organizations serving people with disabilities filed detailed objections to a petition from a group of makers of e-reader devices led by Amazon to be exempted from accessibility requirements under the relatively new Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act.

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Accessibility Excitement in Geneva

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

There was also an associated effort called the Trusted Intermediary Global Accessible Resources (TIGAR) project, to ease the exchange of accessible book files between libraries for the blind and print disabled. My biggest argument was the “library with holes” problem. I decided to follow through and attend.

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27 Recommended Affordable or Free Nonprofit Software Tools

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Nonprofits can use this software to track fundraising campaign progress or assign roles within a larger project. Slack Platform overview: Slack is a messaging platform that enables employees to send and receive multimedia messages, including regular chats as well as audio and video clips. This keeps all conversations focused.

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Benetech: the Equilibrium Change Machine

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Before Benetech was founded, blind people were read to either in person by a family member, volunteer, or paid reader, or via audio cassette tape. Fundamentally, the Arkenstone Reader allowed blind people to create their own personal ebook as a text file that could be read in something like Microsoft Word. The first was the ebook.

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10+ Best eLearning Course Authoring Software Platforms

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These include: A built-in library of eLearning assets. Whether video, animation, photos, or audio, most course authoring software allows you to add a wide range of elements to your courses to convey information clearly and interestingly. Convert existing PowerPoint files into interactive video elements. Multimedia tools.