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Advancing Reading Equality with Bookshare’s Exponential Growth

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

I’m thrilled to share with you some of the recent amazing impact of Bookshare , a Benetech Global Literacy initiative and the largest accessible online library of copyrighted content for people with print disabilities. Bookshare titles range from vocational to research to teacher-recommended reading. The majority of our members are U.S.

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Accessibility Excitement in Geneva

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

was to keep the Benetech team in the loop. 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.

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On the Future of Braille: Thoughts by Radical Braille Advocates

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

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. Guest Beneblog by Betsy Beaumon, VP and General Manager, Benetech’s Global Literacy Program. Accordingly, U.S.

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27 Recommended Affordable or Free Nonprofit Software Tools

Bloomerang

On one hand, this saves your team the time you’d spend researching products and determining which one is a worthy investment, as well as the money you’d spend making that investment. Their team found its solution in Bloomerang. You can create new tasks, communicate with stakeholders, and share updates across teams.

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Use TechSoup's Content for Free!

Tech Soup

Content created by TechSoup is available to reuse by any nonprofit or library (for free!), We think this kind of information sharing is the essence of nonprofits and libraries' collaborative spirit. Email our friendly blog team at: blog AT techsoupglobal DOT org. We hope you like our content, and we want you to use it!

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Say Goodbye to Tedious Spreadsheet Work with ReadyTalk for Salesforce

Tech Soup

ReadyTalk's web and audio conferencing service is available for donation to eligible nonprofits and libraries through TechSoup. This post was authored by Anita Wehnert and originally appeared on the ReadyTalk blog. Read Anita's bio at the end of the post. What a headache! Integrating Salesforce and ReadyTalk.

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Use Your Donation on the Go with TechSoup Donor Partner Mobile Apps

Tech Soup

Office Mobile includes: Mobile versions of Word , Excel , and PowerPoint , allowing you to view and edit Microsoft Office files using your Windows phone. Microsoft OneNote Mobile for creating notes and to-do lists using text, checklists, pictures, and audio clips. Already using Huddle ? SAP StreamWork for Mobile. What About You?

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