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Why Your Country Should Ratify the Marrakesh Treaty

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Access to information and knowledge is a basic human right and a necessary first step towards personal, economic, and social development. The World Blind Union's Right to Read Campaign estimates that less than ten percent of all books published are available in accessible formats such as braille, large print, and audio talking books.

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Data Digest: From Presidential Campaigns to Social Good

Tech Soup

Examples of open government data reuse in US by private corporations and nonprofits is also highlighted and a webinar to help those that also want to use it is being hosted this month. Open Government Data. 7 Ways Companies Are Using the Government's Open Data. Strengthening the Demand For and Use Of Open Data Initiatives.

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Commercial Availability: The Poison Pill for Marrakesh Treaty Implementation

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Libraries for people who are blind or dyslexic are the primary source of accessible books in audio, large print or braille. These ebooks can be instantly turned into the accessible format needed by the student with a disability, such as braille, enlarged print, or our most common format, audio through a computerized synthetic voice.

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Data Are Not Information

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By Jeff Stanger, Director, Center for Digital Information We are obsessed with data — big data, open data, linked data, personal data, government data, visualized data. This process produces data broadly defined, whether numeric, textual, or audio-visual, structured or unstructured. And rightly so. Data carry enormous potential.

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Bringing Millions of Books to Billions of People: Making the Book Truly Accessible

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Literacy and access to knowledge underpins just about every social good, from education, to economic development, to health, to women’s empowerment, democracy and respect for human rights. Lack of access to the knowledge in books perpetuates ignorance, generates poverty and squanders human potential. We can do better!

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Get the Tools to Train and Educate

Tech Soup

For nonprofits, libraries, and their constituents, training is esse ntial to keep knowledge and skills up to date. New staff members can learn the basics of the applications your organization uses, while more experienced users can increase their knowledge. Board Governance. Train on Over 150 Products with Atomic Training.

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Accessible eBooks for Equal Opportunity

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

It is our collective responsibility to continue unlocking the potential of the e-book to bring equal access to knowledge and learning for all. Moreover, these accessible books are available for free, since the United States Government funds the Bookshare library to meet requirements in national disability rights and education laws.

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