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Accessibility Excitement in Geneva

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

The nexus for this work is the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the United Nations agency that deals with such matters. The ABC would wrap together efforts such as TIGAR as a sharing portal, capacity building efforts for countries trying to create accessible book services and looking at issues like licensing.

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

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

With a press of a virtual button, an ebook can be printed, displayed in large print (on a page or on a display), made into braille (on a page or on an electronic braille display), or read aloud as audio. By this, I am not just talking about the publishing business, but also the nonprofit libraries committed to universal accessibility.

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Learn to Be More Effective

Tech Soup

Staff at nonprofits and libraries can sometimes feel overloaded with too much information and too many competing priorities. You can use People-OnTheGo training to help your organization's employees learn to. Organize and manage electronic and paper information. Eligible organizations can request two licenses per year.

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New at TechSoup: Webinars on How to Accomplish More with Less

Tech Soup

Staff at nonprofits and libraries can sometimes feel overloaded with too much information and too many competing priorities. The new People-OnTheGo Donation Program at TechSoup can help you get organized and stay productive. Organize and manage electronic and paper information. Manage competing priorities. First Dates in 2013.

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New at TechSoup: Webinars on How to Accomplish More with Less

Tech Soup

Staff at nonprofits and libraries can sometimes feel overloaded with too much information and too many competing priorities. The new People-OnTheGo Donation Program at TechSoup can help you get organized and stay productive. Organize and manage electronic and paper information. Manage competing priorities. First Dates in 2013.

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How to Use Storytelling for Nonprofits to Tug Heartstrings and Raise Funds

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Potential donors love to see the real deal; your organization in action on the ground and the beneficiaries of your services. A note about music: Do not use licensed music without permission. YouTube also has its own audio library offerd free of charge. While those are great, they aren’t always necessary.