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Technological Protection Measures and the Blind

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Why Circumvention for the Purposes of Access is Crucial A Bookshare Briefing Paper Prepared for the Diplomatic Conference for Visually Impaired Persons The distributors of digital content often use technological protection measures (TPMs) to discourage the making of unauthorized copies.

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What Your Nonprofit Needs to Know About Amazon Alexa

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Smart speakers are voice-activated digital assistants that enable users to use their voice to command a wide variety of activities, such as play music, listen to news, make calls, watch video clips, shop online, and control smart home devices (thermostats, home alarm systems, lights, smart TVs, etc.). Voice-commerce is on the rise.

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Voice Over PowerPoint: Free GoldMail for Non-profits

Wild Apricot

Looking for an easy way to add your voice over a PowerPoint presentation, then share it by email or online? Tags: Non-profit technology Fundraising nptech E-mail marketing Non-profit Communications PowerPoint application audio. Here's a cool tool to try – and a special offer for non-profit organizations.( read more ).

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Technology Toolbox: Learn from Occupy Wall Street to Occupy YOUR Street

Amy Sample Ward

In less than a month, over 1,700 other cities started Occupy events – both in solidarity to the thousands protesting around the clock in New York’s financial district, and with a loud voice that these issues are not unique to the US. Online Homebase. The power of “now” is what makes something go from news, to breaking news.

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Community Voices at Digital Engagement Event: Reflections on the Conversation

Amy Sample Ward

At the Digital Engagement Event , back on 6th October, David Wilcox and I helped the Community Voices team facilitate two sessions that focused on the three things more important to digital engagement than the technology. Remember to visit the Community Voices group to connect with the rest of the conversations going on there.

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Community Voices at Digital Engagement Event: Reflections on the Conversation

Amy Sample Ward

At the Digital Engagement Event , back on 6th October, David Wilcox and I helped the Community Voices team facilitate two sessions that focused on the three things more important to digital engagement than the technology. Remember to visit the Community Voices group to connect with the rest of the conversations going on there.

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Nonprofits: Make Your Voice Heard

Care2

Make Audio a Vital Medium for Your Non-Profit. Using audio files may be more powerful than you think. Jill Foster , a communications consultant in DC, recently spoke to me about the virtues of stand-alone audio. Jill Foster , a communications consultant in DC, recently spoke to me about the virtues of stand-alone audio.

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