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Carrie Karnos, recipient of the 2006 James H. Veale Humanitarian Award.

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Veale Humanitarian Award for service to the blind community. Here's the letter from the editor of Matilda Ziegler Magazine, which explains why Carrie was deserving of this award: A Letter from the Editor New York City Dec. Veale Humanitarian Award. Carrie just received the James H. Congratulations, Carrie!

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Bookshare Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary at Google

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They also demoed Read2Go, the accessible ebook application for the Apple OS and Route 66 Literacy, Benetech’s online literacy instructional program. A little over 4 years ago, we won a competitive contract award from the US Department of Education which took a bold risk on Bookshare. and that risk paid off.

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It will take you to a page with a link for each type of grant the government awards. You will be taken to a page where you may read a brief synopsis about the grant opportunity, download the full grant announcement, or download the actual grant application. This is the option I like to use. Step 1: Go to: [link].

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Bridging the Digital Divide? Tell Us About It!

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We want you to tell us how you are using TechSoup product donations to promote digital literacy. Sponsor may require proof of written permission as a prerequisite to award of prize, and the inability to produce the proof of written permission within 1 month of the Sponsor’s request may result in disqualification. (c)

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Bridging the Digital Divide? Tell Us About It!

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We want you to tell us how you are using TechSoup product donations to promote digital literacy. Sponsor may require proof of written permission as a prerequisite to award of prize, and the inability to produce the proof of written permission within 1 month of the Sponsor’s request may result in disqualification. (c)

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President's Update: Summer 2008

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Department of Education gave us a major award on September 28, 2007. Downloads, packaged with support, will cost $250 per user per year, discounted to $150 for nonprofits. If you're interested in learning more or would like to download the software, visit the website at www.miradi.org. We've just launched Miradi.

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You can also choose a nice leisurely scenic ride or a more intense, high-speed one with prizes awarded. This is an excellent option for getting young people involved in their community while encouraging literacy. You can even put it on yourself with rental projectors, pull-down movie screens, and downloaded films.

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