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Robin Seaman, Agent of Inclusion

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

People with disabilities like blindness, visual impairment, dyslexia, physical limitations and returning vets with brain injuries -- anyone who cannot simply pick up a printed book and read it. The nonprofit Benetech team built the revolutionary Bookshare library for this community, all online, and based on the powerfully flexible ebook.

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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. But, some companies want to empty the library shelves and insist that only books that can’t be purchased are allowed to be stocked in such libraries. exception model works well here.

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10X: CEO’s Update: Spring 2014

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Moreover, we recently held a two-day workshop in New York City, bringing together a wide range of activists and funders, developing a model we plan to replicate around the world. Bookshare is helping Kevin— who had suffered a brain injury—to keep up with his school work. Photo credit: Katy Steinmetz, TIME Magazine.

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Guest Post: Nell Taylor on the Chicago Underground Library

Museum 2.0

Last month, I got a chance to talk with Nell Taylor, founder of the Chicago Underground Library. When other cities replicate the model, we’ll be able to track the origin and migration of these ideas from city to city through individuals. Nell will be responding to comments on this blog and can also be reached here.

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Fundwriter.ai 101 – Can A Robot Write Better Than You?

The Fundraising Authority

I opened up one of Fundwriter’s appeal models ( Appeal – Human Impact ) and entered information as if Fundwriter.ai Step 1: Choose a Fundwriter model. Fundwriter is trained by veteran nonprofit professionals and fundraisers to follow proven writing models that work again and again. was the nonprofit. Fundwriter.ai

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Does the Used IT Market Have a Future?

Tech Soup

Bruce Buckelew of OTX West, which supplies refurbished computers to low-income students in Oakland, California, recalls the "decline and fall" of the computer refurbishment field 20 years ago. To paraphrase Mark Twain, reports of the refurbished computer’s demise have been greatly exaggerated.

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Is the Used Computer Market Going Away?

Tech Soup

Bruce Buckelew of OTX West, which supplies refurbished computers to low-income students in Oakland, California, recalls the "decline and fall" of the computer refurbishment field 20 years ago. To paraphrase Mark Twain, reports of the refurbished computer’s demise have been greatly exaggerated.