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Celebrating Equal Pay Day

Media Cause

Current projections for the year by the National Women’s Law Center indicate a continued decrease in the gender wage gap, but we also know Covid has disproportionately forced women out of the workforce , especially in lower-wage jobs, as they took on the bulk of domestic burdens, such as child care, caused by the pandemic. .

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The Road to Accessibility without Borders: Celebrating the One-Year Anniversary of the Marrakesh Treaty

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

I have previously written about the top issues addressed by the Treaty , but to recap, the Treaty is a wonderful instrument because it requires exceptions for people who are blind or have other print disabilities in national copyright laws. HathiTrust.

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Bookshare Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary at Google

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Bookshare, Benetech’s pioneering digital library for people with print disabilities, celebrated its 10th birthday last night with a terrific party that was attended by many of our long-time friends and supporters. Raman of Google Research, a long-time Bookshare member and advisor, was on hand to help us celebrate last night.

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8 Nonprofits Championing Environmental Sustainability on Earth Day

Classy

We celebrate Earth Day just as winter is transitioning to spring, a tradition dating back to 1970. In recent years, Earth Day has evolved into Earth Month to continue the celebrations for a span of 30 days. Why Do We Celebrate Earth Day? Southern Environmental Law Center. Connect with National Forest Foundation: .

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The Case for Copyright Exceptions and Fair Use

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Such action, the Court decided, didn’t constitute copyright infringement because it was fair use , that is, a limitation and exception to the exclusive rights granted by copyright law to the author of a creative work. It also underscores just how critical a balanced copyright law is for technology innovation. copyright law.

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Interview with Bryan Stevenson: On Juneteenth and Justice

Saleforce Nonprofit

Stevenson is a lawyer who graduated from Harvard Law School and started EJI to dedicate his life to fighting the unequal treatment of marginalized communities. Devi Thomas (DT): With the recent honoring of Junteenth, so much of what we do around the day is a celebration of freedom. Hinton spent almost 30 years on death row in Alabama.

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Bookshare and the Power of We

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

copyright law. Our lower cost model allowed us to invert the power structure. As we celebrate Bookshare’s 10th Anniversary this year, we are grateful to all the individuals and groups who have joined us over the past decade and made these tremendous accomplishments possible.

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