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On the Future of Braille: Thoughts by Radical Braille Advocates

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

We strongly support this position and believe the digital content revolution holds the best promise for the future of braille. The increasing focus on digital content, rather than its printed form, and the shift to electronic distribution of ebooks pave new avenues for removing the barriers to accessibility.

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New on SSIR: Give Permission to Peer Influence

Amy Sample Ward

When I say “give permission,&# in this post, I’m really saying that you should balance the herding and collecting of the community with the encouragement and empowerment for the community to go wherever it wants with your message or information. Now, what about peer influence?

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NTEN Leading Change Summit #14lcs: Reflection

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

This can be done with a flip chart and markers or there might be one graphic facilitator dedicated to this task. Next, of course, is diving into the design task of identifying goals and framing for the session and specific roles. Scribe: The role of the scribe is to capture ideas and build group memory.

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Digital Platforms for Greater Impact: Examples for Foundations

Forum One

This can be done by making data or key content available via APIs. . Collaborative efforts: Various organizations contributing their own resources, content, and data to create a common service that none of them would have been able to develop on their own is possible through digital platforms. Images of Empowerment.

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How to Visualize Information and Help Change the World

Tech Soup

So you want to change the world, and you know that using images and other visual content is an excellent way to convince people to support your cause. What should that visual content look like? " An example is a campaign sponsored by the Women Empowerment Program at the Hariri Foundation in Lebanon. How do you decide?

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How to Visualize Information to Change the World for Better

Tech Soup

So you want to change the world, and you know that using images and other visual content is an excellent way to convince people to support your cause. What should that visual content look like? " An example is a campaign sponsored by the Women Empowerment Program at the Hariri Foundation in Lebanon. How do you decide?

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