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On the Future of Braille: Thoughts by Radical Braille Advocates

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Guest Beneblog by Betsy Beaumon, VP and General Manager, Benetech’s Global Literacy Program. With the goal of promoting braille literacy, this landmark meeting brought together braille experts from around the world to Perkins’ campus in Watertown, Massachusetts. This is important here in the U.S.,

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Fair Use Victory Advances a Future of Accessibility for All

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

This fair use victory is crucial not only for our present work, but also for our social mission at large and for the future of our work under our Global Literacy program. These image files contain information, such as pictures, charts, diagrams, and the layout of the text on the printed page that cannot be converted to text or speech.

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5 Tips to Make Your Website Get Better Search Rankings

Tech Soup

A search engine doesn't know that "high-quality, evidence-based early childhood literacy interventions" are the same thing as "helping children learn to read." Using good search engine optimization (SEO) practices helps a website slowly climb the charts. Use those words in your content. Help from TechSoup.

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Building the Tech Capacity of Nonprofits Everywhere with TechSoup's NetSquared Events

Tech Soup

But did you know that our work is global? That's why TechSoup created NetSquared , our global network of volunteer-led Tech4Good meetups. Every month our global network of community organizers hosts Tech4Good events in more than 70 cities. Nairobi, Kenya: NetSquared Kenya Women and Web Literacy Program 2016 – 17.

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3 Ways to Engage Community to Drive Climate Justice

Saleforce Nonprofit

They’ve announced bold commitments to reach net zero, pledged to move to 100% renewable energy, and charted an extraordinary path forward. Climate change is a global, systemic crisis and there are many points of entry.”. In recent years, corporations have made great strides to address climate change.