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On the Future of Braille: Thoughts by Radical Braille Advocates

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Betsy Beaumon I recently had the honor to speak at the first-ever Braille Summit , hosted on June 19-21, 2013 by the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) and Perkins School for the Blind. And today, braille is not being taught to most blind children. This is important here in the U.S.,

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A Webinar: Measuring the Networked Nonprofit

Care2

Additionally, she has been active in MomsRising's national and state campaigns for fair pay, paid sick days, paid family leave and breastfeeding promotion. She specializes in the areas of community engagement, deliberation and empowerment. in Political Communication from the University of Maryland and a B.A. Ashley has a M.A.

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American Indian Resource Center: A TechSoup Youth Organization Profile

Tech Soup

in Oklahoma is one of the frontline organizations that addresses these and other issues in a very interesting way – starting with the children. is located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, which is the capitol of the Cherokee Nation. Heather is pretty proud of the work they’re doing on behalf of Native American children.

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6 Steps to Zeroing Out Child Labour Globally

Saleforce Nonprofit

When children can not achieve their full potential, it tears at a countries’ social fabric and directly diminishes its economic growth. This means that every one in 10 children age five and over in the world today are trapped in child labour. Achieving Universal Access to Social Protection.

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The Global Fund for Women: An Interview with Kavita Ramdas

Have Fun - Do Good

They wanted to create a literacy program for themselves because now there was a school where their children could go to school, but they felt embarrassed that they couldn't support their children because they themselves were illiterate. Women and their children are disproportionately victims of outside violence as well.

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