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On the Future of Braille: Thoughts by Radical Braille Advocates

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

federal law supports braille instruction. and critical for the inclusion and empowerment of people in developing countries. And how will changing technology impact tactile design, production and use? Through intense collaboration, we are advancing open tools and standards so that accessibility is built into mainstream products.

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International Women’s Day: Using Technology to Empower Women and Girls

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In 2016 half a billion women still cannot read, 62 million girls are denied the right to education and 155 countries still have laws that differentiate between men and women. I’ve been committed to working on technology capacity building for organizations serving Women and Girls empowerment. You can make a donation here.

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Spotlight on South Africa: Nonprofit Profiles from SANGONeT

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The Media and Training Centre for Health specializes in the design and development of community learning models that promote health and empowerment in marginalized communities. The group provides a loving community where children can heal and grow. Children and Education. Environment. Poverty Relief and Social Services.

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Nonprofit Technology News: Help for Charities to Develop Mobile Giving Capacity

Tech Soup

If nonprofit groups are no longer able to effectively reach the communities of followers they have worked hard to cultivate, they may be forced to look to recreate these communities elsewhere. In the midst of a pivotal moment in patient engagement and empowerment, our microphone has been turned off. costing consumers nearly $2.6

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Microsoft’s Networked Approach To Accelerating Social Change Through Technology

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The Accelerator Summit included interactive sessions show casing their programs in these areas: workforce development , employee giving , environment , online safety , and the role of technology in the non-profit community. We embed the product donation with a connection to the community and capacity building.&#.

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Bringing Millions of Books to Billions of People: Making the Book Truly Accessible

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Literacy and access to knowledge underpins just about every social good, from education, to economic development, to health, to women’s empowerment, democracy and respect for human rights. However, as a technology, printed books come with serious challenges for some communities (like blind people) that technology can unlock.

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Empowering Change: Caitlin Cohen of the Sigida Keneyali Project

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We’re not too good at making pancakes…) Sigida Keneyali is about improving a community’s capacity to advocate for itself, and improving its health situation using lay knowledge and civil society. Certain members of the community want to get as much money out of the project as they can, expecting that we will not be around in two years time.

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