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Embrace equity, diversity, and inclusion during the 2024 Women’s History Month

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Since 1987, the United States has honored women’s ongoing contributions to history, society, and culture. During March 1 – March 31, the United States chooses to remember the accomplishments of women, reflecting on their often-overlooked contributions. March is Women’s History Month. What is Women’s History Month?

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Do I Need a Cookie Policy on My Website?

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The Cookie Law is all about privacy. The purpose of the law is to let consumers know how information about them is collected and used online, as well as giving them a choice to allow it or not. All websites owned in the EU or targeted towards EU citizens, even if located in the United States, are expected to comply with the law.

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

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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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Technological Protection Measures and the Blind

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Why Circumvention for the Purposes of Access is Crucial A Bookshare Briefing Paper Prepared for the Diplomatic Conference for Visually Impaired Persons The distributors of digital content often use technological protection measures (TPMs) to discourage the making of unauthorized copies.

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What is in the Treaty of Marrakesh?

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We don’t think it changes who qualifies for Bookshare in the United States, though, but we’re delighted that it clearly included people with learning disabilities like dyslexia, who represent over 75% of our current users in the United States. This is satisfied by having a law like the Chafee Amendment in the U.S.,

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Bookshare without Borders: #1/3

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We’re grateful to our socially responsible publishing partners who give us world rights to their titles, even though they are not required to do so under international copyright law. The second principle is sourcing locally relevant content. We have built Bookshare International upon three principles.

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ADA Lawsuits Against Website Owners Are Increasing: Mitigate Risk By Making Your Site Web Accessible

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According to law firm Seyfarth Shaw, its researchers counted a whopping 5,592 ADA Title III lawsuit filings within the first six months of 2019! According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 61 million people in the United States are living with a disability, that’s roughly 26% of our nation’s population.