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Increasing Accessible Publishing Globally

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

These are exciting times for everyone who’s been working to meet the accessibility imperative, as we are witnessing global movements that will increase accessible publishing and create new and better opportunities for people with disabilities. In my talk, I highlighted three global movements towards increasing accessible publishing.

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

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

I believe it is a combination of copyright exceptions and business model innovations. For the content of books, this flexibility is expressed in ideas like public domain, when the copyright owned by the author or publisher ends at some point. Jimmy and I spent an hour trading music together. I had never heard of it.

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What is in the Treaty of Marrakesh?

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Although it might seem like a complicated document , we’re really excited about it because we think it will greatly improve global access for people with bona fide print disabilities. First, it makes creating a national domestic copyright exception an obligation of countries that ratify the Treaty. How Does the Treaty Meet this Goal?

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Accessible eBooks for Equal Opportunity

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

The Bookshare library is made possible by a copyright exception: Section 121 of the United States Copyright Act, also known as the Chafee Amendment. Students outside the United States are not covered by this national copyright exception, because every country has its own copyright law.

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100 Low-Cost or Free Web-Based Tools for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

In addition to the list of global top sites, you can also view top sites by country. Animoto enables users to turn their photos, video clips, and music into videos that can be uploaded to YouTube and shared on the Social Web. Global Tweets :: globaltweets.com. Animoto :: animoto.com. LastPass :: lastpass.com.

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111 Low-Cost or Free OnlineTools for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

It’s good for branding your nonprofit and protecting the copyright of your photos. Whether you want to display your work on a local, national, or global map, this is a visually-compelling new way to tell your nonprofit’s story. Global Tweets :: globaltweets.com. Photoshop Touch :: adobe.com/photoshop-touch.html.

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[VIDEO] The Early Bird Guide to Epic End of Year Fundraising

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No global navigation means on your donation page. I’m going to say this too about fundraising copyrighting on my soapbox. My kids go to an arts high school, and they were promoting a SpongeBob SquarePants musical. You need to have multiple giving channels with the same theme and branding. I’m a big fan of lightbox.

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