Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

Libraries for people who are blind or dyslexic are the primary source of accessible books in audio, large print or braille. But, some companies want to empty the library shelves and insist that only books that can’t be purchased are allowed to be stocked in such libraries. Bookshare was created under the Section 121 U.S.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 9, 2018

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. By this, I am not just talking about the publishing business, but also the nonprofit libraries committed to universal accessibility.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 1, 2014

However, we have yet to come to grips with what is ethical and what the laws should be in relation to rapidly changing technologies. Treating them as customers, rather than objects of charity, promotes their sense of ownership and self-agency as they use the tools that we develop to achieve their own goals.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 7, 2017

Gender equality is one of the 17 new UN Sustainable Development Goals. women became the majority of law students. The UN finds that 119 countries have now passed domestic violence laws, though enforcement remains a problem. Janet Mawlyoo , executive director, Kenya Community Development Foundation. In the U.S.,

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 3, 2013

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. federal law supports braille instruction. Accordingly, U.S.

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Bloomerang

MAY 6, 2021

At the time, Mark Zuckerberg was at Harvard University, and he developed it with his fellow students and friends, Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin Moskovitz, and Chris Hughes. students at Stanford University. In May of 2018, the European Union law called that Genera l Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into effect.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 12, 2009

Why shouldn’t visually impaired and disabled students in the United States have easy access to the study of the languages? Why shouldn’t students in Puerto Rico benefit from our technology and services? Within these regions there are nine Service Centers for Special Education that train and service teachers and students.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 16, 2013

For schools and libraries that offer Internet as well as internal. Given the increasing use of cell phones and other mobile technologies by students and employees, as well as the rise of BYOD policies, your. Attention: Schools, Libraries and Other Educational Institutions. Who should develop your policy? cyberbullying.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 25, 2013

The students are generally post-high school, but have no access to further education or training. The organization focuses particularly on women and students in rural areas. Saint Anthony's Education Centre empowers underserved students with education and job training. Environment. About SANGONet.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 11, 2021

This guide will help you to outline and develop a year-end fundraising campaign that works for your organization and your donors, specifically curated to your needs in 2021. To get the details behind their successes, we spoke to Melissa Benjamin, Fiver’s Director of Development. Developing A Year-End Campaign Strategy.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 4, 2012

demonstrates what nonprofits, NGOs, and libraries around the world are doing with their TechSoup Global software donations to further their missions. The school has about 300 students who attend classes in a one-room building that ordinarily accommodates 30 children. Our Local Impact Map. How One NGO Serves 70,000 Children.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 16, 2013

TechSoup’s Refurbished Computer Initiative (RCI) has provided warrantied refurbished computers and other IT devices to nonprofits and libraries for eight years now. We have served more than 12,300 nonprofits and libraries across all 50 states, and we estimate that we have have saved organizations somewhere in the neighborhood of $4.5

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Tech Soup

MAY 23, 2014

" The ruling establishes that a search engine such as Google must be regarded as a "data controller" under the data protection laws in those EU countries where it operates. The Microsoft Imagine Cup is a student competition to create innovative IT projects and ultimately bring those ideas to market. Here in the U.S.,

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 11, 2007

It develops and supports the profession of social entrepreneurship by acting as a venture capital firm for visionary change-makers around the world. 826 National is a family of seven nonprofit organizations dedicated to helping students, ages 6-18, with expository and creative writing.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 29, 2011

We're really proud of the rapid growth of our Bookshare online library for people with print disabilities. That's why it's painful to hear about disputes over denying students with very real print disabilities access to these resources. serving students with print disabilities. What is the school signup process for Bookshare?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

We’re against piracy, and have made commitments to authors and publishers to encourage compliance with copyright law. Stopping fund raising and subscription revenue for Bookshare, the largest online library for people who have print disabilities. Bookshare is an online library for people who can’t read standard print books.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Of course, this one can put you at odds with the law if you’re not careful, so make sure to get legal advice on any laws or local ordinances you need to follow. Scholastic Fundraising Ideas Scholastic events can be held for K-12 students or for major alumni associations.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 28, 2018

After the Parkland shooting, students didn’t wait for professional advocates to step in: they began talking to reporters immediately (one courageous student covered the shooting as he hid in a school closet ) and were soon planning media appearances about changing gun laws. What happens when the shoe is on the other foot?

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 17, 2022

Human trafficking organizations advocate for stronger anti-trafficking laws, provide services and support for victims of trafficking crimes, and develop long-term strategies to end human trafficking. Salesforce.org is humbled to partner with nonprofits around the world to bring awareness to World Day Against Human Trafficking.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 8, 2011

We’re against piracy, and have made commitments to authors and publishers to encourage compliance with copyright law. Stopping fund raising and subscription revenue for Bookshare, the largest online library for people who have print disabilities. Bookshare is an online library for people who can’t read standard print books.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2007

The themes science, environmental, nutrition, economic development, children, youth, parenting, and leadership are very much appropriate as this conference agenda from the NACDEP and ACE/NETC shows. Guide your students to conversations and resources. Collaboration on student projects or other ways. So, now is the fun part.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 5, 2016

By the time of Bookshare’s creation in 2001, new and better XML digital book formats had been developed. Third, we pioneered a novel interpretation of the copyright exception for serving people with disabilities that is built into the basic law of the United States. These formats now underpin the ebook industry of today.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

I started doing this back in 2007 , when we won our first big federal contract for Bookshare, to take it from 3,000 students back then to more than 350,000 students now. law needs to change to comply with the treaty (the hope is that these changes are minimal). Student privacy. The Marrakesh Treaty. Enough said!

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