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Receiving the 2013 Migel Medal

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This is the field where I found my life’s calling, applying technology to meet critical needs of society, where the market is likely to fail. And when the idea of a peer-to-peer ebook library came to me, it was George who I went to with the idea. Washington? We were following in his footsteps, on a path he helped create!

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DIAGRAM Center

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I just attended two days of meetings in Washington DC on the first year of the DIAGRAM Center , held at the Office of Special Education Programs in the Department of Education. The initial part of the project was to do a detailed survey of existing assistive technology products, to get a baseline for current support for accessible graphics.

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Bookshare.org milestones

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Lisa go to Washington Lisa Friendly and I just spent a fascinating week in Washington. We need to now spend a lot more time acquainting Washington decision makers about why OSEP made an inspired choice in selecting Bookshare.org as the provider of books for print disabled students nationally. Department of Education).

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