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On the Future of Braille: Thoughts by Radical Braille Advocates

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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. and critical for the inclusion and empowerment of people in developing countries.

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Women's Global Green Action Network: An Interview with Melinda Kramer

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So, for example, we just did a really powerful training in the Philippines, where our regional leaders there hosted a training on a water filter. It's called the Biosand Water Filter. So our first exchange that we did with Global Exchange was called "Transformative Advocacy in Bolivia."

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