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On the Future of Braille: Thoughts by Radical Braille Advocates

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federal law supports braille instruction. This allows a much broader group of experts to keep working on the problem. and critical for the inclusion and empowerment of people in developing countries. Image by the National Braille Press, a DIAGRAM subcontract. Accordingly, U.S. This is important here in the U.S.,

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Increasing Accessible Publishing Globally

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Under the theme “Achieving Our Vision through Empowerment and Partnerships,” this was the first-ever combined General Assembly of both WBU and the International Council for Education of People with Visual Impairment ( ICEVI ), another world-class organization in the field. It’s this kind of problem that the global treaty is designed to solve.

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Nonprofit Technology News: Help for Charities to Develop Mobile Giving Capacity

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In the midst of a pivotal moment in patient engagement and empowerment, our microphone has been turned off. ” California’s New Smartphone Kill Switch Law. California is finalizing a law that will mandate a ‘kill switch’ be included on all new smartphones. The effect of the law will be pretty fast.

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Caravan Studios for the Win: ReImagine: Opportunity Winner!

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There, she builds technology that connects local communities to resources that help them solve problems and impact issues. Human trafficking survivors are better able to access the kinds of resources necessary to get safe and stable housing, social services, and economic empowerment. Images: Caravan Studios.

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Microsoft’s Networked Approach To Accelerating Social Change Through Technology

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Microsoft researchers are collaborating with the academic community on environmental problems, such as aggregation and visualization of complex scientific data from many sources. Can't solve the world's problems with our money alone. The program works in partnership with states across the country. "Our

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8 Apps That May (Actually) Change San Francisco

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It seems like every day there's a new overhyped idea that claims to fix a problem you never thought you had, like a delivery service for laundry quarters. So it's refreshing to come to an event where techies and nonprofits convene to solve deep, real problems that plague our community. Images: Caravan Studios / TechSoup.