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Accessibility Excitement in Geneva

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

There was also an associated effort called the Trusted Intermediary Global Accessible Resources (TIGAR) project, to ease the exchange of accessible book files between libraries for the blind and print disabled. So, in the meanwhile, we will need to rely on licenses: permissions agreements. I had a sinking feeling in my stomach.

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Objecting to Accessibility Weaseling

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Last week, the National Federation of the Blind and 22 organizations serving people with disabilities filed detailed objections to a petition from a group of makers of e-reader devices led by Amazon to be exempted from accessibility requirements under the relatively new Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act.

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What’s Your Type? Adding Custom Fonts to Your WordPress Site

Byte Technology

The problem many WordPress site owners find is that the theme they chose has an unfortunately limited set of types to work with. Indeed, having the perfect fonts can mean so much to the readability of a site, and using typefaces that meld perfectly with other design elements can really make a huge impact on the user experience.

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Reply Comments on the Proposed Treaty for Access to Copyrighted Works

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

We filed the following comments to the Copyright Office's request for comments on issues about access for people with print disabilities. Everything that needs doing can be done by license voluntarily. It’s completely rational for a publisher to not bother signing a license that represents either zero or trivial sums of money.

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Computer Technologies Program in Berkeley: Windows MultiPoint Server Case Study

Tech Soup

Computer Technologies Program in Berkeley, California, was one of our test sites. Computer Technologies Program has an employment placement rate of 80% and has served as the model for technical training programs. Windows MultiPoint Server Premium 2011 licensing. Each network has its own file server. Installation Problems.

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New to TechSoup: Norton Security and Norton Small Business

Tech Soup

Each license lets you run the software on five devices. These Norton security products combine several defense technologies based on networks, files, reputation, and behavior. On Windows computers, Norton Security provides tools to fix common computer problems, free up memory, remove unneeded files, and clean up the hard drive.

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

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Today, we are poised at a moment in time where we can transcend the limitations of past book technologies and bring the power of books to all humans. However, as a technology, printed books come with serious challenges for some communities (like blind people) that technology can unlock. Love of the print book.