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Welcome to the 2021 Digital Inclusion Fellows

NTEN

Last year, as jobs, schools, government services, social gatherings, and everyday tasks moved online, there blossomed a growing recognition that digital access and skills are critical in our society and should be a universal human right.

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The Case for Copyright Exceptions and Fair Use

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Universal City Studios, Inc., The tools we develop for that purpose span a range of fields—from human rights , to global literacy , to the environment —but no matter what area we work in, we depend on an IP system that’s friendly to technological advances and to positive social impact. This ruling by the Supreme Court in Sony Corp.

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

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

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. Third, the print book is not universally accessible. I believe in the power of books to change the world. And that’s how Bookshare was founded.

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Working Toward Internet Access for Everyone

Tech Soup

The Lifeline Program is funded through the Universal Service Fund via contributions from telecom companies (and their customers). They will create and promote digital literacy programs. federal government action toward broadband adoption , like the proposed Lifeline broadband expansion. Every Public Library in the United States.

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Computer Refurbishment and Accessibility

Tech Soup

It supplies computers to disabled people of all ages through its technology lending library and it also supplies for special-needs classrooms. The software applications WordQ + SpeakQ provide writing assistance and speech recognition help for people with disabilities, new language learners, and those who are learning literacy.

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The Tech That Will Change 2016

Tech Soup

But with so many charities and libraries working with children, the weird new security threat in 2016 will be smart toys. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted in June to expand the Universal Lifeline program to include broadband, following a public comment period. Privacy and Security. ConnectHome is another new U.S.

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Games for Change 2007: Funders Perspective Panel

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

What do libraries look like in the future? Emphasis is on digital literacy. Government funders have a congressional mandate for evaluation of anything that is funded and to use quantitative methods and research analysis. It will be different for universities than smaller nonprofits. New set of research methods for this.

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