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

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Third, the print book is not universally accessible. By this, I am not just talking about the publishing business, but also the nonprofit libraries committed to universal accessibility. Just three years ago, negotiators from around the world converged on Marrakesh, Morocco, to hash out a final deal. It was highly controversial.

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The Global Fund for Women: An Interview with Kavita Ramdas

Have Fun - Do Good

It is a good thing we are doing this in Women's History Month. This year, 2008, is the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It hasn't happened in Latin America's history. The year before that, women in Morocco won an amazing change in the law. I am always a big believer in that.

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