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Bookshare without Borders: #1/3

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Our partners are responsible for verifying and maintaining records of each member’s proof of disability – a process that is best done with local knowledge. They also provide outreach and user support, which helps us keep our costs low as well as build local capacity to meet accessibility needs.

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Bookshare without Borders: #3/3

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Creating the World’s Largest Collection of Accessible Arabic eBooks Access to knowledge is the critical first step on the path to economic, educational, and social development. Access to information, to knowledge, is crucial for realizing opportunity for people with disabilities, no matter where they live!

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Guest Post by Kira Marchenese: What Happened When We Introduced 350 Staff to Social Media

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In fact, just last month, I took it to India. The big challenge with training is the challenge of transfer - after people go through a training - do they actually put the knowledge and skills into practice? Find more photos like this on So You Think You Can Do Social Media. And that made the presentations really good.