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Making the Book Truly Accessible for All Students

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Schools are back in session, and with them millions of American children who struggle daily to learn using traditional printed books. This includes accessible educational materials, such as e-books that can be used with computers, or mobile devices that display enlarged text or read the book aloud while also highlighting text.

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Welcome to the 2021 Digital Inclusion Fellows

NTEN

It also helped us reframe what it means to have access to the tools that allow us to fully engage with the world around us. Some major victories were also won on both the local and federal levels in getting government recognition and support around digital access.

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12 Demographic & Technology Trends Changing the Nonprofit Sector Worldwide

Nonprofit Tech for Good

In the near future, nearly 10 billion humans will be in need of food and clean water, health services, education, and shelter. The majority of Gen Z resides in developing countries where NGOs are going to be essential to ensure this rising generation has access to education, employment, and family planning resources. Source: Sapient.

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Announcing Our First Impact Labs Cohort on Zero Hunger: Addressing Food Insecurity in the U.S.

Saleforce Nonprofit

For example, our first Impact Lab cohort designed Service Match , an open-source app designed for case managers who connect people experiencing homelessness to vital human services. The cohort of Community Fellows posed provocations like: How might we leverage each other’s innovations to make accessing food more streamlined?

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How can nonprofits enact successful inclusion strategies for disabled stakeholders?

ASU Lodestar Center

I will predominantly utilize Identity-First Language (e.g., disabled people”) as opposed to Person-First Language (e.g., However, proponents of the disability justice movement posit that disability is not a bad word, and efforts have been made to embrace Identity-First Language (IFL) and to reclaim the word disability itself.

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Boosting Your Nonprofit’s Success: 3 Ways Keyword Research Can Make a Difference

Media Cause

Keyword research is an important tool for both search engine optimization and paid media marketing services. This ensures that when potential donors, volunteers, or beneficiaries search for relevant information or services, your nonprofit’s website appears at the top of the search results.

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5 Ideas for Developing More Inclusive Volunteer Management

NTEN

Here is what we’ll cover in this article: Make volunteering as accessible as possible. Invest in accessible volunteer recruitment. Make volunteering as accessible as possible. Child Care — Can your volunteers bring their children during volunteer shifts? Invest in accessible volunteer recruitment.

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