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3rd Annual EveryAction Nonprofit Halloween Costume Parade

EveryAction

Black Cat Rescue is a no-kill cat rescue organization in Boston that strives to change those odds for black cats, who face unique obstacles when trying to get adopted. Children's Literacy Initiative. The Humane Society of the United States is the nation’s largest and most effective animal protection and advocacy organization.

Literacy 100
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On the Future of Braille: Thoughts by Radical Braille Advocates

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Guest Beneblog by Betsy Beaumon, VP and General Manager, Benetech’s Global Literacy Program. With the goal of promoting braille literacy, this landmark meeting brought together braille experts from around the world to Perkins’ campus in Watertown, Massachusetts. federal law supports braille instruction. Accordingly, U.S.

Literacy 208
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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. A new copyright exception has been adopted nationwide just a couple of years earlier, the Chafee Amendment (also known as Section 121).