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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.

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The Case for Copyright Exceptions and Fair Use

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Such action, the Court decided, didn’t constitute copyright infringement because it was fair use , that is, a limitation and exception to the exclusive rights granted by copyright law to the author of a creative work. of America v. It also underscores just how critical a balanced copyright law is for technology innovation.

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America's Giving Challenge: Bloggers Campaign Roundup

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Sharing Foundation Khmer Literacy Program. I launched a bloggers campaign as part of the Sharing Foundation's America Giving Challenge. Roger Carr has written a wonderful post about the Sharing Foundation's Khmer Literacy School. Is that cool - the literacy school is green! law of reciprocity). NpMarketing Blog.

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Why I’m Scared of the SOPA Bill by Jim Fruchterman

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

We’re against piracy, and have made commitments to authors and publishers to encourage compliance with copyright law. We serve over 150,000 students with disabilities alone with free online services funded by the Department of Education (however, nothing contained in this post has anything to do with our funders).

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