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Accessible eBooks for Equal Opportunity

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

He could no longer keep up with his peers in the classroom. Accessible ebooks and Bookshare have helped sixth grader Kevin Leong overcome his reading challenges. All e-books should have an audio capacity, using whatever smartphone or music playing device a person has in their pocket.

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10X: CEO’s Update: Spring 2014

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

The application allows any user to send information—including photos, videos, audio, or text—simply and securely to a Martus account. With Bookshare, our student members can access and read the books they need—in the classroom, at home, and on the go—and have a fair opportunity to succeed at school just like their peers without disabilities.

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30 Virtual and Hybrid Event Fundraising Ideas for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Anything people might want to learn, from hands-on activities such as painting to more classroom-type settings such as Spanish lessons. Consider things like ebooks, video or audio files, or even a private livestream session with a celebrity. 5) Online classes. 9) Movie screenings.

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CES 2021 Day 2: here come the gaming laptops

The Verge

It will have some sort of audio system (with help from THX) that will solve for the muffled voices masks can cause. The ThinkBook Plus debuted at last year’s CES, standing out as a laptop with an E Ink display built into the lid that allowed users to take notes, read ebooks, and display things like calendar information.

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