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Commercial Availability: The Poison Pill for Marrakesh Treaty Implementation

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Libraries for people who are blind or dyslexic are the primary source of accessible books in audio, large print or braille. The Bookshare promise to American students with disabilities is that if they need a book for education, Bookshare will ensure that they have it. Bookshare was created under the Section 121 U.S.

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What is a Hybrid Event?

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In the events industry, a hybrid event combines an onsite event element and a virtual element. . A hybrid event is generally hosted by a company, event management team, and supporting staff, like videographer, event organizer, emcee, audio team, and IT support team. . So what is a hybrid event, and how do you organize one?

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10X: CEO’s Update: Spring 2014

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I have disruptive approaches to social innovation in mind, with an increasingly connected society where the cost of prototyping and deploying new products is extremely low, and where innovation is no longer the sole purview of well-funded for-profit corporations. We deliver philanthropic donors exciting returns on their investments (i.e.,

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7 Ways to Create a More Diverse and Inclusive Virtual Event

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At many events, the same industry experts are invited to speak over and over again. When pricing your virtual event, consider including a free ticket tier, pay what you can (PWYC) options, and student pricing. Include audio and visual closed captioning to ensure that all audiences can maximize their event experience.

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Bringing Millions of Books to Billions of People: Making the Book Truly Accessible

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

With a press of a virtual button, an ebook can be printed, displayed in large print (on a page or on a display), made into braille (on a page or on an electronic braille display), or read aloud as audio. It works well for students in the United States, but we’re still not reaching American adults to the extent we would like.

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On the Future of Braille: Thoughts by Radical Braille Advocates

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

In what is known as the “ braille provision ,” the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) of 2004 mandates that the teams who help write educational plans for students with disabilities presume that all blind and visually impaired children should be taught Braille unless it is determined to be inappropriate. Accordingly, U.S.

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7 Ways to Create a More Diverse and Inclusive Virtual Event

AccelEvents

At many events, the same industry experts are invited to speak over and over again. When pricing your virtual event, consider including a free ticket tier, pay what you can (PWYC) options, and student pricing. Include audio and visual closed captioning to ensure that all audiences can maximize their event experience.

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