Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

Consider how the accessible online library Bookshare – an initiative of Benetech , a Silicon Valley non-profit that builds technology solutions addressing social problems – is transforming the lives of American students with print disabilities. Good design can and should be accessible design.

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JUNE 29, 2020

With AVS Video Editor, you can add audio tracks, backgrounds, overlays, visual effects, audio effects, and text. Audio tools. Audio tools. Easily trim and edit videos and access additional royalty-free video and audio components to take your creation to the next level. Media library. Audio tools.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 1, 2011

This post was authored by Matthew Maine, computer support technician at the Butler Area Public Library in Pennsylvania, and originally appeared on the TechSoup for Libraries Blog. Technological advances are forcing constant changes in libraries. throughout the library via LCD television monitors. across the nation.

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NonProfit Hub

AUGUST 19, 2020

Don’t Forget Audio. Once you’re actually into the production stage, don’t forget to get quality audio for your video. When it comes to video, we all have pretty good quality cameras on our phones, but audio recording is still way behind. A great, free resource for background music is the YouTube Audio Library.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 5, 2015

Twelve years ago, the Fund made its first grant to Benetech, in support of the then newly launched Bookshare , our accessible online library for people with disabilities that get in the way of reading print, including visual impairments and dyslexia.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 10, 2011

Graduate student Maria Georgakarakou, who is blind, gave us a rave review for the Read2Go app which allows those with print disabilities to listen to books in the DAISY audio format. She predicted that the usability of Read2Go will encourage Bookshare members to read more books in the DAISY audio format.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 8, 2013

Wouldn''t that create more demand for our Bookshare online library? You might ask: why would an organization that in many ways provides a competitive alternative to e-readers object to e-readers being exempted from accessibility requirements?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 7, 2013

However, as the founder of the Bookshare online library, we have a great deal at stake in how the Treaty gets implemented. Plus, it will especially help countries with less-developed libraries and services for people with disabilities by making it easier to tap large collections (like Bookshare) in other countries. Article 2(c).

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

I’m thrilled to share with you some of the recent amazing impact of Bookshare , a Benetech Global Literacy initiative and the largest accessible online library of copyrighted content for people with print disabilities. The majority of our members are U.S.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

What began as a small online library, with a collection built in large part by its users, is now the primary national supplier of electronic accessible educational materials for students with print disabilities. and a new audio option for Spanish titles. This has led to advancements that benefit everyone.

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Whole Whale

JANUARY 28, 2023

A podcast is basically a coded feed of XML that lists the information about your podcast, titles, descriptions and a link to where the MP3 audio file lives. Imagine you were in the 90’s and gave out CDs with your podcast audio episodes and then tried to figure out who actually listened to them.

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Byte Technology

OCTOBER 10, 2017

version introduced a whole bunch of new media widgets such as rich text, audio and video etc. As far as “under the hood” changes go, look for better mapping for theme widgets and navigation menus when you choose to switch themes; a ditching of the SWFUpload library; and recurring and automatic searches for files in plugin and theme editors.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

This is why the making of accessible books is a classic example of market failure: if publishers could make a lot of money selling braille, large print, audio, and fully accessible textbooks, we wouldn’t need a copyright exception. It’s expensive to adapt textbooks to be accessible. For what am I advocating?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 17, 2015

As the nonprofit operator of Bookshare ,the world’s largest online library for people who are blind, visually impaired, dyslexic, or have a physical disability that prevents them from reading books, Benetech strongly recommends the ratification of the Marrakesh Treaty. There is still much to do, however, before the treaty takes full effect.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Some of your board may call via audio or video call instead of sitting in the room. Call in to check the audio and video settings, and if the call is audio only, send your presentation slides to your remote members ahead of time so they can follow along. Unsplash also offers a paid plan for access to even more images.

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Gyrus

MARCH 14, 2024

Course catalog is equivalent to a open library available for the learners enrolled in the program. A library of courses for all levels of the armed forces. You can submit requests for self-reported trainings. Multiple-choice questions with automated grading capabilities. Activity feeds with social sharing capabilities.

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Gyrus

MARCH 14, 2024

Course catalog is equivalent to a open library available for the learners enrolled in the program. A library of courses for all levels of the armed forces. You can submit requests for self-reported trainings. Multiple-choice questions with automated grading capabilities. Activity feeds with social sharing capabilities.

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Gyrus

MARCH 14, 2024

Course catalog is equivalent to a open library available for the learners enrolled in the program. A library of courses for all levels of the armed forces. You can submit requests for self-reported trainings. Multiple-choice questions with automated grading capabilities. Activity feeds with social sharing capabilities.

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Gyrus

MARCH 9, 2024

Course catalog is equivalent to a open library available for the learners enrolled in the program. A library of courses for all levels of the armed forces. You can submit requests for self-reported trainings. Multiple-choice questions with automated grading capabilities. Activity feeds with social sharing capabilities.

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Gyrus

MARCH 9, 2024

Course catalog is equivalent to a open library available for the learners enrolled in the program. A library of courses for all levels of the armed forces. You can submit requests for self-reported trainings. Multiple-choice questions with automated grading capabilities. Activity feeds with social sharing capabilities.

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Gyrus

MARCH 9, 2024

Course catalog is equivalent to a open library available for the learners enrolled in the program. A library of courses for all levels of the armed forces. You can submit requests for self-reported trainings. Multiple-choice questions with automated grading capabilities. Activity feeds with social sharing capabilities.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

There was also an associated effort called the Trusted Intermediary Global Accessible Resources (TIGAR) project, to ease the exchange of accessible book files between libraries for the blind and print disabled. My biggest argument was the “library with holes” problem. The view of the World Blind Union was that the rightsholders (i.e.,

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Byte Technology

OCTOBER 7, 2019

AA standards, which includes captioning and audio description requirements. Museums, libraries, and zoos. Web content accessibility is a specific requirement under Section 508, and the recent refresh directly references the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, known as WCAG 2.0, which specifies levels of compliance.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 8, 2010

Last month, I got a chance to talk with Nell Taylor, founder of the Chicago Underground Library. Someday we want to collect audio and video, too, but we’d need a pretty serious operating budget to do that and at least one full-time employee. Nell will be responding to comments on this blog and can also be reached here.

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Whole Whale

AUGUST 7, 2023

Adding Multimedia Elements Consider what types of visuals, infographics, video or audio clips could help engage the intended audience. Prompt curation : Thoughtfully collecting, organizing and refining a library of prompts for easy discovery, reuse, and sharing. Rewrite these parts in a more conversational and accessible tone.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 3, 2011

In my Fall 2011 President's Update , I mentioned some of our incredible recent achievements in this core program, including the amazing milestones of our Bookshare library. Our innovative approach has revolutionized the traditional library for people with print disabilities.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2013

TechSoup is a nonprofit with a clear focus: providing other nonprofits and libraries with technology that empowers them to fulfill their missions and serve their communities. In addition to text quotes, Quoto also has a digital library of quotes embedded on images. Giving Library :: givinglibrary.org. Quoto :: quoto.com.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 27, 2012

This tool turns your smartphone or desktop computer into an audio recorder that allows you to easily share audio messages and podasts with your supporters. This website allows users to build visually appealing interactive timelines using video, audio, images, location, social media, and timestamps. Cinchcast :: cinchcast.com.

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Gyrus

DECEMBER 5, 2018

An online library where all the e-content (such as reference materials) can be stored. Not just this, you will need to make sure that the employees get access to a range of content types, such as video, written and audio content. Easy options to upload organization data and course materials.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 8, 2010

A definition of formats that includes Braille, audio and digital text, but excludes large print and video. I would class this as TVI (nearly identical) plus additional provisions creating a similar exception for schools, libraries and archives. Joint Recommendation Proposal (US-JR). This was recently presented by the U.S.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 29, 2015

They also help demonstrate the human impact of nonprofits' and libraries' work. This means that the rules for consent apply not only to photos, but also to videos and audio recordings. The following rules of thumb are abstracted from Bryan Carson's Laws for Using Photos You Take at Your Library. You can indeed.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2012

This tool turns your smartphone or desktop computer into an audio recorder that allows you to easily share audio messages and podasts with your supporters. This website allows users to build visually appealing interactive timelines using video, audio, images, location, social media, and timestamps. Cinchcast :: cinchcast.com.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 3, 2012

Eligible nonprofits and libraries can now access discounted rates for Citrix Online's web conferencing and remote desktop services. Not sure which web conferencing tool makes sense for your nonprofit or library? Web and Audio Conferencing. Citrix Online products are back in stock! high-definition video conferencing.

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Non Profit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Danielle Coates-Connor: And you, Devyn, have been creating a visionary library of images with all of the branding work that you’ve done at Edge Leadership, with all of the illustration work that you’ve done for Nonprofit Quarterly and for The Voice Lab. So I thought it was powerful audio to use.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 2012

This tool turns your smartphone or desktop computer into an audio recorder that allows you to easily share audio messages and podasts with your supporters. This website allows users to build visually appealing interactive timelines using video, audio, images, location, social media, and timestamps. Cinchcast :: cinchcast.com.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 29, 2012

Cut the cord with discounted Sennheiser OfficeRunner wireless headsets , now available to eligible nonprofits and public libraries at TechSoup. ” Compare Audio Conferencing Tools Available from TechSoup. Audio conferencing solutions are important for staff and volunteers spread across the state, country, and world.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 8, 2013

This tool turns your smartphone or desktop computer into an audio recorder that allows you to easily share audio messages and podasts with your supporters. This website allows users to build visually appealing interactive timelines using video, audio, images, location, social media, and timestamps. Cinchcast :: cinchcast.com.

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