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Iceland built 1,756 wheelchair ramps in the past 4 years. Why can’t other countries do that?

Fast Company Tech

This study was conducted in the United States, where we have the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), a law intended to protect the rights of disabled people and ensure accessible infrastructure. Now he is looking to make quick improvements at the international level. I had some money, and I was able to quickly raise more.

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The Next 4 Years: Tapping Into Nonprofit Expertise

The NonProfit Times

She teams with and coordinates with other environmental nonprofits to use every law on the books to battle climate change and polluters. Ambassador to the United Nations Douglas Rutzen President & CEO International Center for Not-for-Profit Law Rutzen has quietly put out political fires in back rooms around the world.

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Freelancers Are Getting Ruined by AI

Futurism

Now, it's a growing fact of life for billions of workers around the world, as companies break up full-time positions into contract work with less stability and protection by labor laws. Involuntary freelance is hard enough.

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How you can help save declining butterflies

Fast Company Tech

But while national and international efforts are needed to address the crisis, you can also take small actions that can have quick benefits, starting in your own backyard. But those laws could be changed. The law mandates that the government maintain habitat for listed species. The federal Endangered Species Act can also help.

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How to emotionally recover after being scammed

Mashable Tech

Deem prefers the term "transnational fraud" over scam, because she believes it more accurately describes how organized international criminal networks and gangs use sophisticated methods in order to steal money and valuable data from their targets. The most critical thing and the hardest thing.is

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Dear Sophie: Should we look to Canada to retain international talent?

TechCrunch

Sophie Alcorn is the founder of Alcorn Immigration Law in Silicon Valley and 2019 Global Law Experts Awards’ “Law Firm of the Year in California for Entrepreneur Immigration Services.” Dear Sophie: What’s the process for getting International Entrepreneur Parole? employers and international talent on my podcast.

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Dear Sophie: What are the quickest visa options for bringing in international talent?

TechCrunch

Sophie Alcorn is the founder of Alcorn Immigration Law in Silicon Valley and 2019 Global Law Experts Awards’ “Law Firm of the Year in California for Entrepreneur Immigration Services.” They are international students graduating in December, as well as some individuals who have worked with us remotely as contractors.