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Benetech: President's Update

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

I want to unveil several of these new initiatives, as well as sneaking in some of the incredible things happening in our core programs in literacy and human rights. Route 66 is software that provides teachers (and non-teachers!) and James L. The key here is providing materials that are age, interest and ability appropriate.

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

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Literacy and access to knowledge underpins just about every social good, from education, to economic development, to health, to women’s empowerment, democracy and respect for human rights. By this, I am not just talking about the publishing business, but also the nonprofit libraries committed to universal accessibility.

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Remote Technology in the Pandemic: Rebalancing Toward Equity and Access

Non Profit Quarterly

Relying too heavily on technology means that those who lack the resources, language skills, and savvy to use technology to its full potential are left behind. English as a second language. In addition to deepening inequities for low-income people, modern technology has a way of isolating or segmenting people by language.

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Writing and Speech Assistance Tools Are Now Available at TechSoup

Tech Soup

TechSoup has partnered with goQ Software to make their writing assistance and speech recognition software, WordQ + SpeakQ , available to eligible nonprofits and libraries. According to Proliteracy , low literacy's effects cost the U.S. WordQ + SpeakQ Is a Solution for Those Who Struggle with Writing.

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Associated Recreation Council of Seattle: Windows MultiPoint Server Case Study

Tech Soup

software solution in which one host computer is shared by multiple users simultaneously. Basically, it allows one computer to serve several people in a lab or library at very low cost and with minimum maintenance. It will also be used for digital literacy classes, and perhaps for ESL classes. Windows MultiPoint Server.

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Back to School at TechSoup

Tech Soup

For nonprofits, libraries, and their constituents, education is essential to keep knowledge and skills up to date. Writing and Speech Assistance Tools from goQ Software. Hear what other nonprofits and libraries are saying in our Community Forums. September's here. Learning Resources from TechSoup.

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Computer Refurbishment and Accessibility

Tech Soup

It supplies computers to disabled people of all ages through its technology lending library and it also supplies for special-needs classrooms. software that read a page on a computer screen out loud. It's also worth noting that TechSoup has just launched a first set of AT applications thanks to goQ Software.