The Verge

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Apple has been complicit in its suppliers’ violations of Chinese labor laws, according to a report from The Information. Suppliers have periodically filled their factories with temporary workers or “dispatch labor,” violating a Chinese labor law requiring no more than 10 percent of a factory’s workers be temporary employees.

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The Verge

APRIL 22, 2021

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has filed a lawsuit against the remote testing company Proctorio on behalf of Miami University student Erik Johnson. I’m doing this to stand up against student surveillance, as well as abuses of copyright law,” Johnson told The Verge. A coalition of US senators, including Sens.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 21, 2022

EDT, I’m hosting a Twitter Space with Sophie Alcorn, an immigration law attorney based in Silicon Valley and author of Dear Sophie, a column that appears on TechCrunch+ each Wednesday. You can contact Sophie directly at Alcorn Immigration Law. Thank you @TechCrunch for hosting.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

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.” What options do I have to work before and after graduation on my student visa? M-1 student visa. Sophie Alcorn. Contributor.

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The Verge

APRIL 16, 2021

The goal of the fund is to provide free internet access to approximately 50,000 students in economically disadvantaged school districts. He also announced a partnership with the Ford Foundation and Google founder Eric Schmidt’s Schmidt Futures to create the ConnectEd NY fund. It’s expected to operate through June 2022.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 11, 2020

military or federal law enforcement, and then made their way into state and local law enforcement, and also eventually make their way into the hands of criminals or petty tyrants like school administrators.”. Unlike in law enforcement, though, school districts don’t have to get a warrant to use the devices on students’ phones.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 12, 2014

HathiTrust, a unanimous three-judge panel concluded that digitizing books in order to enhance research and provide access to individuals with print disabilities is lawful on the grounds of fair use —that is, a limitation and exception to the exclusive rights granted by copyright law to the author of a creative work ( Section 107 of the U.S.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

We’re against piracy, and have made commitments to authors and publishers to encourage compliance with copyright law. We serve over 150,000 students with disabilities alone with free online services funded by the Department of Education (however, nothing contained in this post has anything to do with our funders).

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 16, 2013

You see, several months later, the federal Department of Education challenged us to compete against a well-respected national nonprofit 60 times our size in a bid to provide accessible educational materials for US students who are blind, dyslexic, or otherwise print disabled. million contract to do just that.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

copyright law. The publishing industry and disability organizations both agreed on this provision of copyright law. which get Bookshare at no cost when serving students with qualifying disabilities (thanks to funding from the Office of Special Education Programs at the U.S. Department of Education).

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TechCrunch

APRIL 19, 2023

Sophie Alcorn Contributor Share on Twitter 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.” If I have a student visa, what groundwork am I allowed to lay to make my dream come true?

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The Next Web

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

It’s thought that US student debt is more than the rest of the world combined. She heard her mother-in-law, the president of a small college in Pennsylvania, discuss how hard it is for. trillion outstanding, its impact on lifetime earnings – and career choices – can’t be overstated. This story continues at The Next Web.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 21, 2023

” Blank Street cracked the code on making coffee shops attractive to VC Ask Sophie: Can I launch a startup if I’m in the US on a student visa? Forward-Looking Founder Ask Sophie: Can I launch a startup if I’m in the US on a student visa? One day, my dream would be to create my own startup in the U.S.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Five Chinese students are suing Apple for not providing a charger with the iPhone 12, first reported by Vice. The students’ argument in court, which is a part of the Xiaocheng Cup Public Welfare Litigation Competition, cruxes on this premise. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 17, 2014

Such action, the Court decided, didn’t constitute copyright infringement because it was fair use , that is, a limitation and exception to the exclusive rights granted by copyright law to the author of a creative work. It also underscores just how critical a balanced copyright law is for technology innovation. copyright law.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 26, 2022

Submit questions for today’s TechCrunch+ Twitter Space with immigration law attorney Sophie Alcorn. ET, I’m hosting a Twitter Space with Sophie Alcorn, an immigration law attorney based in Silicon Valley and author of Dear Sophie, a column that appears on TechCrunch+ each Wednesday. Today at 2:30 p.m. PT/5:30 p.m.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 16, 2021

A number of districts and law enforcement divisions say they’ve looked into it and don’t view the threats as credible or even real. Law enforcement agencies have investigated this threat and determined that it originated in Arizona and is not credible,” Baltimore County Public Schools wrote on Twitter.

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TechImpact

DECEMBER 13, 2013

Our students are unemployed or underemployed. Here’s how your generous tax-deductible contribution can go directly to work, helping those students to succeed: $50 purchases the tools a student needs for the course. 160 ensures one student can complete the A+ certification. He has since been promoted. Donate this.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

I recently was sworn in by Undersecretary of Education Martha Kanter as one of nineteen people serving on the Advisory Commission on Accessible Instructional Materials in Postsecondary Education for Students with Disabilities. The details are linked to here in the Federal Register , and includes a pointer to the actual law section.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 15, 2012

I’m excited to contribute to this topic in honor of the multitudes who work together to make a difference in the world through Bookshare, a global asset we have built with joint efforts of education, technology, publishing, student, parent, and volunteer communities. copyright law.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 28, 2012

The great majority of social enterprises are nonprofit organizations dedicated to the social good through employing disadvantaged people, educating students, improving the environment, advancing health care, respect for human rights and so many other beneficial activities.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 21, 2020

The CASE Act is a terribly written law that will threaten ordinary Internet users”. The CASE Act is a terribly written law that will threaten ordinary Internet users with huge fines for everyday online activity.

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The Next Web

JANUARY 15, 2014

But the experience you provide should help students and young professionals to advance their careers, not leave a bad taste in their mouths. Plus, it really helps them out with burgeoning student loans and debt. This shows appreciation and helps students move forward in their careers. You read that right.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 22, 2022

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, I’m an F-1 student who graduated this month with my bachelor’s in computer science. Sophie Alcorn. Contributor.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 31, 2022

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.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 19, 2022

The bad blood between tech boot camp MyTechBestfriend and many of its former students is anything but finished, according to nearly a dozen people who spoke to TechCrunch. In November, TechCrunch detailed the fallout between Mary Awodele, the founder of the Texas-based MTBF, and her students. The #MyTechFallout continues. Thank you.”.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 22, 2013

So, the student might be able to read only 60% of the relevant content, and have no idea about what the equations say. Textbooks in IDEA, the United States K-12 special education law The issue of TPMs is the biggest future-proofing question in the Treaty. In some markets, printed books are receding into the past.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 22, 2020

The software was called Proctorio, an online test-proctoring tool that monitors students for suspicious behavior while they take virtual exams. This is the one that will show you, beyond a doubt, the emotional harm you are doing to students by using this technology.”. They are afraid of students. Proctorio is afraid.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2021

As a presenter, advocate, or fundraiser, your job is to ensure that your colleagues, followers, or students want to soak up your message — a tall order, especially in a digital environment. A great example from last summer is from an opioid law suit — the State of Oklahoma v. How can I say it in as few words as possible?’

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 2, 2012

This summer, we will have three students working on Bookshare software for our users underwritten by Google’s Summer of Code program. Our vision is to provide equal opportunities for students with disabilities and help them overcome a major barrier to accessing to the most valuable prize in society: a great education. copyright law.

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TechCrunch

JULY 14, 2021

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.” Sophie Alcorn. Contributor. Share on Twitter. She connects people with the businesses and opportunities that expand their lives.

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The Verge

JANUARY 5, 2021

Gabe Teninbaum, a professor at Suffolk University Law School, is calling on ExamSoft to fix a serious bug with its test-taking software: failure to recognize faces. ExamSoft’s software records students while they complete remote exams and monitors for signs of academic dishonesty. We know who our students are,” Teninbaum says. “We

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

“No federal law prevents teaching about race and race-related topics, and the Supreme Court has not banned efforts to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion in education.” The sociological association is a group of about 9,000 college students, scholars and teachers.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 1, 2014

However, we have yet to come to grips with what is ethical and what the laws should be in relation to rapidly changing technologies. Bookshare is the result of joint efforts of our partners in the education, technology, publishing, student, parent, and volunteer communities. Case in point: our accessible online library, Bookshare.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

As the operators of Bookshare in the USA, which was made possible through a great exception in our copyright law here, we would love to make all of our books available to people with qualifying disabilities around the world. We expect that many of the big issues with the current text will get ironed out this week.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 26, 2023

Sophie Alcorn Contributor Share on Twitter 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.” More posts by this contributor Ask Sophie: Can I launch a startup if I’m in the US on a student visa?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

by donors, grantors, governing boards, or by law.???. Instead of only being able to report your overall funding totals, fund accounting allows you can report the total number of students supported, the total dollars that were dispersed, average award size, and other key statistics. An organization may have many funds supporting?its?mission.

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