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Senators agree on patent reforms

Leaders of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on April 1 said they have reached agreement on key elements of a bill to revise U.S. patent law, changes that aim to reduce the number of patent-related lawsuits in fields such as technology. To read more about the proposed changes to the bill, click here.

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Applying  Social Entrepreneurship to Assistive Technology

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Photo: Stace WillsFind out how Fire and Ice is developing learning, collaborative action, and cultural relationships through web conferencing and social networking technology.

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Schleppenbach builds Assistive Technology Company

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Dave Schleppenbach Photogh is an AT business success story. Find out how Dave utlized an incubator opportunity and venture capital to get started and how gh stays involved in standards and ahead of the development curve.

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Major Grant Transforms Bookshare.org Service

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With a major $32 million dollar grant from the U.S. Department of Education, Bookshare.org, the online collection of digital books, will be able to vastly increase its collection as well as provide its services without subscription. Jim Fruchterman, head of Bookshare.org, says they hope to reach every school and every student with a print disability to make digital text a reality for all who need it. Hear Fruchterman give the keynote address at the NCTI Annual Innovators Conference.

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