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Microsoft starts new program to help make more accessible games

The Verge

Microsoft is expanding its accessibility efforts with a new program for evaluating Xbox and PC games. The program was announced alongside updates to the Xbox Accessibility Guidelines that were released in early 2020. A program like this could potentially lead to more games with a similarly wide variety of accessibility options.

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CIT (@CITorg) Announces New Solicitation for Commercialization Fund (pls help spread word)

CTOvision

The solicitation targets research and commercialization performed by Virginia public and private universities, nonprofit research institutions, and young companies. Since 1985, CIT, a nonprofit corporation, has been Virginia’s primary driver of innovation and entrepreneurship. About the CRCF and R&T Roadmap.

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How Pacific Science Center ran safe, successful summer camps — in-person — despite COVID-19

GeekWire

The nonprofit just wrapped up 10 weeks of camps, with nearly 1,500 kids participating at the spacious Seattle campus and three partner locations, and another 1,500 kids enrolled in the Science Center’s virtual camps, including students from out of state. “We These superheroes campers stayed 6 feet apart and wore masks to stay safe.

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Benefits of a Digital Library for Associations and Non-Profit Organizations

Kitaboo

These organizations, which are more often than not nonprofit associations, still store their sensitive data in the form of hard copies. Fortunately, this attitude of nonprofits is slowly taking a turn for the better, and many have started espousing the idea of creating a digital archive of their current data. It Frees Up Space.

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CIT Announces Commonwealth Research Commercialization Fund (CRCF) FY2014 Fall Solicitation Awards and Upcoming Solicitation

CTOvision

The CRCF program is a state fund designed to advance, in Virginia, targeted areas of research with commercial promise. The following CRCF proposals will be awarded, contingent upon acceptance of award terms and conditions: Eminent Researcher Recruitment Program . Matching Funds Program .

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Apple’s $100 million settlement agreement changes a key App Store rule for developers

The Verge

That will vary depending on how many people submit approved claims, with leftover funds going to the Girls Who Code nonprofit. The change is a shift to the anti-steering policy that has been a big point of contention between Apple and its critics for years. One of the lawsuit’s named plaintiffs, Richard Czeslawski, says in a statement that “.we’ve

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Seattle startup Truveta raises $95M for ambitious vision to aggregate data across healthcare systems

GeekWire

And it will de-identify the data, assuring patient anonymity, in accordance with guidelines issued by the U.S. Myerson emphasizes that the data will not be used for sales or marketing, as with companies that market insurance claims data to sell drugs or devices.