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  • Borderwise

    October 30, 2018 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States

    Borderwise is an online interface that makes it easier to apply for a green card or naturalization in the United States. Since Borderwise was created in 2016, more than 80.000 immigration forms have been prepared using the interface. In addition to streamlining immigration paperwork, the startup also offers low or no-cost legal aid to applicants.

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  • Soft skills, tech jobs: What Philly can learn from Albuquerque's anti-poverty push

    October 26, 2018 |

    Technical.ly Philly |

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    Response Location: United States, Albuquerque, New Mexico

    As Philadelphia struggles to make a dent on its high poverty rate, it can look to solutions in Albuquerque, New Mexico. One key is putting many support providers under one roof: the New Mexico Workforce Connection is a one-stop shop for New Mexico residents looking for jobs. A key benefit is the soft skills assessment that proves credibility when people lack a college degree. Also, tech and coding programs are starting as early as middle school throughout the state. Though New Mexico’s solutions are still working to be more inclusive and accessible, they are on the right track, and others are noticing.

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  • App makes it possible for vision-impaired people to see into space

    September 11, 2018 |

    ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) |

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    Response Location: Australia, Brisbane

    A new app provides a way for visually impaired people to see into space. Using sound and vibration, the app Astreos provides the location and information about heavenly bodies in the night sky.

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  • This Street Artist is Using A.R. to Challenge What Graffiti Can Be

    August 30, 2018 |

    Artsy |

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    Response Location: France, Paris

    Through augmented reality (AR) effects, street artists have created surprising, novel experiences in museums and in public. Using an app, viewers can see murals in motion, art floating in the air, and new ‘additions’ to a museums holdings.

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  • Access Bollywood: app opens up cinema to millions of blind Indians

    August 24, 2018 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: India

    Using audio descriptions of a movie’s action, the XL Cinema app increases the accessibility of movies to a vision impaired audience. The free app has been used thousands of times and production studios are interested in working with XL Cinema to expand its offerings.

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  • You Can Now Read Literary Classics on New York Public LIbrary's Instagram

    August 23, 2018 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    The New York Public Library Insta Novels program makes public domain works available to be read on Instagram. Featuring engaging artwork and a user friendly format, Insta Novels make literature available to users with a smartphone and provide a path to digital engagement for the library.

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  • Tech Helps Disabled People in India Find Love and Freedom

    August 05, 2018 |

    OZY |

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    Response Location: India

    Web applications designed for people with disabilities have helped users to live fuller lives and reduce the stigma attached to living with a disability. The apps have spread information, make education more effective, and created connections between people.

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  • This tech helps corporate lawyers donate time to defend people in need

    August 01, 2018 |

    FastCompany |

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    Response Location: United States

    Paladin, a software program is helping lawyers find pro-bono cases. Pro-bono cases are inputted into the platform, then teams of lawyers can make an account and sign up to pick up a case. Already companies like Verizon and Lyft have joined, adding their fleet of lawyers. “One of our hypotheses in building the tech that we’ve found to be true is that by streamlining the pro-bono process within organizations, we’re really able to increase engagement.”

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  • Bella Hurrell: From hackathon to front page

    July 10, 2018 |

    Global Editors Network (GEN) Editors Lab |

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    Response Location: England, London

    Readers on the BBC website can now find out more about select stories through “Appy Helper,” a module that provides background about an ongoing, complex story. The module works through both a chat-style interface that readers navigate via prompts or a more linear timeline display.

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  • A couch to crash on: PressPad aims to tackle one small part of journalism's class diversity problem

    July 09, 2018 |

    Nieman Lab |

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    Response Location: England, London

    A new app creates connections between journalism interns and industry professionals willing to be a host during someone’s internship. This creates a path for greater class diversity in journalism by providing a way for people to accept an internship without having the means to pay for housing.

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