Category: Digital Equity
Freedom Rings Partnership will bring Internet access, training, and technology to low-income residents of Philadelphia
The Freedom Rings Partnership is a $25 million federally-funded initiative led by the Urban Affairs Coalition and the City of Philadelphia, with Drexel University as a major partner. The Freedom Rings Partnership is made up of grassroots organizations, government, and universities that will bring Internet access, training and technology to residents in low-income communities. This multi-year initiative officially kicked off on January 17, 2011 by sponsoring the signature project of the MLK Day of Service – refurbishing used computers to be distributed back into …
Free Computers for County Foster Children Helps Bridge the Digital Divide
Computers and access to the internet are fundamental to a child’s education. But what about families who can’t afford a computer, like the children who are in the foster care system throughout Whitfield County, Georgia? A group of Whitfield County foster children took part in a Digital Literacy Camp that taught them state-of-the-art computer skills. The students were taught Microsoft Office by certified professionals from Instructional Access Inc. (http://www.instructionalaccess.com), a California based company. After the 21 hours of weekend training, the students were …
Visually Challenged Teachers In Kerala Get ICT Training
In Kerala, India, the government-sponsored IT@School Project reached out to provide all of its 238 visually challenged teachers with ICT (Information and Communications Technology) training. They did this through a five-day training program and used Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) based screen reading software called ORCA. In a release, K. Anvar Sadath, Executive Director, IT@School Project said, “Integrating ICT in education is our mission and in order to implement a complete ICT enabled educational system in the State, it …