‘Smart homes’ to help older persons acquire digital skills in the UK
A number of ‘smart homes’ enabling older people to improve their digital skills through peer-to-peer training will be established in West Essex, UK. Led by Uttlesford Council for Voluntary Service, the scheme identifies older people who will become ‘digital boomers’,…
Organizations in the United States receive grants to teach people with autism how to code
Nonprofit Autism Speaks is backing 14 programmes in the United States to teach people with autism how to code, along with other digital literacy skills. This initiative is part of the NXT Gen Coders Program, which is a joint initiative…
G3ict releases the Digital Accessibility Rights Evaluation Index to assess worldwide preparedness to boost digital inclusion for persons with disabilities
The Global Initiative for Inclusive Information and Communication Technologies (G3ict) released the first Digital Accessibility Rights Evaluation (DARE) Index to assess the level of preparedness of 121 countries to address the need for digital inclusion of persons with disabilities. The…
New Digital Training Literacy Manual for persons with visual disabilities launched in the Philippines
Microsoft Philippines, ATRIEV Computer Training Center for the Blind, and Ateneo De Manila University’s Education Department created the Digital Training Literacy Manual for persons with visual disabilities. The training manual consists of a detailed guide to support digital skills trainers…
Africa Code Week provides training for youth with hearing disabilities in Mozambique
An article released by Africa.com provided insights into a series of Africa Code Week’s coding workshops dedicated specifically to providing hearing-impaired children in Mozambique with digital skills training. The main objective of these workshops was to offer training opportunities for…
Twelve youth organizations were selected to promote digital and social inclusion in the Philippines
Mano Amiga Philippines and Facebook presented the 12 youth organizations that would receive their support to design and implement youth-driven campaigns to promote digital literacy in the country. The campaigns will last for four months, and will address digital literacy…
Chicago pilots digital inclusion toolkit for smart cities
The city of Chicago in the United States will be one of the first five locations worldwide to pilot a new assessment tool to track the progress of local digital inclusion initiatives. While smart cities increasingly leverage ICT tools to…
Increasing number of court cases to demand web accessibility to organizations in United States
UsableNet released the ADA Web Accessibility Lawsuit Report 2018 presenting a visual compilation of court cases in the United States calling on organizations to implement web accessibility services on their websites. The report is intended to illustrate the growing number…
Consortium of organizations seeks to boost digital literacy and accessibility in Suffolk, UK
A consortium of organizations comprised of Cisco, Bronze Software Labs, GDS Digital Services, Suffolk Council, and University of Suffolk announced a collaboration project to promote digital inclusion among British seniors and persons with disabilities. The group will combine the efforts…
Web & App Accessibility eBook released to guide organizational strategy to develop products that address the needs of persons with disabilities
UsableNet released a free web and app accessibility eBook explaining the steps to develop accessible products throughout four steps: plan and communicate, test and audit, fix and verify, maintain, train and document. Each of the chapters contains key considerations and…
