Assistive Technology For Visually Impaired Promotes Literacy
Braille display. Photo by Sigmund on Unsplash. It is estimated that at least 2.2 billion individuals around the world are … Read More
Decreasing Digital Literacy Disparities
Do you have a smartphone, laptop, or tablet? Would you be surprised to learn that 2 in 10 Rochester households … Read More
5 Things You Need to Know About Digital Inclusion
It’s National Digital Inclusion Week (October 7 – October 11, 2019) and Literacy Rochester has pulled together a list of … Read More
Thousands of RCSD students to get free home internet
The Rochester City School District will offer free home internet access to any high school student who lacks it beginning in September, … Read More
World Refugee Day Celebration & Laptop Giveaway
According to UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, there are more than 25 million refugees in the world today. Thousands of … Read More
Why San Jose Kids Do Homework in Parking Lots
When the F.C.C. backs telecommunications companies over local governments, low-income residents suffer the most. By Sam Liccardo, mayor of San Jose, CA … Read More
The Unknown Costs of the Digital Divide
Iowa: Rural broadband, and the unknown costs of the digital divide By Lyz Lenz, October 15, 2018, Columbia Journalism Review … Read More
Declining Majority of Online Adults Say the Internet Has Been Good for Society
At the same time, the contours of connectivity are shifting: One-in-five Americans are now ‘smartphone only’ internet users at home … Read More
Digital Divide Persists Even as Lower-Income Americans Make Gains in Tech Adoption
From Pew Research Center Fact Tank Blog by Monica Anderson Nearly 30 years after the debut of the World Wide Web, … Read More
Digital Divide Spurs Demand for Volunteers
Rochester, New York. An explosion in demand for computer help has led to a critical shortage of volunteers who work … Read More