Blind Institute of Technology<p>Ever wondered what it’s like to navigate the web with limited or no sight or sound? 👀👂🦻 Web experts Candice Dexter and James Warnken, CPACC share their first-hand experiences. Don’t miss this eye-opening conversation – save your seat today!</p><p>🔥 Fireside Chat: Digital Accessibility with Hard of Hearing & Legally Blind Experts<br>🗓️ Thursday, August 7th<br>🕒 11 AM MDT / 1 PM EDT<br>🔗 Register here: <a href="https://event.on24.com/wcc/r/5013178/9765882C47B56CFDB721AAE0A06F6569?partnerref=BIT" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">event.on24.com/wcc/r/5013178/9</span><span class="invisible">765882C47B56CFDB721AAE0A06F6569?partnerref=BIT</span></a></p><p><a href="https://nonprofits.masto.host/tags/Accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Accessibility</span></a> <a href="https://nonprofits.masto.host/tags/WebDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WebDesign</span></a> <a href="https://nonprofits.masto.host/tags/A11y" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>A11y</span></a> <a href="https://nonprofits.masto.host/tags/DigitalEquity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalEquity</span></a> <a href="https://nonprofits.masto.host/tags/UX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UX</span></a></p>
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Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/2255582/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/2255582/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Families are losing internet access as immigration sweeps further the digital divide <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DigitalEquity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalEquity</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Immigration</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/internet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>internet</span></a></p>
Blind Institute of Technology<p>⚖️ Accessibility without leadership = legal risk.</p><p>Buy-In or Backfire: Leadership & the Legal Realities of Accessibility</p><p>📅 Tue, July 22 | 10:30-11:30 AM MT</p><p>We’ll break down today’s legal expectations & what leaders must do now.</p><p>Register: <a href="http://bit.ly/46xDJCw" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="">bit.ly/46xDJCw</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Got a question? Add it when you sign up – we may answer it live!</p><p><a href="https://nonprofits.masto.host/tags/ADA35" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ADA35</span></a> <a href="https://nonprofits.masto.host/tags/ThanksToTheADA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ThanksToTheADA</span></a> <a href="https://nonprofits.masto.host/tags/Accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Accessibility</span></a> <a href="https://nonprofits.masto.host/tags/DigitalEquity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalEquity</span></a> <a href="https://nonprofits.masto.host/tags/TeamBIT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TeamBIT</span></a></p>
Blind Institute of Technology<p>Throwing money at accessibility won’t fix what leadership doesn’t understand.</p><p>Join us July 22 at 10:30AM MT for:<br>Buy-In or Backfire: Leadership & the Legal Realities of Accessibility</p><p>👨⚖️ Ken Nakata, former DOJ attorney<br>🧥 Mike Hess<br>🔎 James Warnken</p><p>We’ll break down what the law really demands, and why leadership buy-in matters now more than ever.</p><p>🔗 Register: <a href="http://bit.ly/46xDJCw" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="">bit.ly/46xDJCw</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Got a question? Add it when you register — we might answer it live!</p><p><a href="https://nonprofits.masto.host/tags/ADA35" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ADA35</span></a> <a href="https://nonprofits.masto.host/tags/Accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Accessibility</span></a> <a href="https://nonprofits.masto.host/tags/TeamBIT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TeamBIT</span></a> <a href="https://nonprofits.masto.host/tags/DigitalEquity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalEquity</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a> program to give old tech a new life for those in need</p><p>By Tina Fischer, June 18, 2025</p><p>"As part of its mission to boost broadband access across the state, the Maine Connectivity Authority is launching a program to distribute used digital devices to veterans, students, older adults and low-income households.</p><p>" 'Getting people a device that meets their needs for work, school, health care or other personal benefits is one of the most direct ways to enable internet access,' said Jessica Perez, the agency’s digital equity manager. </p><p>"The Maine Tech Share program, developed in partnership with a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WatervilleME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WatervilleME</span></a> nonprofit called <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GiveITGetIT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GiveITGetIT</span></a>, aims to source 25,000 tablets, laptops and phones over the next few years for the effort. </p><p>"Give IT. get IT is a licensed and permitted electronics recycler. </p><p>" 'Maine business leaders who value our mission are the reason we have been able to provide more than 20,000 personal computers from Kittery to Fort Kent since 2002,' said Chris Martin, co-founder of give IT. get IT.</p><p>" 'Our partners benefit by safely donating their electronics, and we destroy the data, file compliance reports, and recycle and reuse everything we can to redistribute the technology,' he said. 'The whole process is a win for our partners, the environment and our community.'</p><p>"Maine’s Digital Equity Plan, approved in 2024, identifies access to an affordable, effective device for those who need one as a critical strategy to closing the digital divide.</p><p>"Nearly a third of low-income individuals and families indicated that they did not have enough devices to meet their needs. Age and quality of devices was also a consistent issue for enabling reliable internet connection.</p><p>"Over the last three years, the Maine Connectivity Authority has facilitated high-speed connections for 86,000 homes and businesses across the state."</p><p>Source:<br><a href="https://www.mainebiz.biz/article/maine-program-to-give-old-tech-a-new-life-for-those-in-need" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">mainebiz.biz/article/maine-pro</span><span class="invisible">gram-to-give-old-tech-a-new-life-for-those-in-need</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPunkSunday</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineNews</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Connectivity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Connectivity</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BuildingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BuildingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RightToRepair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RightToRepair</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RepairReuseRecycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RepairReuseRecycle</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DigitalEquity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalEquity</span></a></p>
Charlie McHenry<p>States Forced To Kill Millions In Rural Broadband Investment After Trump Illegally Kills The Digital Equity Act… Simply For Having The Word ‘Equity’ In It… <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/Broadband" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Broadband</span></a> <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/Internet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Internet</span></a> <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/InternetAccess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InternetAccess</span></a> <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a> <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/RepublicansDidThis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RepublicansDidThis</span></a> <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/RepublicansOwnThis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RepublicansOwnThis</span></a> <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/DigitalEquity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalEquity</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.techdirt.com/2025/05/22/states-forced-to-kill-millions-in-rural-broadband-investment-after-trump-illegally-kills-the-digital-equity-act-simply-for-having-the-word-equity-in-it/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">techdirt.com/2025/05/22/states</span><span class="invisible">-forced-to-kill-millions-in-rural-broadband-investment-after-trump-illegally-kills-the-digital-equity-act-simply-for-having-the-word-equity-in-it/</span></a></p>
ardeninred<p>Looks like it's a great time for an updated <a href="https://glammr.us/tags/introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>introduction</span></a> !</p><p>All I want to do is structure your <a href="https://glammr.us/tags/data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>data</span></a> so it's easier for people to learn something from it.</p><p>Look for me at the intersection of <a href="https://glammr.us/tags/edTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>edTech</span></a>, <a href="https://glammr.us/tags/metadata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>metadata</span></a>, <a href="https://glammr.us/tags/instructionalDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>instructionalDesign</span></a>, <a href="https://glammr.us/tags/dataManagement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dataManagement</span></a>, <a href="https://glammr.us/tags/UDL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UDL</span></a>, <a href="https://glammr.us/tags/digitalEquity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>digitalEquity</span></a>, etc. </p><p><a href="https://glammr.us/tags/freelancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freelancer</span></a> and <a href="https://glammr.us/tags/adjunct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>adjunct</span></a>, just trying to live a simple life and resist hustle culture. </p><p>Chronodivergent, allergic to profit, ready for the next bass drop, style = Early American Garage Sale.</p>
Sean Gonsalves<p>The White House, in coordination with the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) and the U.S. Commerce Department, has kicked off a major push to get more of the estimated 52 million eligible households across the nation to take advantage of the Affordable Connectivity Program</p><p>Enrollment is anemic, largely because of the all paperwork needed to enroll</p><p>Find out what's being done about it in my story here</p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Internet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Internet</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/InternetForAll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InternetForAll</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/DigitalEquity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalEquity</span></a></p><p><a href="https://communitynets.org/content/nationwide-push-address-acp-anemia" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">communitynets.org/content/nati</span><span class="invisible">onwide-push-address-acp-anemia</span></a></p>
The Media & Democracy Project<p>The <a href="https://journa.host/tags/FCC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FCC</span></a> has until Nov. to create strong rules preventing digital discrimination and facilitating equal access to broadband <a href="https://journa.host/tags/DigitalEquity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalEquity</span></a></p><p>📣 <br><a href="https://journa.host/tags/SenatorCantwell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SenatorCantwell</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/SenatorSchumer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SenatorSchumer</span></a> schedule a vote! <br><a href="https://journa.host/tags/POTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>POTUS</span></a>: We need your leadership!</p><p>Senator Rosen <br> Senator Tester, Senator Sinema <a href="https://journa.host/tags/commercedems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>commercedems</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/VoteSohnFCC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VoteSohnFCC</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://www.axios.com/2022/05/19/deadlocked-fcc-derail-bidens-digital-equity-plans" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">axios.com/2022/05/19/deadlocke</span><span class="invisible">d-fcc-derail-bidens-digital-equity-plans</span></a></p>
Sean Gonsalves<p>This young network engineer and the nonprofit org he works for - Project Waves - are doing amazing things in Baltimore</p><p>My story here on how Devin Weaver designed, built, and operates a <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/communitybroadband" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>communitybroadband</span></a> network that brings free gig speed <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Internet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Internet</span></a> service to low-income apartment buildings in one of the nation's most disconnected cities</p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/DigitalEquity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalEquity</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/BlackMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BlackMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/broadband" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>broadband</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/equity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>equity</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/DigitalInclusion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalInclusion</span></a></p><p><a href="https://communitynets.org/content/making-waves-baltimore-community-driven-connectivity" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">communitynets.org/content/maki</span><span class="invisible">ng-waves-baltimore-community-driven-connectivity</span></a></p>
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