The next Distance Ed Strategy Session on Friday, May 13th at 1PM ET (sponsored by Essential Education), focuses on building relevance and engagement to keep learners motivated and moving forward. Ann Marie Przybyl of Literacy New York will start by discussing Teaching Soft Skills by Incorporating Workplace Readiness Skills Into Adult Education. James Brown III […]
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), otherwise known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill, provides massive opportunity for local and state organizations throughout the US. The act provides over $500 billion in federal funding to improve roads and bridges, expand digital broadband internet, improve public transportation, and address climate change. A significant portion of that funding […]
Signal Centers welcomes you to our 4th annual Accessibility Awareness Summit. Our summit will kick-start on May 19th, 2022, national Global Accessibility Awareness Day, at Chattanooga State Community College. We will visit issues facing individuals with disabilities and how these issues can be addressed with technology. In-person and online. Agenda 9:00 AM - Welcome: Quincy […]
Join NDIA on the third Friday of every month at 1 PM ET for the Community Calls, where we share national resources and on-the-ground strategies for providing digital inclusion services. Community Calls are open to NDIA members. Registration is required. If you are not an NDIA member and are interested in joining, please submit an […]
As health care evolves to embrace technological innovations, digital access (to the internet, technology and devices to use, and skills to use them) has become one of the newest social determinants of health. The digital divide is the gap between those who have access and those who do not, and it affects individuals everywhere. The […]
NDIA will host a webinar to discuss the BEAD and DEA NOFOs and planning. Register here: https://digitalinclusion-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0vdeqsqjMsHdUWDbRyfsy3Qxux5PWmauvU
Digital Inclusion practitioners have been working to end the digital divide for decades, creating their own community, definitions, resources, and gaining knowledge of what works and doesn’t. Digital Inclusion is a multifaceted issue that takes time to understand and NDIA is here to help! Registration Required.
Join NDIA on the third Friday of every month at 1 PM ET for the Community Calls, where we share national resources and on-the-ground strategies for providing digital inclusion services. Community Calls are open to NDIA members. Registration is required. If you are not an NDIA member and are interested in joining, please submit an […]
The Pew Charitable Trusts will host its inaugural Broadband Access Summit in Cleveland, OH. The event will bring together policy experts and public sector stakeholders for workshops and discussions designed to equip attendees with the essential knowledge, skills, and partnerships to get started on the path to internet for all. Register here.
We now have rules in hand for two of the highly anticipated broadband programs created by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA): The Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program and the Enabling Middle Mile Broadband Infrastructure program. The Notices of Funding Opportunity (NOFOs) for each program answer some of the broadband community’s questions […]
ACM'S 2022 ANNUAL CONFERENCE! FAIRMONT CHICAGO MILLENNIUM PARK June 28 - June 30
Join ILSR & NDIA for chapter 2 of the Building For Digital Equity series. We will be discussing organizing for broadband in communities. In the first Building for Digital Equity event we discussed the new policies and funding options available that can be applied at the state and local levels to help communities improve their […]