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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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>
Beta.NYC :verified:<p>🚨 ICYMI: Our latest newsletter is packed! Edition 2025.20 covers NYSCI’s Cityworks, how we design better cities for families, state and federal data news, the costs of AI, and BetaNYC’s latest Data2Go clinics. </p><p>Get the details: <a href="https://www.beta.nyc/2025/05/15/whats-new-in-nyc-civic-tech-may-15-2025/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">beta.nyc/2025/05/15/whats-new-</span><span class="invisible">in-nyc-civic-tech-may-15-2025/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/DigitalEquity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalEquity</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/DataForGood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DataForGood</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/TechPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechPolicy</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/FutureOfCities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FutureOfCities</span></a></p>
Beta.NYC :verified:<p>Do you feel more informed about public interest technology and open data? Sustain our work at < <a href="https://beta.nyc/donate" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">beta.nyc/donate</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> >! </p><p><a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/dataforgood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dataforgood</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/digitalequity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>digitalequity</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/publicinteresttech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>publicinteresttech</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/opendata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>opendata</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/donate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>donate</span></a></p>
Beta.NYC :verified:<p>Join our mission to build an inclusive public interest technology community in NYC. We mentor NYC students as Associates. Support our work at < beta.nyc/donate >. Thank you! </p><p><a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/dataforgood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dataforgood</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/digitalequity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>digitalequity</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/tech4democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tech4democracy</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/communityimpact" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>communityimpact</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/opendata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>opendata</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/donate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>donate</span></a></p>
Beta.NYC :verified:<p>BetaNYC is holding an end-of-the-year campaign to sustain our work. Show your support by donating today at <a href="https://beta.nyc/donate" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">beta.nyc/donate</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/techforgood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>techforgood</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/digitalequity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>digitalequity</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/communityimpact" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>communityimpact</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/publicinteresttech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>publicinteresttech</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/donate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>donate</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/givingtuesday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>givingtuesday</span></a></p>
Beta.NYC :verified:<p>Help us sustain a diverse and inclusive public interest tech pipeline by donating today at < beta.nyc/donate >. Thank you, we appreciate you!</p><p><a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/digitalequity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>digitalequity</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/tech4democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tech4democracy</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/communityimpact" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>communityimpact</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/publicinteresttech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>publicinteresttech</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/givingtuesday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>givingtuesday</span></a></p>
Jasmine Jackson<p>: T-ATP would like to acknowledge and honor <a href="https://edumasto.org/tags/Juneteenth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Juneteenth</span></a>. We continue the legacy by ensuring educational access through <a href="https://edumasto.org/tags/digitalliteracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>digitalliteracy</span></a> and <a href="https://edumasto.org/tags/cybersecurityeducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cybersecurityeducation</span></a> skills for African-American students.</p><p><a href="https://edumasto.org/tags/digitalequity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>digitalequity</span></a> <a href="https://edumasto.org/tags/digitalliteracymatters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>digitalliteracymatters</span></a> <a href="https://edumasto.org/tags/digitalequitychampion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>digitalequitychampion</span></a><br><a href="https://edumasto.org/tags/freedomday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freedomday</span></a> <a href="https://edumasto.org/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://edumasto.org/tags/justice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>justice</span></a> <a href="https://edumasto.org/tags/educationequity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>educationequity</span></a> <a href="https://edumasto.org/tags/educationpolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>educationpolicy</span></a> <a href="https://edumasto.org/tags/educationlaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>educationlaw</span></a> <br><a href="https://edumasto.org/tags/digitalinclusion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>digitalinclusion</span></a> <a href="https://edumasto.org/tags/techforgood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>techforgood</span></a> <a href="https://edumasto.org/tags/techinnovation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>techinnovation</span></a> <br><a href="https://edumasto.org/tags/eradicatingthedigitaldivideonestudentatatime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>eradicatingthedigitaldivideonestudentatatime</span></a></p>
Sean Gonsalves<p>In the Crenshaw District of South Central LA, Destination Crenshaw is transforming the neighborhood into an "open air museum" embedded within a “Digital Equity Zone”</p><p>It involves "pocket parks," murals, free community WiFi, and a proposed open-access fiber network</p><p>My story at link below on how DC is empowering neighborhood residents with strategic investments rather than displacing them through gentrification</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/broadband" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>broadband</span></a> <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> </p><p><a href="https://communitynets.org/content/destination-crenshaw-breathes-life-open-air-museum-and-emerging-digital-equity-zone" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">communitynets.org/content/dest</span><span class="invisible">ination-crenshaw-breathes-life-open-air-museum-and-emerging-digital-equity-zone</span></a></p>
ardeninred<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://glammr.us/@jessamyn" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>jessamyn</span></a></span> . . . some orgs I've talked to have had success with <a href="https://glammr.us/tags/digitalequity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>digitalequity</span></a> programs to provide tablets with a custom home screen to quickly get to the most important / desired apps, and training people how to use them . . . except the devices become obsolete too quickly and people have to start over again.</p>
ardeninred<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://glammr.us/@jessamyn" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>jessamyn</span></a></span> YES! There's a real tension in the <a href="https://glammr.us/tags/digitalequity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>digitalequity</span></a> work I'm doing with orgs, sellers, and govts wanting to get everyone online, but not doing anything particularly helpful to make it easier for people to do things online when they want to keep it simple!</p>
thefluffy007<p>: She believed she could, so she did.</p><p>Congratulations to our Founder and Executive Director, Jasmine M. Jackson, who completed her year-long <a href="https://newsmast.social/tags/NCEPFP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NCEPFP</span></a> (Education Policy Fellowship Program) and delved into education policy at the state (North Carolina) and federal levels!</p><p>We can't wait to use the information our founder learned through her fellowship to better service our future accelerators with <a href="https://newsmast.social/tags/digitalliteracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>digitalliteracy</span></a> and <a href="https://newsmast.social/tags/cybersecurityeducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cybersecurityeducation</span></a> by exposing and having them thrive in the technological age. </p><p>If you're in the education policy, digital literacy, or cybersecurity education space and want to learn more about T-ATP, click the link: <a href="https://www.t-atp.org" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">t-atp.org</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://newsmast.social/tags/digitalequity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>digitalequity</span></a> <a href="https://newsmast.social/tags/digitalliteracymatters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>digitalliteracymatters</span></a> <a href="https://newsmast.social/tags/digitalequitychampion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>digitalequitychampion</span></a> <a href="https://newsmast.social/tags/educationequity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>educationequity</span></a> <a href="https://newsmast.social/tags/educationpolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>educationpolicy</span></a> <a href="https://newsmast.social/tags/educationlaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>educationlaw</span></a> <a href="https://newsmast.social/tags/digitalinclusion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>digitalinclusion</span></a> <a href="https://newsmast.social/tags/techforgood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>techforgood</span></a> <a href="https://newsmast.social/tags/techinnovation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>techinnovation</span></a> <a href="https://newsmast.social/tags/nced" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nced</span></a> <a href="https://newsmast.social/tags/eradicatingthedigitaldivideonestudentatatime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>eradicatingthedigitaldivideonestudentatatime</span></a> <br><a href="https://newsmast.social/tags/academia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>academia</span></a> <a href="https://newsmast.social/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>research</span></a> <a href="https://newsmast.social/tags/academicchatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>academicchatter</span></a> <a href="https://newsmast.social/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a> <a href="https://newsmast.social/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://newsmast.social/tags/fedilaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fedilaw</span></a> <a href="https://newsmast.social/tags/justice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>justice</span></a> <a href="https://newsmast.social/tags/Engineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Engineering</span></a> <a href="https://newsmast.social/tags/CivilEngineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CivilEngineering</span></a></p>
Alameda Post<p>The Alameda Free Library is leveling up digital equity with their new Laptop Lending Program. Anyone who doesn't have a computer at home can now check out a laptop for up to three days.</p><p><a href="https://alamedapost.com/news/alameda-free-library-introduces-laptop-lending-program/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">alamedapost.com/news/alameda-f</span><span class="invisible">ree-library-introduces-laptop-lending-program/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/alameda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>alameda</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/AlamedaFreeLibrary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AlamedaFreeLibrary</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/DigitalEquity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalEquity</span></a></p>
Rafi Goldberg :dc_badge:<p>Big day for <a href="https://dmv.community/tags/digitalequity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>digitalequity</span></a>!</p><p><a href="https://www.ntia.gov/press-release/2024/biden-harris-administration-allocates-more-800-million-increase-digital" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ntia.gov/press-release/2024/bi</span><span class="invisible">den-harris-administration-allocates-more-800-million-increase-digital</span></a></p>
Sean Gonsalves<p>The 11th Tribal Broadband Bootcamp is rolling!</p><p>It's now an even more immersive three-day learning experience for Tribes planning or building their own broadband networks</p><p>Click link below for my story on how they're seriously digging in</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> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/IndigenousMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousMastodon</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://communitynets.org/content/tribal-broadband-bootcamp-advances-underground-and-above" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">communitynets.org/content/trib</span><span class="invisible">al-broadband-bootcamp-advances-underground-and-above</span></a></p>
New resource alert
This week the American Association for Public Broadband published a new handbook tailored to guide local officials in navigating the logistical, technical, financial, and political challenges in building municipal broadband networks.
Link below for my story on the new handbook with a link to full guide
https://communitynets.org/content/aapb-and-benton-publish-new-handbook-how-build-public-broadband-network
Word is bond
Click link below for my story on how ECFiber, a municipal #broadband network in Vermont, earned a BB bond rating from S&P and found a way to save on borrowing costs in financing the construction of its municipal fiber network
Municipal broadband continues to score victories as NY Gov Kathy Hochul announces a $228 million infusion of federal funds the Empire State will earmark for its recently established Municipal Infrastructure Program
My story at link below
#Internet #InternetForAll #DigitalEquity
https://communitynets.org/content/new-york-launches-municipal-infrastructure-program
: Our first event of 2024! T-ATP will be at the McCrorey YMCA for their Teen Tech Summit. This summit is to show underrepresented communities they can be innovators and not just tech consumers. T-ATP will discuss digital literacy and cybersecurity skills and why they're essential in this climate. If you're free, join us! #digitalliteracymatters #digitalequity #educationequity #digitalinclusion #techforgood #digitalequitychampion #cybersecurityeducation #educationadvocacy #techinnovation
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