It aims to help older adults engage with digital technology and use it to reduce social isolation. The Digital Inclusion Project is open to people around Furness. It includes online sessions for elderly residents, with an online breakfast club currently running every Monday from 10:00am until midday. There are also singing and exercise sessions available too. If needed, Age UK can loan out a number of tablets to residents to help them access the internet and have a team of digital champions ready to help guide them. The organisation is also aiming to team up with fellow firms to build up a library of resources that can protect users against the likes of scamming.
Age UK Barrow and District aim to help people get online
Project aims to tackle problems with getting online
A south Cumbrian charity is launching a new project aimed at addressing the problems preventing people from getting online.
Age UK Barrow and District are launching a new project aimed at addressing four categories of challenges that the Government identified that stops people from going online:Â
Access – the ability to actually go online and connect to the internetÂ
Skills – to be able to use the internetÂ
Motivation – knowing the reasons why using the internet is a good thingÂ
Trust – a fear of crime, or not knowing where to start to go onlineÂ
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A&M-San Antonio using USAA grant to help students with new tech devices
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But having the tools isn’t enough if the user doesn’t know how to use them.
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That’s where Texas A&M University-San Antonio is stepping in with help from a $750,000 grant from USAA.
A&M-San Antonio is expanding its help desk to double as a service for families in southern Bexar County and as a training initiative for middle and high school students who want to explore a career in basic technology support.
It’s called the Digital Inclusion Project.
“What we realized pretty quickly is that students and families in the school districts need additional help,” said Carl Sheperis, dean of the College of Education and Human Development.