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AI’s transformative role in accessibility

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Key policies include the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and to Title II (Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in State and Local Government Services, 2024), which require state and local government entities to provide fully accessible digital resources.

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Only 27 percent of states plan to sustain K-12 digital access as federal programs end

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“Nearly every career pathway today demands tech literacy and digital citizenship skills–not just the jobs of tomorrow. It calls for reliable internet access for all K-12 students that meets updated FCC broadband benchmarks and emphasizes the need for individual, regularly updated internet-enabled devices.

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Dear Liberal Arts Major: STEM Companies Need Your Skills to Grow

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Jennifer Wolochow, product manager at Coursera The trend, at one level, underscores how more opportunities have opened up for liberal arts majors for whom it is now easier to acquire new skills to land a job in tech. A sociology degree from Harvard led to a number of local government and nonprofit jobs in New York after graduation.

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Increasing K-12 tech accessibility

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What’s more, giving children access to technology from a young age allows them to begin building the tech skills they will need in the workforce. Schools should also look into available grants from state and local governments, as well as from private foundations. Partnerships with tech businesses.

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Kajeet Awards $550,000 To 22 Organizations for Purchasing Connectivity Solutions That Drive Digital Inclusion in Education

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(PRWEB) JUNE 23, 2022 — Kajeet® , a leading provider of wireless connectivity, software and hardware solutions that deliver secure, reliable and managed IoT solutions to over 3,000 businesses, schools and districts, and state and local governments, today announced the 22 recipients of its 2022 Homework Gap Grant.

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Supporting Students Means Taking Care of Parents, Too. Here?s How Schools Can Help.

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All the while, coaches worked with parents to develop skills for stress management and other coping mechanisms to help mitigate the impact of the current environment. This has helped families tremendously in getting access to accurate, reliable, and actionable information and support.

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Can Colleges Reach Beyond Campus to Foster ‘Digital Equity’ in Communities?

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There are also big needs in cutting technology costs, teaching people digital literacy and technical skills, and producing online tools and publishing materials that are relevant and helpful to people from diverse backgrounds and different neighborhoods. Just having access doesn’t matter unless you can afford it.”