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Digital Inclusion in 2024 and Beyond
In 2023-2024, Teeniors' founder Trish Lopez and the NM Technology Council presented a peer group on Digital Inclusion each month, with panelists from different areas of our community - open and free to all. Below are the summaries of those discussions. If you would like to get in touch with any of the presenters or speakers, please contact Trish: [email protected]. PresentationsIntroduction: What is Digital Inclusion?
with Teeniors founder, Trish Lopez (30 min + Q&A) | March 2023 Email for recording Digital Inclusion means access to the internet, to devices like computers and cell phones, as well as the understanding of how to use them. It also means access to jobs, education, social connection, and community. Yet too many people still experience a massive lack of access because of their income, age, abilities, language/culture, or place of residence. This issue exists across the country. Trish shares a brief history of that divide, successes in closing the gap, and ways we can create space for those who want to be included in learning to navigate the online world. Quick and easy to watch! 
PAST EVENT: Feb, 2024
Digital Inclusion: Teens - The Good & Bad of Social Media Guest Speakers: Jonathan Sims and Stephine Poston 
PAST EVENT: Dec, 2023
Digital Inclusion: Native Communities & Tribal Lands Guest Speakers: Jonathan Sims and Stephine Poston 
PAST EVENT: Nov, 2023
Digital Inclusion: Our Black Communities Guest Speakers: Cathryn McGill and Ajani Smith 
PAST EVENT: Oct, 2023
Digital Inclusion: Our Rural Communities Guest Speakers: Jennifer Nevarez and Christie Ann Harvey 
PAST EVENT: Sept, 2023
Digital Inclusion: How to Make Your Website More Accessible Guest Speaker: Eli Fresquez, NM Civil Rights Attorney and Chair of City of Santa Fe Committee on Disability 
PAST EVENT: August 2023
Digital Inclusion: Our Elder Community Guest speakers discuss challenges older adults face with technology and overcoming struggles to adapt to our digital world. 
PAST EVENT: June 2023
People with Disabilities & Different Abilities - Guest speakers discussed inclusion and access for people with physical and mental abilities that differ from the norm. 
PAST EVENT: May 2023
Digital Inclusion: People in Prison & Their Families Experts discuss the prison industrial complex where private tech companies profit—unhindered by competition—from inmates who typically earn $0.15 - $0.95 cents an hour behind bars. Also discussed: NM correctional institutions who lack internet access altogether. 
PAST EVENT: April 2023
Digital Inclusion: Immigrants in NM This discussion centered on our-Spanish-speaking community who are building literacy, language, and tech skills so they can apply for jobs and succeed in their new culture. Email for recording 
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