Posts tagged: Access
Captioning on all videos
Please be encouraged to have all videos be captioned. Otherwise there is the digital divide lingering on no matter!
This website is not accessible - because all videos are not captioned and so it is not called ACCESS. I think it is miswording unless you consider adding captions.
CM, SSW
Setting Goals for Internent Access in America
Any plan for the future of Internet access in America must have clear justifiable goals. For example, do we want to play catch up to Japan which already offers its citizens more than 100 Gbps for $20/month or with S. Korea which has nearly ubiquitous access.
I believe the discussion is not whether to build out Internet access to everyone in the U.S. This is a given. Everyone in the U.S.
IMPORTANT NOTICE about High Speed
I work fulltime on the Internet. In fact, I own and run a webhosting company out of Panama where we have 6 fibre optic networks coming into our data center. Where I live however, I can only get a very second rate satellite service. I have to drive 15 miles to get what I need for high speed when I need it.... VERY frustrating.
Now... VERY, VERY IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR YOU ALL.
Expense
One of the most frequent barriers to access is income. I am a retired public servant. I have been teacher, social worker, and advocate for persons with disabilities my entire prefessional life. Now tha I am retired and disabled myself, I find that my usual means of communication is the internet. I use it to stay in touch with my children, grandchildren, and friends.
Counties Could Take the Lead
I have tried for years to get my county government to conduct a survey by mailing out forms to be returned and/or by doing this on a county government web site. The survey would include the type of Internet access respondents have, the cost, the provider and the general amount of time it is used on a weekly basis.
Digital Divide Details
Access to the Internet in the USA is unfortunately highly related to class, geography and race. It's time to close the digital divide.
Small Businesses can't afford the Business Rate
I have a very small business as a freelancer and I can't afford the business rate that Time Warner offers.
As a video editor and a sometimes motion graphic artist I don't make big bucks. Some do, but not me.
BPL - Broadband via Power Lines
The technology exist to provide broadband access to everyone in the country, that currently has electricity running to their homes.
Rhonda Locklear, Robeson County NC
Doug Locklear and Rhonda Locklear, members of the Lumbee Tribe, say people where they live in Robeson County simply can’t afford the high-speed Internet connections that could lead to other opportunities.
Sam Adams, Rutherford County, North Carolina
In Rutherford County, Sam Adams, a senior IBM researcher, spent thousands of dollars to erect his own broadband tower so he could continue working. But he knows not everyone has that luxury, and that widespread broadband access in the area could jumpstart a local economy that has been decimated by the disappearing textile industry.
