More information, go to….
Expo – https://www.delawaredeaf.org/links/expo-2022
5k Walk/Run – https://dsdeaf.org/languageAccess5K
Xbox Celebrates the Gaming and Disability Community for Global Accessibility Awareness Day
Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) is a great time to bring visibility to the importance of digital access and inclusion and to celebrate the over 400 million players with disabilities playing and creating across the globe. Today, I am excited to share some of the work Team Xbox has done in partnership with the disability community, to bring the power of play and connection to more people. For it is only when we all come together, are intentional about our focus on accessibility throughout the year, and push for more representation in our games and people creating them, that we can truly make Xbox a place where everyone can have fun and experience the joy of gaming. To us this means,
Read on at https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2022/05/19/xbox-celebrates-the-gaming-and-disability-community.
A similar story related to this from Sorenson – https://www.sorenson.com/press/press-releases/sorenson-and-xbox-disrupt-gaming-industry-by-providing-asl-access.
Affordable Connectivity Program (aka: Internet)
The Affordable Connectivity Program is an FCC benefit program that helps ensure that households can afford the broadband they need for work, school, healthcare and more.
The benefit provides a discount of up to $30 per month toward internet service for eligible households and up to $75 per month for households on qualifying Tribal lands. Eligible households can also receive a one-time discount of up to $100 to purchase a laptop, desktop computer, or tablet from participating providers if they contribute more than $10 and less than $50 toward the purchase price.
The Affordable Connectivity Program is limited to one monthly service discount and one device discount per household.
More Information – https://www.fcc.gov/acp.
*** DAD Note: This program is used if internet providers do not have a program setup. Comcast/Xfinity and T-Mobile has their own version and other providers may have something. **