Digital Citizenship

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Digital Access

Digital Access: full electronic participation in society regardless of gender, race, age, ethnicity, and physical or mental challenges. Technology leaders must be aware and support electronic access for everyone to create a foundation for digital citizenship. Digital exclusion of any kind does not enhance the growth of human beings in an electronic society. One gender should not have preferential treatment over another. Electronic access should not be determined by race. All ethnic groups should have equal access. Physical or mental challenges that prevent access to technology have to be overcome. Digital citizenship includes a commitment to equal digital access. To become productive citizenships, we need institutions that are committed to equal digital access.

Links to Current Articles

Wired News - New Typeface to Help Dyslexics
New York Times - Eluding the Web's Snare
Wired News - Are You Too Stupid to Surf?
USA Today - Sharpton Protests Mich. Interent Voting Plan
BBC News - Brazil Bets on Linux Cybercafes
Wired News - World's Tech Have-Nots Confer
LA Times - Spanish-Language Option May Give Sites Jump On Competition
Edutopia Online - The Digital Divide: Where We Are Today
New York TImes - The Net's Late Bloomers
Infotoday.com - Mind the Gap: The digital Divide as the Civil Rights Issue of the New Millennium
Wired News - Blind Get Earful of Spam Daily

Links to Relevant Websites

DigitalDivide.org
Southern Connecticut State University - Research Center on Computing and Society (Equity and Access Resources)
Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory - Closing the Equity Gap
W3C - Website Accessibility

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