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Here's what you'll find at the Comcast Digital Literacy Lab in Northeast
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At the Comcast Digital Literacy Lab.
(Courtesy photo)
Full disclosure: Comcast was the title sponsor of Philly Tech Week 2016,
which was organized by Technical.ly.
Hats off to Technical.ly contributor Maggie Heffernan, who first
reported on that $10,000 grant from Comcast to a disability and
education nonprofit called SPIN (Special People in the Northeast). Last
week, the nonprofit unveiled the results of the investment: the Comcast
Digital Literacy Lab, housed inside SPIN’s Norcom Community Center.
The lab is focused on giving some high school students and adults with
disabilities the digital skills they need to lead more independent, SPIN
CEO Kathy Brown McHale said in a press release.
At the ceremony, teens and adults with disabilities showcased the use of
assistive technology and apps, assisted speech devices and
eye-controlled gear. The lab houses 20 computers and five tablets
equipped with accessibility apps.
Comcast gave the nonprofit an extension of the original grant for a
total investment of $20,000. There was also a $3,000 donation through
Gwynedd Mercy University’s Special Education Club 5K, in memory of Alex
Valeno.
The tablets are equipped with accesibility tools. (Courtesy photo)
The tablets are equipped with accesibility tools. (Courtesy photo)
“The digital divide can impact families in many ways and Comcast is
committed to help closing it by offering Internet Essentials and
partnering with organizations such as SPIN to help people get the skills
they need to take advantage of all the resources the internet has to
offer,” said Comcast Regional Vice President of Community Investment
Robert Smith.
Users can have access to assisted speech tools. (Courtesy photo)
Users can have access to assisted speech tools. (Courtesy photo)
People interested in contacting the nonprofit’s digital literacy program
for people with disabilities can contact the Norcom Community
Center through its website or by calling 215-613-1070.
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Roberto Torres
Roberto Torres became Technical.ly Lead Philly Reporter in May 2016.
Prior, he was a freelance contributor to Technical.ly and Al Dia News.
The native Venezuelan moved to Philadelphia in 2015 after reporting on
research at his alma mater, the University of Zulia. Whenever he's not
fencing deadlines, he can be found standing in line at Overbrook Pizza
in West Philly, running Netflix/Hulu marathons with his wife or reading
news from Venezuela.
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