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Assisted digital

Smartphones and people with disabilities: the power and the promise

Robin Christopherson and Simon Leeming, 24 January 2017 - About digital inclusion, Assisted digital, Digital Economy

Robin Christopherson MBE is Head of Digital Inclusion at AbilityNet, a UK charity that helps older people and disabled people of all ages use computers and the internet. Here he...

Digital Inclusion and Government Services

Khadejah Al Harbi and beccyrussel, 21 November 2014 - About digital engagement, Assisted digital, User research

...being online - this is digital inclusion support. Research shows that there are four key barriers: skills, access, motivation and trust - what this means for each service will vary...

Building a ‘digital community’: The Castle House sheltered housing scheme

Khadejah Al Harbi, 14 November 2014 - About digital engagement, Assisted digital, User research, Visits

A few weeks ago, members of the GDS Digital Inclusion and Assisted Digital team visited Castle House, a sheltered housing scheme that serves elderly and vulnerable people in Lambeth where they have created a “digital community”. The aim was to …

The internet gives people “an advantage for everything”

Khadejah Al Harbi, 15 August 2014 - Assisted digital, User research, Visits

...search for jobs. He also uses google maps to work out where potential jobs are and how to get to interviews. He says it’s “better to be here than at...

Digital Skills and Inclusion blog

Digital skills are vital for both individuals and the economy. Digital inclusion is about having the right access, skills, motivation and trust to confidently go online. We use this blog to tell you about what government and its partners are doing to help people to benefit from all the advantages the internet can offer.

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