Digital Inclusion is about ensuring those facing exclusion whether as a result of digital poverty or accessibility changes are not left behind or excluded. More digital services means more of us have to make sure we can take part, but these solutions must ensure that barriers are not included through lack of awareness. Digital inclusion ensures everyone has access to devices and connectivity and the skills, capabilities, and motivation to take part. It is a human right and when done well can benefit the bottom line. This topic will include content about how AI has the dual potential to both reduce and exacerbate the digital inclusion gap.
Jazz Rasool Director, AI Coaching Alliance (AICA)
Rheanne Bennie, Lindsay Stephens, Aesha Zafar & Maxine Paintain, DWP Digital
Michael McLaughlin, Digital lead, HACT
April 2019
There are multiple communication options used by people who are deaf or who have hearing loss. And, in the last five years, advances in automatic speech recognition (ASR) have opened up further options. Across the UK, 11 million people are currently affected by deafness or […]
March 2019
Government is for everyone Designing inclusive services is really important. One of government’s core roles is providing services that meet people’s needs, and because government is not a shop, we can’t pick and choose who uses those services, and users don’t get a choice of […]
February 2019
A CAPTCHA, (an acronym for “completely automated public Turing test to tell computers and humans apart”), is a test used in computing to determine whether or not the user is human. You’ve all seen those distorted codes or image-selection challenges that you need to pass […]
February 2019
The continuing rise of digital technologies means that the world is rapidly changing. We often take for granted the opportunities we have to bank or shop online, or to use the internet to speak to a relative on the other side of the world. But […]
February 2019
Loneliness has a huge impact on our lives and 85% of young disabled people say they feel lonely. Can the next generation of robots really help us feel less lonely? We live in a world of convenience; a world in which technology has meant that […]
January 2019
The plain fact is that there are an awful lot of inaccessible websites and apps out there – contrary to both legal requirements and good business sense. We’ve been calling for the UK Government to give the law some teeth for several years now. Let’s […]
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