by Laura Hadley | Dec 3, 2021 | DigiKnow, Digital access, Digital Stockport
December 3rd marks International Day of People with Disabilities (IDPWD), a day to celebrate the challenges, barriers, and opportunities for people with disabilities. The theme for this year’s IDPWD is “Fighting for rights in the post-COVID era”. Because, since...
by Nicola Wallace Dean | Nov 19, 2021 | Collaboration, Communities, DigiKnow, Digital Stockport
Starting Point, as part of the DigiKnow network, has always been aware of some people’s struggle to get online. The issues of digital exclusion and data poverty existed before COVID-19, and we have previously acknowledged the need for broadband and affordable...
by Clare Redfern | Oct 13, 2021 | Collaboration, Communities, DigiKnow, Digital Stockport
Someone said to me today that they can see I’m ‘very passionate and enthusiastic about supporting people to get online’. On reflection, I think yes, I am. But why? I took a moment to think about it and I think it’s because I’m a big advocate for sharing opportunities,...
by James Wilson | Sep 20, 2021 | Collaboration, Communities, DigiKnow, Digital Stockport
During the COVID-19 lockdowns, with libraries and public Wi-Fi unavailable, many residents lost access to the internet, and were unable to afford the devices or data they needed to get online. So, in the summer of 2020, using a Stockport Local Fund grant we set up...
by Martin Roberts | Aug 26, 2021 | Communities, DigiKnow, Digital Stockport
With the easing of COVID-19 restrictions we can once again turn on our Open+ self-service technology in those libraries where it was previously available. And we’ve extended the technology to another three libraries. Open+ technology, provided by Bibliotheca, enables...
by Nicola Wallace Dean | Jul 28, 2021 | Collaboration, Communities, DigiKnow, Digital Stockport
This week, Virgin Media O2 and Good Things Foundation launched their plans for the first ever National Databank to tackle data poverty, by providing free mobile data to people in need. In this post, reposted from Starting Point’s website, Nicola Wallace Dean, founder...
