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Emergency Broadband Benefit gives internet discount to qualifying households
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC), in collaboration with internet service provider companies, has launched a temporary program to help families and households struggling to afford internet service during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB) provides a discount of up to $50 per month toward broadband service for eligible households (and up to $75 per month for households on qualifying Tribal lands). Home and mobile internet service providers offering the EBB discount in the Seattle area include Comcast (Xfinity), CenturyLink, Wave, AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon, PCs for People, and Human I-T. For more information including a list of local participating providers, read our Tech Talk blog post.
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Global Accessibility Awareness Day
May 20 marked Global Accessibility Awareness Day, an annual event held each year to promote awareness on digital accessibility and to get everyone talking, thinking, and learning about digital access and inclusion.
Seattle IT is committed to accessibility awareness as well as diversity and inclusion. Seattle IT sponsored the Seattle.gov Redesign Project—a multi-year effort to move all City websites into an enterprise content management system, Ingeniux, with an updated standard design. As of February 2021, all department websites are on the Ingeniux platform using usability and accessibility-tested templates and components. Before then, the rate of accessibility errors varied drastically depending on the platform and the design. Read more on our Tech Talk blog
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Free public Wi-Fi for a better connected city
Seattle Information Technology's Geographic Information System team has updated Seattle's Free Public Wi-Fi map. Most libraries, community centers and public buildings are closed or have very limited openings due to the COVID-19 pandemic. These public facilities offer free Wi-Fi. Sites with interior Wi-Fi may provide a limited signal outside the building. https://maps.seattle.gov/publicwifi
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Fourth Public Comment Period Opening for Technologies Subject to the City’s Surveillance Ordinance
The City of Seattle has published the fourth set of draft Surveillance Impact Reports (SIRs) for four of the 26 currently existing surveillance technologies, per the Surveillance Ordinance.
The City of Seattle is looking for the public’s input on the SIRs to help the provide the City Council with insight into community perspective and ensure City policies responsibly govern the use of these technologies. Read more on our Tech Talk blog...
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