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The digital Divide

Digital Differences

Generally, who is left out? Why?

What can be done to fix the problem?

What Divides?

Global: developed vs. developing

Geographic: urban vs. rural

Generational: old vs. young

Economic: wealthy vs. poor

Physical: able-bodied vs. disabled

Knowledge: those that know vs. don't know

Knowledge gap hypothesis

Discuss how internet access varies in other countries.

How do people overcome problems?

Class Exercise (groups of 4-6)

Why are these companies doing this?

What motivates them?

Will they succeed?

How China Is Changing Your Internet - NYT

Gatekeepers

Controlling access to the web

Corporate Control

Choose a company that makes it difficult to access information

What do you need to access?

Why does it occur?

How could they improve?

Class exercise (groups of 4-6)

Googlearchy

What does it mean?

Why is there a problem?

Spidering

A 'bot' or autonomous program indexes websites, adding information to a database that is used to generate results.

Everything happens autonomously using a complex proprietary algorithm

Search
Engine
Optimization

Black vs. White hat

Collective Stupidity

Filter Bubble

Net Neutrality

ON-tario?

Canadian Internet Use Survey

(CIUS 2012)

• 94% have access (sort of, daily vs monthly)
• 25% of 74+ use the Internet in last year
• 62% of non-users had no interest in accessing the net
• Urban dwellers > Rural

Law

The Access for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA)

W3C Guidelines (not the law)
Levels: AAA, AA, A

Methods

• Reduce webpage complexity
• Linear structure
• Descriptive text
• alt attributes in <img> tags
• CC in videos
• Contrast & colour considerations

Access for people with disabilities

AODA

• 2005: Customer service standard
• 2011: Transport, employment, communication
• Supporting & monitoring compliance
• Province-wide & mandatory

Why?

• Independence
• Dignity
• Integration
• Equal Opportunity