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Karla Suomala

Five organizations receive SF Tech Council grants

April 12, 2021 By Karla Suomala

SF Tech Council (SFTC) is pleased to announce it has awarded a total of $50,000 in grants to five local organizations as part of the Equity and Innovation Pilot Project. Funding for this project comes from Metta Fund to be administered by SFTC in partnership with Community Living Campaign. The… Read More ›

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Equity Through Technology: A Conversation With Google

January 26, 2021 By Karla Suomala

On Jan. 20, 2021, Manny Fernandes and Parker Mills from the Google Cloud Public Sector Team joined the SF Tech Council for a conversation about how Google is collaborating with local and state government agencies throughout the country to advance digital equity through technology-based solutions. Learn more by… Read More ›

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Health Equity Through Digital Inclusion

January 11, 2021 By Karla Suomala

At our November, 2020, meeting the SF Tech Council invited Raenika Butler, Adult Day Health Center, Bayview Hunters Point, Aurora Alvorado, Mission Neighborhood Centers, and Brittney Doyle, WISE Health to talk about digital inclusion and health in their communities. Their presentations are available by video in this post… Read More ›

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Advancing Digital Inclusion Through a Racial Equity Lens

November 18, 2020 By Karla Suomala

Check out our series of short videos on Digital Inclusion and Racial Equity. Find out what’s happening in the SF Bay area from local experts and professionals.In her presentation, Applying Racial Equity Frameworks a the SF Dept. of Disability & Aging, Adithi Vellore, from… Read More ›

Filed Under: digital inclusion, Policy, SFTC News

Innovating & Growing during COVID-19: New Videos!

August 17, 2020 By Karla Suomala

At our August 6, 2020, Access & Learning Workgroup  Webinar,  featured presenters were Amber Carroll, Director of Well Connected (Covia), and Erin Lauridsen, Director of Access Technology at Lighthouse for the Blind & Visually Impaired. Find out what’s happening at these organizations, including new programming in Spanish; new, more  accessible… Read More ›

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Ageism & Ableism are Alive and Well during COVID-19

April 27, 2020 By Karla Suomala

by San Francisco Tech Council …bridging the digital divide for older adults and people with disabilities.  With special thanks to Steering Committee members Anne Hinton, Al Leveckis,  Tiffany Yu. COVID-19 has revealed much about who we are as people and as a society. Much of it is positive and hopeful,… Read More ›

Filed Under: Connectivity and Internet Access, digital inclusion, Internet Access, Policy

COVID-19 Resources

March 26, 2020 By Karla Suomala

Are you overwhelmed by the amount of data and information about the COVID-19 pandemic?  Not sure what is credible?  Are you wondering about the best cleaning & disinfecting practices?  What about protecting older adults and people with disabilities?  Concerned about pandemic-related scams and frauds? Check out the following Covid-19 resources,… Read More ›

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