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Cheerful senior friends looking at digital tablet while resting in nursing home

Connecting Our Seniors

Fancy a cooking class or comedy show? Council’s 2023 Senior Festival has it all! Kicking off on Wednesday, February 1, the largest celebration for seniors in the southern hemisphere is now right around the corner, with an abundance of events happening right here in Penrith. NSW Seniors Festival is an…

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Read more about the article The Importance of Digital Inclusion
Not all children in Australia experienced remote learning equally.

The Importance of Digital Inclusion

A national project is exploring internet access for low-income families, and its impact on their education and lifelong learning opportunities. The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the vital role played by the internet and digital access, in bringing social and economic inclusion to different communities around the world — however, for many…

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Chris Olsen pointing out real time attack vectors on the screens.

Avoid Getting Scammed

If you’ve recently fallen victim to an online scam, you’re not alone. With giants such as Medibank and Optus being hacked, it seems no one is safe. It’s for this reason that it’s now more important than ever to scrub up on your digital literacy skills, so you can recognise…

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Volunteers Needed

Digital Literacy Foundation needs Auslan speaking tech mate Michael Robinson of Katoomba was born profoundly deaf and is now desperately seeking an Auslan speaking tech mate. Because of his disability, everything takes longer for Mr Robinson. He missed out on NDIS funding because by the time he was able to…

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Program attendee Geoffrey with DLF Volunteer Coordinator, Cecilia, at a recent session with Hawkesbury Library Service. Picture supplied.

iPad Offer

Digital Literacy Foundation Offers iPads, Internet Training for Hawkesbury Seniors A program that teaches senior citizens how to use iPads and the internet is being trialled at Hawkesbury Library Service and the organisers are inviting more residents to participate. Jaye Gaff, Programs & Communications Manager at the Digital Literacy Foundation,…

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