Did you know that people with disability are more at risk of being left behind in the digital world?
Good Things Australia and Down Syndrome Australia have good news! Our Digital Champions are here to close the digital divide for people with intellectual disability.
Our first 10 Digital Champions are getting ready to educate community organisations and support workers on how they can best support people with intellectual disability to be confident and safe online.
Watch our video to learn more about this exciting initiative and stay tuned to hear how you can book a Digital Champion to come and speak at your organisation.
Video transcript
0:06: As a Digital Champion, I like to help others to build confidence and skills else make the most of the internet.
0:20: I like, I love to help people to use and stay safe online and don’t get any chances and try to be careful and extra safe.
0:34: Good Things Australia and Down Syndrome Australia are happily partnering up together to create Digital Champions, a task force to reduce the digital divide that we can find with people with disability.
0:51: DSA is extremely excited to announce partnership with Good Things Australia on this Digital Champions program where we are aiming to educate as many people in the community as we can about internet safety and digital safety.
1:04: We’re going to empower people with intellectual disability who are our Digital Champions, but also who they come into contact with and share their information with.
1:14: Inclusion in every space is so important to us all at Down Syndrome Australia, so we are so excited to partner up and give our community members the tools that they’re gonna need to, to teach everybody how to be safe with technology.
1:26: And building relationships and finding partners online.
1:29: That is what we want to make sure that everyone feels comfortable and confident in doing, and our Digital Champions will do that.
1:37: As a Digital Champion, I have
1:42: An opportunity to meet new people and grow my skills.
1:49: I like to do meaningful work and work that is inspiring me.
1:56: I’m so proud of myself.