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Recommendation 5:
Research whether additional “light” or “lightweight” versions of websites can be developed in order to decrease demand on the internet for individuals trying to access these sites ( CBC news recently launched “CBC Lite” to make news more accessible to rural and remote Canadians. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/introducingcbc-lite-1.5943819)
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Recommendation 23:
Provide youth with ongoing training around technology, so they are able to use it safely to maintain social connections and are able to protect themselves from online bullying or trafficking.
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Recommendation 53:
Provide youth with appropriate technology to do school including devices, Wi-Fi, and a quiet space to study. Interactive learning should be supported to keep youth engaged.
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Recommendation 1:
Provide reliable technology to all youth in need. Technology for all youth needs to be seen as a basic need and high priority at this time. The inequities in access to technology are resulting in increased disparity in access to education—and potentially life-saving support to vulnerable youth. Youth need access to internet, cell-phones, laptops, and printers in order to have equal access to education and supports.
COVID-19 & Youth Homelessness Special Report
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BC Coalition to End Youth Homelessness
BC Coalition to End Youth Homelessness
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2020
2020
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Recommendation 34:
Provide publicly funded, universally available, high-speed at-home Internet access for all in B.C. regardless of immigration or citizenship status.
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Recommendation 36:
Provide a B.C. Technology Fund and non-repayable grants to all enrolled in the $10-a-month affordability initiative and increase digital literacy training province-wide to address online safety, security, privacy, and disinformation.
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Recommendation 9:
Protecting the right of Canadians to engage in critique of foreigngovernments.
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Recommendation 11:
Organizations can promote anti-violence worker’s wellbeing and prevent burnout (which could impact service delivery) by developing occupational health and wellbeing policies that reflect new delivery methods and contexts such as those that utilize more technology, including remote service delivery or work from home situations.
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Recommendation 4:
ISPs could consider partnering with RRIs communities to develop alternatives so that communities have increased choices. This could work in conjunction with increased affordable internet and phone plans, as well as related equity and accessibility reviews (Organizations such as Pathways to Technology and The First Nations Technology Council are working in this field).
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Recommendation 80:
Increase youth’s safety and security around online activities to mitigate risks of exploitation and online bullying.
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