Nonviolent Choice Directory
...because there are, and can be,
better ways than abortion...
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FREE AND LOW-COST INTERNET AND COMPUTING RESOURCES
Yes, the Internet can bring the world closer together--but so far that has happened only for a relative few. The "Digital Divide" between materially richer and materially poorer persists.
According to Internet World Stats, only 26.6% of Earth's nearly 6.7 billion-plus population has access to the Internet. And even among the fraction who enjoy affordable access, there are many disabled persons who cannot take advantage of it because so many websites are inaccessible by design.
This website, like the book it grows out of, seeks to open up global learning, deliberation, and action over the human rights of life and nonviolent choice. We cannot aspire to that goal without addressing the Digital Divide. So we include this brief guide to free or (relatively) inexpensive computing and Internet resources that can help to bridge the gap.
If you are reading this, obviously you, or at least someone you know, has some sort of Internet access. But you may still be able to benefit from these resources. But whether or not you can personally benefit--why not write down, print out, or link online to this page for the sake of others? Thank you!
Bridges.org Guide to Free IT [Information Technology]. Where to find donated computers, low-cost computers, technology-savy volunteers, online technology-savy volunteers, free website development and hosting, free website hosting and email, and free software (word processors, graphics tools,etc.). Note: If you cannnot access the guide on the Web, try requesting a copy from the publisher, Bridges.org, an international nonprofit devoted to bridging the global Digital Divide and using the Internet to build democratic societies. Email info@bridges.org, or contact one of its offices: PO Box 26970, Kampala, Uganda, phone +256 31 280073; PO Box 715, Cape Town 8001 South Africa, phone +27 21 465 9713; United States phone +1 202 234 4492, fax +1 202 318 7792. Or...you can try retrieving it with just an email account (see below).
Bridge the Digital Divide.
cybercafes. Database of "4208 internet cafes in 141 countries" and counting.
Cynthia Says. Offers a free tool for evaluating your webpage's accessibility to disabled Internet users. This tool tests one page at a time, at a rate of about one page per minute (depending, of course, on your connection speed).
DigitalDivide.org
Digital Divide Network.
Everything by E-Mail. How to access and get around the World Wide Web with only an email account.
Free Books, Medical Journals, and Medical Textbooks, & Other Educational Materials Online. The Online Books Page offers over 25,000 free online titles on many subjects and in many languages. Free Books 4 Doctors and Free Medical Journals give health care workers worldwide access to the information they seek, as does the inestimable Supercourse: Epidemiology, the Internet, and Global Health, a "global repository of lectures on public health and prevention targeting educators across the world." Need an actual offline, nonelectronic, print book for free? WorldCat allows you to search the catalogs of thousands of libraries worldwide.
The Homeless Stay Wired and Laptops Give Hope to the Homeless. Homeless people in the US find ways to bridge the digital divide.
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