This training will give practical hints and tips on how you can motivate and support people to build their digital skill and confidence.Focusing on digital inclusion for people with sensory impairment, you will find out: Improved digital skills help people be better informed, pay less for things, better manage their health and wellbeing, be more employable, access services, live more independently, be less isolated, and live easier lives.For some people it’s lack of confidence and understanding of the benefits of being online that is stopping them from doing things digitally. Our Digital Champions help people to understand what the online world has to offer, build up their confidence, and make the most of digital.Over the past few weeks we’ve all had to think about how we can do things differently, and while face-to-face contact is no longer an option, ‘doing things differently’ tends to mean doing things digitally and it tends to be the most vulnerable and isolated in our communities that are not online, meaning they’re not able to access vital services, get accurate information, and stay in touch with people.

Digital Champion training for anyone supporting people with sensory impairment. We need inspirational people, not IT experts.

• How to be a Digital Champion
• How to help people with sensory impairment to improve their digital confidence
• How to motivate people with sensory impairment to try new digital tools and resources that will help make their lives easier
• Hints and tips, dos and don’ts and things to bear in mind when working digitally with people who have a sensory impairment
• How to help people overcome anxieties and negative attitudes towards digital
• Tools, accessibility features and support available to people with sensory impairment wanting to improve their digital skills
• Useful links and apps for people with sensory impairment

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