[Greater-Baltimore] Important reminder: Focus group about Baltimore public wi-fi this evening

Wed Feb 16 13:54:35 UTC 2022

Dear fellow Federationists:

I wanted to remind you about the opportunity to discuss the Baltimore City Public Wi-fi project this evening. I also apologize for any confusion; the call is this evening, Wednesday February 16, although a previous email listed the day of the week as Thursday. Please consider attending, especially if you live in West Baltimore, and RSVP to me at cdanielsen at nfb.org<mailto:cdanielsen at nfb.org> so that I will know how many of us might be on the call. Read below for the meeting information and the questions that will be discussed.

Warmly,

Chris

Dear fellow Federationists:

I wanted to remind you about this opportunity to discuss the Baltimore City Public Wi-fi project tomorrow evening. Please consider attending, and let me know if you plan to do so at cdanielsen at nfb.org<mailto:cdanielsen at nfb.org>. Read below for the meeting information and the questions that will be discussed.

Warmly,

Chris

Meeting Information
DATE: Thursday, February 16
TIME: 6:30PM (30- 45 minutes)
PLATFORM: Microsoft Teams (no break-out rooms)

Session Overview: Exciting news! Mayor Scott has launched the City's FREE public Wi-Fi project<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbde.baltimorecity.gov%2Fnews%2Fpress-release%2F2021-11-30-mayor-scott-announces-35-million-investment-kickstart-efforts-close&data=04%7C01%7CRoxana.Beyranvand%40baltimorecity.gov%7C275f562aa7014d24bb3f08d9ea4dcac4%7C312cb126c6ae4fc2800d318e679ce6c7%7C0%7C0%7C637798442096768728%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=HHKMm%2Fot89vutCvLKN0qPsDs0%2BXOaS60TI4jMovFUWc%3D&reserved=0>. Our team is collaborating with the Mayor's Office of Broadband and Digital Equity and the Mayor's Office of Recovery on phase I, expanding service to ALL recreation centers, and 100 new locations in West Baltimore. We are connecting with residents in West Baltimore and across the city as part of our research for the City's public Wi-Fi expansion initiative.

Our goal is to learn about resident needs and get input from individuals, business, and local organizations supporting the communities, especially those in West Baltimore. We appreciate and thank you for your support in participating in a group interview for the City's free public Wi-Fi project.

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Questions to be discussed:

  1.  Can you walk us through the process of connecting to wi-fi on your device?
  2.  Have you used public Wi-Fi?
     *   If yes, what was your experience like? (e.g. provide what, if any, challenges and positive points there were)
     *   If no, why not?
  3.  What makes for a positive experience when being online? What makes for a negative experience?
  4.  What are the most important considerations for providing public wi-fi service that's accessible to someone who experiences blindness?
  5.  How do you know when public wi-fi is available for you to connect to?
  6.  What are your recommendations for making communications about public-wifi accessible for people who experience blindness?
  7.  Is there anyone else we should speak with about this topic?

Christopher S. Danielsen, J.D.
Director of Public Relations
200 East Wells Street, Baltimore, MD 21230
(410) 659-9314, Ext. 2330 | cdanielsen at nfb.org
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