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

Thu Feb 17 00:53:55 UTC 2022

Very good session. I would like to keep in touch with contact information &
process of when this will start & which 10 neighborhoods will have access
to the public Wi-Fi.

On Wed, Feb 16, 2022, 8:56 AM Danielsen, Chris via Greater-Baltimore <
greater-baltimore at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> 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
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