Re: Compter access for the poor

Theodore Latham (tedrico@hotmail.com)
Tue, 20 Jan 1998 21:18:46 PST 

Wandering Bear,

    You have a good point.  We need to figure out a way to provide the 
homeless with internet access, although presently any US library with 
adequate funds has free internet access.  But the problem is most 
libraries, especially metropolitan area ones, have library security who 
usually have nothing better to do than to try to run the homeless 
people, scattered about throughout every level of the library, out of 
the facility.  You mentioned free public computer access labs throughout 
the nation ... well I have seen these too, for instance when I was 
homeless in Gulfport, MS and San Francisco, CA, I was able to still 
save, print, and download (3 essentials of computering) needed materials 
through Partnership Assisting the Homeless (PATH) in Gulfport & GLIDE 
Memorial Church in downtown Tenderloin district San Francisco.  Although 
I never paid attention to the situation then, now as a Web Master of a 
homelessness site, I know that a great many homeless people out there 
either don't know how to hunt down the resources it takes to rise above 
their situation, or the location they are homeless in is resource dry, 
or lacking in the advertising of the availability of its resources to 
those who can benefit from them.  Nuff Said!

Regards,

Tedrico

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> Your right we do need to figure out a way the the poor and homeless 
>could get free access to computers and the internet.Possibley a series 
>of free public assess computer labs through out the nation.Though the 
>only way I can see that this would be sucessfully funded is to accept 
>advertizing on our network.Which dosent nessisarally make it comercial
>if every thing gained from advertizing is put back into the network.
>Wandering Bear
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>>
>>I have the same problem with Western Oregon University Here in 
>>>Monmouth.Ive been permanatly banned from the campus for loitering 
with 
>>>out being a student.
>>> I was doing nothing more than useing their library computers(which 
>are 
>>>open to the public)for internet access.
>>> When I asked for a reason they only stated that they had complaints 
>>>from the students about my being on campus.
>><Snip>
>>>Wandering Bear
>>
>>Bonnie Briggs
>>  Hey, I hear you, WB! After I graduated from College last June, I I 
>>started coming in to use their computers because I don't have a 
>computer 
>>at home. I was eventually told that I couldn't come in during the day 
>>because I wasn't a student anymore. At first, I was only allowed to 
>come 
>>in after 5:00 pm. Then, they said that I had to buy a $25.00 Alumni 
>card 
>>and that I could only use one computer, a old computer that the 
College 
>>bought just for Alumni students. I was lucky in that I was being paid 
>to 
>>make a web page for one of my groups and I was able to buy the card. 
>>Otherwise, I would not have been able to access my e-mail or my web 
>>page. I could go to the libraries, but it is a lottery even getting on 
>a 
>>computer, and the they only give you a hour to use it. You can't do 
>>anything in an hour. So, you're right, "public" computers are not 
>really 
>>public. They are public only if you have money. What can we do to make 
>>computers more accessible to the poor and homeless? If the poor and 
>>homeless can't get computer skills, they're going to be left behind in 
>>terms of jobs. Accessiblity for all!!
>>Bonnie
>>
>>http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/Lobby/4149
>>
>>s248_1132@hotmail.com
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