Austin Free-Net is offering a community train-the-trainer session on Wednesday, March 27 at the Carver Branch of Austin Public Library (Meeting Room #1) from 6:30-8 PM about using VR equipment in digital inclusion. Virtual reality is a new frontier for digital inclusion, with great potential to engage people of all […]
AFN Executive Director Juanita Budd and IT Manager Tinesha Durr will be speaking at this weekend’s Public Conference 2019, hosted by the Texas Lyceum in Austin on a panel titled “Real-World Stories about Middle-Skilled Jobs.” The conference will take place at the AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center on the […]
The Carver Branch of Austin Public Library will host an event to commemorate National Black History Month on Saturday, February 16 from 10 AM – 12:30 PM. Austin Free-Net Executive Director Juanita Budd will be a featured speaker, along with keynote speaker Roosevelt Weeks, Director of Austin Public Libraries, featured […]
Austin Free-Net has been selected to participate in a charity competition with Tiff’s Treats to celebrate their 20th Anniversary. Help us win by sharing our charity code ATXFREE19 and by placing an order with Tiff’s Treats at www.cookiedelivery.com. Make sure you enter this code at checkout in the charity promotion code box each time you […]
Austin Free-Net volunteer Rick McDonald connected Austin Free-Net with an awesome donation of equipment and supplies for our Digital Literacy program at the DeWitty Center! Salsify (formerly Welcome Commerce) donated rolling whiteboards, a printer, computer equipment, and many more items that we’ve put into immediate use to enhance our technology […]
By Elizabeth Jeneault | April 29, 2018 @12:12 PM The discussion with Juanita Budd and Laura Donnelly continues. They share how not having access to the internet can have a negative effect on people’s lives, including the young and elderly. View on facebook: http://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/austin/in-focus-shows/2018/04/29/why-connectivity-is-particularly-crucial-for-the-young–elderly-
By Elizabeth Jeneault | April 29, 2018 @12:06 PM
Austin Digital Assessment Arrives in Austin Mailboxes Residents Who Receive the Survey Are Asked To Respond Online or by Mail The City of Austin and its research partner, the University of Texas at Austin – Telecommunications and Information Policy Institute have implemented the third iteration of the Austin Digital Assessment survey. The […]
CM Pool punts vote to March 1 over “transparency” concerns BY MARY TUMA, 1:00PM, FRI. FEB. 23, 2018 | Austin Chronicle Juanita Budd was crestfallen when she found out after 20 years of supporting the local community through digital literacy training that her organization, Austin Free-Net, would be losing its city contract to a […]
AUSTIN CHRONICLE DAILY NEWS Is the City Dumping Longtime Tech Nonprofit Austin Free-Net for a Cali Company? CM Pool punts vote to March 1 over “transparency” concerns BY MARY TUMA, 1:00PM, FRI. FEB. 23, 2018 Juanita Budd was crestfallen when she found out after 20 years of supporting the local community through digital […]
