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Project Endeavor

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About Our Project:

 

Broadband’s ability to expand educational and employment opportunities is especially meaningful for Americans who are deaf or hard of hearing, a community that faces unique challenges in education and that suffers from a rate of unemployment much higher than the national average. Communication Service for the Deaf, Inc. (CSD) intends to expand broadband adoption among people who are deaf and hard of hearing and provide them with online tools to more fully participate in the digital economy. The project proposes to employ a combination of discounted broadband service and specialized computers, technology training from an online state-of-the art support center customized to the community’s needs, public access to videophones at anchor institutions from coast to coast, and a nationwide outreach initiative. Thousands will gain online access to all the Internet has to offer, including sign language interpreters, captioned video services, and other content and functionalities designed especially to advance their educational, employment, and healthcare interests.  This project serves  All 56 states and territories.

 

This project is funded through a two-year grant of$14,988,657 from the U.S Department of Commerce’s Broadband Technology Opportunities Program.

 


 

Our Mission:

 

Project Endeavor also proposes to:

 

  • Add 60 new staff, proficient in sign language, to its contact center in South Dakota for voice, text, and  video-enabled broadband training and support focusing on broadband use, technical training on computers and specialized functionalities, and employment training.

 

  • Stimulate an estimated 16,000 new broadband subscribers through discounted equipment and service.

 

  • Facilitate improved access to enhanced 911 public safety services by those who are deaf or hard of hearing.

 

  • Collect and evaluate data on the effect of training programs on broadband adoption, barriers to accessibility, and the value of specialized equipment subsidies on advancing broadband use among deaf persons.

 


 

 Project Partners:

 

  • CoSentry
  • SDN Communications 
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Contact: 

 

Dave Miller

Communication Service For The Deaf, Inc.

102 N KROHN PL,

SIOUX FALLS, SD 571031800

dmiller@c-s-d.org

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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