Comcast Grants $1M to Transform The Arc's Data, Tech Training, and Spanish Education Resources
Comcast Grants $1M to Transform The Arc's Data, Tech Training, and Spanish Education Resources
WASHINGTON, DC / ACCESSWIRE / June 11, 2024 / Today, The Arc of the United States and Comcast NBCUniversal announced a major expansion of their long-standing partnership that will break down barriers and create more equity and opportunity for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).
今天，美國之拱和康卡斯特NBC環球宣佈了長期合作的重大擴張，這將消除障礙，爲智障和發展障礙人士提供更公平和機會。
Comcast is providing a $1 million grant over two years to The Arc to modernize its data infrastructure, deepen the impact of its digital literacy programs, and give Spanish-speaking families access to special education advocacy. This funding is a part of Project UP, Comcast's $1 billion commitment to advance digital equity and help create a future of unlimited possibilities.
康卡斯特提供了一百萬美元的資助，爲美國之拱提供數據設施的現代化改造，深化數字素養項目的影響，並使西班牙語家庭獲得特殊教育倡導的權利。這項資助是康卡斯特向數字平等發展和無限可能承諾的一部分。
Robust data is the foundation for driving meaningful change. This investment will revolutionize how The Arc collects and analyzes information across its network of nearly 600 chapters nationwide. The new centralized data system will track vital services its chapters provide, capture the scope of The Arc's collective impact, and reveal insights to better advocate for and support the IDD community. The benefits of this new technology will reach every stakeholder: the national office will better support its chapters, chapters will learn best practices from each other and better meet their community's needs, and people with disabilities and their families will have a stronger federation to rely on.
強大的數據是推動有意義的變革的基礎。這項投資將革命性地改變美國之拱在全國近600個章節網絡中收集和分析信息的方式。新的集中式數據系統將跟蹤章節所提供的重要服務，捕捉美國之弧的集體影響範圍，並揭示見解，以更好地倡導和支持IDD社區。這項新技術的好處將達到每個利益相關者：國家辦公室將更好地支持它的章節，章節將互相學習最佳實踐，更好地滿足他們社區的需求，殘疾人及其家人將有更強大的聯邦委員會依靠。
"In our pursuit of a fully inclusive society, data is power," said Katy Neas, CEO of The Arc of the United States. "This grant allows us to wield our collective strength across our nearly 600 chapters to more strategically uplift millions of people with disabilities across America, making our human impact even greater."
“在我們追求一個完全包容的社會中，數據是力量，”美國之拱首席執行官凱蒂·尼斯說。“這筆資助使我們能夠在近600個章節的支持下，更具戰略性地提高美國數百萬殘疾人的生活質量，提高我們的人類影響力。”
Comcast has also supported The Arc's efforts to ensure resources are accessible to Hispanic communities. Through funding in 2023, The Arc@School Special Education Advocacy Curriculum was translated into Spanish and launched in early 2024. As part of the new grant, The Arc will conduct targeted outreach to Hispanic communities through Spanish-language webinars, collaboration with Spanish-speaking Special Education Advocates, and local program access to help these underserved populations become strong special education advocates. The funding will specifically provide subgrants to five chapters of The Arc - located in Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Texas, and Virginia - that will give 150 Spanish-speaking families free access to the program and host focus groups to learn and better ensure their children receive a quality public school education.
康卡斯特還支持美國之拱確保資源可供西班牙裔社區使用的努力。通過2023年的資助，The Arc@School特殊教育倡導課程被翻譯成西班牙語，並於2024年初推出。作爲新資助的一部分，美國之弧將通過西班牙語網絡研討會、與使用西班牙語的特殊教育倡導者的合作，以及向當地的計劃提供幫助，對西班牙裔社區進行有針對性的外展，以幫助這些未得到充分服務的人群成爲強大的特殊教育倡導者。這項資助將專門向5家位於亞利桑那州、科羅拉多州、佛羅里達州、德克薩斯州和弗吉尼亞州的美國之拱章節提供子補貼，爲150個西班牙裔家庭免費提供該計劃，並主持焦點小組會議，以了解並更好地確保他們的孩子獲得優質的公立學校教育。
"For too long, students with disabilities have faced a whole host of barriers that have denied them the free, appropriate public education they are entitled to," Katy Neas said. "It is essential that parents and school personnel alike understand fully their rights and responsibilities so that students get the education they need consistent with federal law. Our partnership with Comcast to get The Arc@School in the hands of more families and educators is tearing down those barriers in profound ways. With their support, we are empowering students to not only access the education they deserve but to truly thrive."
“長久以來，殘疾學生面臨着一系列障礙，這使他們無法享受其所應獲得的免費適當公立學校教育，”凱蒂·尼斯說。“家長和學校人員都必須充分了解他們的權利和責任，以使學生在符合聯邦法律的前提下獲得他們所需的教育。我們與康卡斯特合作，讓The Arc@School可接觸更多的家庭和教育工作者，深刻地消除這些障礙。在他們的支持下，我們賦予學生們不僅獲得他們應得的教育，而且真正蓬勃發展的權力。”
In addition, the Comcast grant will support The Arc's Tech Coaching Centers, which provide customized digital skills training to people with IDD. The Arc will broaden its training to include caregivers and family members, which will better integrate technology skills into all environments of a person's daily life, and support a total of 10 sites across Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, New Jersey, Oregon, Tennessee, and Texas. Since 2014, Comcast has helped The Arc's Tech Coaching Centers empower over 2,500 people with IDD through training that advances measured outcomes in employment, health, independent living, education, and interpersonal connections.
此外，康卡斯特的資助將支持The Arc的技術指導中心，爲智障人士提供定製的數字技能培訓。美國之弧將擴大培訓範圍，包括照顧者和家庭成員，更好地將技術技能融入一個人日常生活的所有環境，並支持科羅拉多州、佛羅里達州、伊利諾伊州、印第安納州、馬里蘭州、新澤西州、俄勒岡州、田納西州和德克薩斯州的10個站點。自2014年以來，康卡斯特一直幫助美國之弧的技術指導中心通過培訓賦予2500多名IDD患者行業內技能，以推進就業、健康、獨立生活、教育和人際關係的衡量成果。
"Whether it's having a reliable job, managing your health, learning lifelong skills, or being socially connected - technology is the bridge to opportunities and independence," said Dalila Wilson-Scott, EVP and Chief Diversity Officer of Comcast Corporation and President of Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation. "We're proud to partner with The Arc to meaningfully advance digital access and equity for people with disabilities."
“無論是擁有可靠的工作，管理你的健康，學習終身技能，還是社交聯繫-技術都是機會和獨立的橋樑，”康卡斯特公司執行副總裁和首席多元化官、康卡斯特NBCUniversal基金會總裁達麗拉·威爾遜-斯科特說。“我們很自豪地與美國之弧合作，爲殘疾人提供有意義的數字接入和平等。”
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