Device Access is a core feature of the Digital Life Exchange (DLX), administered by KC Digital Drive, providing members with access to shared device resources, including laptops and Chromebooks, for distribution and support across the Kansas City region.
The Miami County Connectivity Council (MCCC) is an open, collaborative group of organizations committed to ensuring access to the internet and the ability to engage the digital world throughout Miami County, Kansas.
The Digital Life Exchange (DLX) is a consortium of direct-service organizations and resource providers committed to active collaboration to better meet the digital needs of vulnerable and underserved populations across the greater Kansas City metro area.
Our Health Jackson County is a large scale community initiative led by the Health Equity Institute at the University of Missouri–Kansas City (UMKC) set out to bring health services directly into communities, reaching residents where they live, work, play, and worship.
The Digital Inclusion Resource Library page is a hub for community members, organizations, and more to share their resources to make a more digitally inclusive world. This includes up-to-date digital skills programming in the Kansas City area, as well as information on low cost devices and middle skills training.
Missouri Assistive Technology – a federally funded 21st Century Assistive Technology Act Program – has designated the LAMP Campus computer lab as a demonstration site for adaptive, assistive technology (AT) for computer access. The demo site showcases a collaboration between Missouri Assistive Technology and KC Digital Drive, and is designed to create an expanded and more inclusive use of tech to help community organizations meet their clients where they are, and to be able to explore new ways to improve their digital life through assistive tech.
This month’s Kansas City Coalition meeting celebrated the vital role that libraries play in digital inclusion, showcasing partnerships that enhance digital access and skills training. Highlights include the Kansas City libraries’ diverse initiatives, Scholar Smarts’ dynamic after-school programs, and an AT&T device distribution opportunity requiring collaborative coordination. Upcoming activities and innovative courses in digital and financial literacy for communities highlight the combined efforts in forwarding digital inclusion in Kansas City.
Devices are essential to everyday life, especially for students earning a degree. Donnelly College, an affordable and accessible Catholic college based in Kansas City, KS, serves students who are often the first in their families to pursue higher education, many on financial aid and Pell Grants. For these students, access to a personal device isn’t a given. Through the DLX Device Access Program in Kansas, Donnelly is making sure their students have the technology, connectivity, and support they need to succeed in school and beyond.
The March 2026 meeting of the Kansas City Coalition for Digital Inclusion a panel of local attendees of the Net Inclusion conference who reported back on their takeaways from the National Digital Inclusion Alliance’s annual event, such as emerging trends in digital health, device strategy, and rural resources. The session also featured informative updates on local device recycling milestones from PCs for People and expanded youth coding cohorts from WeCode KC.
This month’s Kansas City Coalition meeting celebrated the vital role that libraries play in digital inclusion, showcasing partnerships that enhance digital access and skills training. Highlights include the Kansas City libraries’ diverse initiatives, Scholar Smarts’ dynamic after-school programs, and an AT&T device distribution opportunity requiring collaborative coordination. Upcoming activities and innovative courses in digital and financial literacy for communities highlight the combined efforts in forwarding digital inclusion in Kansas City.
Devices are essential to everyday life, especially for students earning a degree. Donnelly College, an affordable and accessible Catholic college based in Kansas City, KS, serves students who are often the first in their families to pursue higher education, many on financial aid and Pell Grants. For these students, access to a personal device isn’t a given. Through the DLX Device Access Program in Kansas, Donnelly is making sure their students have the technology, connectivity, and support they need to succeed in school and beyond.
The March 2026 meeting of the Kansas City Coalition for Digital Inclusion a panel of local attendees of the Net Inclusion conference who reported back on their takeaways from the National Digital Inclusion Alliance’s annual event, such as emerging trends in digital health, device strategy, and rural resources. The session also featured informative updates on local device recycling milestones from PCs for People and expanded youth coding cohorts from WeCode KC.