Miami County Connectivity Council
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 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.
The Digital Divide Simulation is a new experiential event designed to illustrate the real-life impact and compounding challenges faced by individuals with limited access to technology. The event asks participants to step into a persona’s shoes and experience their life through a well-articulated sequence of activities and obstacles.
During the 2026 MLK Day celebration, community leaders and advocates showed up in support of Vernon Multipurpose Center’s kickoff of their ADOPT 2.0 Devices and Public WiFi program. Participants learned about how to receive a free computer, and community partners are encouraged to reach out and learn more on how to connect their clients.
This fall, the Digital Life Exchange (DLX) continued its Digital Ambassador initiative—demonstrating once again that personalized, community-rooted support can make a powerful difference in closing the digital divide.
The January 2026 meeting of the Kansas City Coalition for Digital Inclusion explored the critical intersection of healthcare and digital access. Featuring presentations from KC Digital Drive, Heartland Wellness Connection, and Care Beyond the Boulevard, the session highlighted how digital navigation is being embedded into clinical and social care to address health disparities and the social drivers of health.