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A deal has recently been announced that offers affordable dial-up Internet access to Veterans, people with a disability and the frail aged. TADAust Connect is a partnership between Technical Aid to the Disabled in the ACT (TADACT) and Victorian Internet provider ISPOne, with no setup fee, unlimited downloads and flexible contract arrangements.
LOW COST INTERNET SERVICES FOR AUSTRALIA'S FRAIL AGED, VETERANS AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES.
About 250,000 frail aged, Veterans and people with disabilities throughout Australia will have access to a low cost Internet service thanks to a partnership arrangement negotiated by Technical Aid to the Disabled Australia. Access to the Internet for $5.50 per month for people with disabilities -- unlimited downloads, no setup fees, no annual fees, local call anywhere in Australia and flexible contract period. Click on https://tadaustconnect.org.au/signup.php? and register.
Details of the partnership between the ACT branch TADACT, and the Victorian based Internet services provider ISPOne were announced on Friday 20th May in a joint statement by the ACT Minister for Disability, Housing and Community Services, John Hargreaves and ACT Liberal senator, Gary Humphries. The partnership will enable frail aged, veterans and people with disabilities to go online at the vastly cheaper rate of only $5.50 a month.
Such Internet services usually cost $30 to $40 a month. Access to the internet will also enable them to contact banks and government services, explore education and job opportunities, communicate common concerns, join support groups or learn more about their disabilities, said John O'Neill, Executive Director of Technical Aid to the Disabled in the ACT. "Normally the cost of such access is beyond the reach of many of people with disabilities, Veterans and the frail aged and their carers. However, this agreement will provide a wonderful new range of opportunities for people to improve their quality of life and their independence," he said.
The dial-up service to be provided by ISPOne includes no setup fee, unlimited downloads and flexible contract arrangements. "It will be fully supported and available to people with a Disability Services Pension, a DVA Entitlement Pension and an Aged Pension Card," O'Neill said. Technical Aid to the Disabled is a national organisation that together with health care professionals assesses the needs of the frail aged and people with disabilities in order to design aids that will improve their independence. The only costs incurred are those involving materials.
"Our sincere thanks to ISPOne, the ACT department of Disability, Housing and Community Service and Telstra," said O'Neill. "Their kind support will make a world of difference to the lives of thousands of Australians."
For more information contact: TADACT on 02 6287 4290
vhum@bytegroup.com.au
http://www.disabilityforum.org.au/page.php?id=116
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