Technica In The Community
Happy and satisfied customers recommend businesses they use. It’s a simple formula that contributes to 80% of new business at Technica Solutions a proactive managed IT support company. Craig Fisher, David Izen and Jason Ozin, partners at Technica Solutions, collaborated in the name of Technica In The Community to give something back to the technology industry.
On July 2nd this year Technica Solutions appealed to a 16,000+ strong group on LinkedIn named “Charity UK”, set up and managed by Keith Grinsted, requesting information about any charity that uses technology for the good of helping others.
“Technica Solutions are looking for a charity that uses technology to help people. For each client received by recommendation we would like to donate to a chosen charity.” (Vanessa Fisher of Technica Solutions via Linked In).
Overwhelmed with responses and recommendations from the group’s members, Technica Solutions have chosen to support AbilityNet.
One such recommendation came from Liz Williams, programme director at BT, who commented on the thread:
“I would recommend you take a look at AbilityNet. It’s a great organisation that aims to use technology to change the lives of disabled people, to help them achieve everything they can at work, at home or in education.”
Chief Executive Officer Nigel Lewis details:
“AbilityNet are a pan disability charity that help the disabled, elderly or anyone suffering from a limiting condition, to be able to use technology to improve their lives, whether this is at work, in education or at home. Technica’s support would allow us to deliver more free services to those most in need.”
Through advice and support, AbilityNet find the most suitable solutions for people living with disabilities to directly access technology, which can be a lifeline, particularly for those with severe reading, writing or physical impairments.
To see the full discussion thread on Linked In click here: http://lnkd.in/HV_z7j
On August 1st Vanessa and Craig from Technica met with key management from AbilityNet at one of their London offices. Offices that have been donated for their use through various philanthropic businesses.
Nigel Lewis enthuses:
“We are absolutely delighted that Technica have selected AbilityNet as their charity partner and we look forward to their support and working with them to help the most in need within our society to engage and benefit from technology within our digital society.”
Craig’s goal to launch Technica into the community comes from “the will to inspire others and raise awareness which is part of the ethos of how we operate.”
The extent of the work that AbilityNet offers to cater to the 3.5 million plus people registered disabled in the UK. Meera Pankhania, Head of Accessibility points out “We are a national charity but our biggest problem is awareness.” Meera continues “Real life accesiblity is more important than technical accesibility, because it must be user friendly.” This was true in the case for the London Olympics, where AbilityNet were consulted to work on the web campaigns to ensure accesible web activity.
Hertfordshire
In Technica’s local County of Hertfordshire, the IT Can Help service has 14 volunteers and a regional coordinator. So far this year 15 home visits have been made to help the disabled in Hertfordshire. Awareness is key, and they are always looking for help to spread the message about their services so more people with disabilities can find out how to access them.
On September 24th 2013 AbilityNet and Technica Solutions will join together again to shoot Technica’s very own “Look No Hands” video where our team will text ‘Look132’ to 70070 without using their hands whilst donating!
http://www.abilitynet.org.uk AbilityNet is a registered charity follow them on Twitter: @AbilityNet | Facebook: www.facebook.com/abilitynet | Support them online: https://mydonate.bt.com/charities/abilitynet
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