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Maureen Johnston

In 2013, Maureen offered a few days of her spare time to help the newly established charity, The Silver Line with their national launch and to help set up the … Read more

Encouraging students with complex needs to interact with the world

Rachael Moat is a musician and music teacher who volunteers once a week at Seashell Trust, a school for children with complex needs and severe learning difficulties, including little to … Read more

Craig Oxley Brookes

Helping older people get the most from the web

Age UK Trafford is a local charity that helps older people get online in a fun, informal environment. With the help of volunteers they arrange drop-in sessions and run five-week … Read more

David Bennoson, IT Volunteer of the Year 2013

Helping blind and partially-sighted people use technology

David Bennoson has been helping the RNIB as a volunteer since 1971 and is now part of the RNIB Technology Support Squad as Volunteer Coordinator for Gloucestershire. This is a … Read more

Alison Crerar IT Volunteer of the Year 2012

Alison Crerar – IT Can Help

Building a network of volunteers to help disabled people use computers in their home Alison Crerar was as an academic in Computing.  Her research and teaching focused on human-computer interaction, … Read more

Colin Crook - second from right - IT Volunteer of the Year 2011

Reaching silver surfers in sheltered accommodation

Colin is responsible for running Silver Surfer IT taster sessions in sheltered accommodation for elderly people across the UK. He works mainly with people with sight impairments using tools such … Read more

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