Q&A
Leveraging technology and virtual programming for older adults
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94 sec
Council Member Hudson asks about the use of technology and virtual programming to engage isolated older adults. Commissioner Cortés-Vázquez explains the department's initiatives:
- Virtual programming was expanded during and after the pandemic for recreation, education, and other areas
- Tablets were distributed to increase access to technology for both NYCHA and non-NYCHA residents
- Collaboration with the Office of Technology to provide high-speed internet access in NYCHA housing
Additional details:
- The department learned from the pandemic experience to enhance virtual programming
- Efforts are ongoing to expand high-speed internet access to non-NYCHA residents
- The commissioner acknowledged the need to provide specific numbers on virtual programming expansion, which she promised to provide later
Crystal Hudson
0:35:57
Alright.
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If you can also ex ex explain the different ways the plan has been implemented with regard to leveraging technology by utilizing virtual programming and other technologies to engage isolated older adults and enhancing service delivery.
0:36:13
So
Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez
0:36:17
I've said this before, you'd never let a good pandemic go to waste.
0:36:21
And so the learnings of that pandemic was virtual programming.
0:36:26
And We've expanded virtual programming, and I'm sure you're gonna ask me for how much, and I will get you those numbers later on.
0:36:36
I will get back to you on that.
0:36:38
But we've expanded virtual programming, not only for for recreational and education, but also for for a variety of of other in other areas.
0:36:49
And the other thing that we did was we gave out tablets to increase people's access to technology.
0:36:58
In Nitra and in Non Nitra employees.
0:37:02
And then we worked with the Office of Technology, our Chief Technology Officer, Matt Fraser, and were part of the Nitra efforts.
0:37:14
To make sure that everybody in Nitro had access to a high speed Internet, and we're currently looking at ways of bringing that.
0:37:24
Right now, we have a proposal in with them to look at ways to bring that to other.
0:37:29
Non Nitro Residence inactivity.
