Some questions about access

From the perspective of those concerned about access to learning for women, there are some specific questions that can be addressed to decision makers, in the community, in educational institutions, and at provincial and national levels.

• What do I consider good access to learning opportunities? How does that compare with what is available in my community?
  
  
• How well are proposed community access learning centers, whether provided by local or provincial agencies, or through SchoolNet, Community Access Programs, serving adult women learners?
  
  
• Who is getting access to the Internet in my community? Are there age and gender statistics?
  
  
• What training is available for users of the local community learning centre or access centre, and how accessible and friendly is it for women learners?
  
  
• How does this type of access to learning that is now available in my community compare With what has been in place? For example, are technologies being used to replace on site classes, or are they providing learning opportunities that weren't available before?
  
  
• What do I need to invest personally, in time and money, in order to obtain access to the type of learning that meets my needs? Does this type of learning require using new learning technologies? old learning technologies?
  
  
• What plans are in place to provide broadband telephone access to my community? What will it cost the user when it is in place?