# Technically Philly: Students of Digital Literacy Classes Explain Hardships of Internet Inaccessibility

Wendy Stevens clicked eagerly on the desktop of the thin computer monitor in front of her, scrolling through a screen with large, bold print and big arrows. *Blogging and Streaming*. The words were hard off the tongue of Stevens, who joined six others in the room. As they recited aloud the four-sentence definition, many foreheads wrinkled in confusion.[![](https://phillyn-media.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/26012831/sp1218techphilly-14-Edit1-182x275.jpg)](https://phillyn-media.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/26012831/sp1218techphilly-14-Edit1.jpg) It was about half an hour into their first digital literacy training session named "Internet Basics and Safety" at the [Opportunity Industrialization Center](https://philaoic.org/) in North Philadelphia. The sessions, in partnership with Lift Philadelphia and Comcast, are part of a series of free computer lessons open to the public. Topics vary from emailing to social networking. See the rest of the story and a video at our partner's website at TechnicallyPhilly here.