Beyond zeros and ones : walking the daisy talk with D'harawal Elders to understand their (dis)connection with internet services

![CDATA[Whilst there is an abundance of research undertaken across developed countries to understand reasons for older peoples non-acceptance/access to online services, there remains a dearth of research to understand Aboriginal Elders' perceptions. This gap again shows the Australian government's disregard for Aboriginal knowledges, and also its failure to provide space to acknowledge how Elders present choices are influenced by the complexity of their lived experiences, which have been systematically impacted by the colonial deficit discourses and dehumanising negative policies targeting them since colonisation. Here, D'harawal Elders used their voices, through yarns to offer a narrative which differed from the dominant Western perspective, such as the Australian government's simplistic zero-and-one reasons for non-adoption of online services, of cost, access, and skills. Whilst Elders acknowledged these as barriers, they also discussed other issues, including: physical issues, trust, privacy, shame, language, and speed of change. Moving away from the negative perceptions of non-adoption to connecting with online services, they spoke of their strengths, of being Aboriginal, and in this instance, the strength of being D'harawal. They shared how interest and training could be improved by incorporating cultural lessons and knowledge sharing into the design and implementation of information and communication technologies [ICT] training programmes and website development.]]