by Caitlin Schwartz | Dec 23, 2020 | COVID-19, Digital Inclusion News
We offer this overview to help digital inclusion practitioners determine how they might access resources that are a result of the recent COVID relief legislation. Programmatic rules and processes will not be in place for multiple months. NDIA commits to updating our...
by Angela Siefer | Dec 21, 2020 | COVID-19, Digital Inclusion News
Today is a big day. Congress is about to pass a stimulus package that includes $3.2 billion for an Emergency Broadband Benefit and other initiatives that could impact digital inclusion work. The text of the legislation has not been released yet but here is our...
by Caitlin Schwartz | Dec 4, 2020 | COVID-19, Digital Inclusion News, Webinar
Register Here Digital Inclusion practitioners have been working to end the digital divide for decades, creating their own community, definitions, resources, and gaining knowledge of what works and doesn’t. Digital Inclusion is a multifaceted issue that takes...
by Sean Davis | Aug 28, 2020 | COVID-19, Digital Inclusion News
Featured Image provided by Computer Reach Given the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S.’s focus on internet access has grown exponentially. Students and parents have increasingly become dependent on broadband service to engage in online learning, pay bills,...
by Sabrina Roach | Aug 18, 2020 | COVID-19, Digital Inclusion News, Digital Navigator
The Digital Navigator Model Page explains the core elements of the model, hosts sample graphics, worksheets, instructions and assessments, and recognizes everyone in the Digital Navigators Working Group. Repeated thanks to our Digital Navigators Working Group. Their...
by Caitlin Schwartz | Aug 3, 2020 | COVID-19 MEDIA, Digital Inclusion News
This interview by Anna de Haro at iHeartMedia addresses the complexities and urgency around reaching digital inclusion and highlights some resources available. In the US internet is very much a commodity, not a utility, and is very lightly regulated. In part, this is...