by Caitlin Kvammen | 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 Kvammen | Dec 4, 2020 | COVID-19, Digital Inclusion News, Webinar
Please join us on the next scheduled 101 Webinar on October 6, 2021, 1 PM ET 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...
by Caitlin Kvammen | 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 Angela Siefer | 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 Kvammen | 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...