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What is necessary to further close the #digitaldivide and help us reach #digitalequity? We are discussing it now in our forum, sponsored by @comcast. #NULCONF22 
30% of Black households do not have access to Broadband. This made it more difficult for our communities in the height of the pandemic to register to vote, be able to be counted for the Census and sign up to get vaccinated. -@PROVERBSKIDS
Having internet access while churches were closed during the shutdown, “it made it easier to cheat on your church, too.” 🫣 @joitweets #NULCONF22
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We've put together a multi-part series on #broadband provisions in the #infrastructure bill:
benton.org/digital-beat?t…
Analysis organized around: Deployment | Adoption | Middle-Mile | Workforce Training | Tribal Connectivity
#DigitalEquity #InfrastructureBill
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We've put together a multi-part series on #broadband provisions in the #infrastructure bill:
benton.org/digital-beat?t…
Analysis organized around: Deployment | Adoption | Middle-Mile | Workforce Training | Tribal Connectivity
#DigitalEquity #InfrastructureBill
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First up: Over *$42 Billion* for broadband deployment grants to the states.
The Largest U.S. Investment in Broadband Deployment Ever: benton.org/blog/largest-u…
The Largest U.S. Investment in Broadband Deployment Ever: benton.org/blog/largest-u…
The #infrastructure bill will not just build broadband networks, it aims to ensure that every American can use reliable high-speed internet service.
Enter: #TheDigitalEquityAct
Enter: #TheDigitalEquityAct
What I learnt across 3 days attending sessions on accessibility and disability at the Internet Governance Forum: intgovforum.org/multilingual/
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- accessibility for disabled users is a long way down the list of priorities
- accessibility for those of us with invisible/cognitive differences is even further down that list
- accessibility for those of us with invisible/cognitive differences is even further down that list
- accessibility is something of a dirty word for both designers and clients. It's seen as an imposition, compromising "good" design and stifling creativity and creative freedom.
- very few people recognise what an accessible web site or app actually looks like
- very few people recognise what an accessible web site or app actually looks like
