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Online Content for Low-Income and Underserved Americans: An Issue Brief
Publication Date: June 2002
Publisher(s): Children's Partnership
Author(s): Laurie Lipper; Wendy Lazarus
Funder(s): John and Mary R. Markle Foundation
Funder(s): John and Mary R. Markle Foundation
Topic: Media, telecommunications, and information (Electronic data processing, transmission, and retrieval)
Science and technology (Computer science and information technology)
Keywords: digital divide; technology access; kids and computers
Type: Brief
Abstract:
This report looks at the extent to which the Internet today meets the needs of the estimated 50 million Americans who have low incomes, limited-literacy or language skills, or other special needs. It serves as an update to our March 2000 report, Online Content for Low-Income and Underserved Americans: The Digital Divide's New Frontier.