/tags/digital-divide Digital Divide en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Thu, 04 Feb 2021 16:38:49 GMT /covid-19/2021-02-04/just-cruel-digital-race-for-covid-19-vaccines-leaves-many-seniors-behind Glitchy websites, jammed phone lines and long lines outside clinics are complicating the vaccine rollout. And older Americans and those without caregivers and computer skills are at a disadvantage. Thu, 04 Feb 2021 16:38:49 GMT /covid-19/2021-02-04/just-cruel-digital-race-for-covid-19-vaccines-leaves-many-seniors-behind Will Stone /education/2020-08-24/heres-how-to-make-sure-your-austin-isd-student-has-access-to-a-laptop-and-high-speed-internet Lee esta historia en español. Parents, teachers and advocates worry online-only lesson plans could widen the digital divide and exacerbate educational� Mon, 24 Aug 2020 12:23:28 GMT /education/2020-08-24/heres-how-to-make-sure-your-austin-isd-student-has-access-to-a-laptop-and-high-speed-internet Andrew Weber /austin/2020-04-29/covid-19-is-magnifying-food-insecurity-and-the-digital-divide-in-these-travis-county-zip-codes Children in 11 Central Texas ZIP codes are at high risk of food insecurity because of COVID-19, a new study finds. And the situation is further compounded� Wed, 29 Apr 2020 17:27:54 GMT /austin/2020-04-29/covid-19-is-magnifying-food-insecurity-and-the-digital-divide-in-these-travis-county-zip-codes Andrew Weber /austin/2019-09-11/survey-finds-austins-digital-divide-shrinking-but-mistrust-of-internet-persists A gap in internet access for Austin residents has shrunk, but a sense of mistrust over the internet’s privacy and security persists among those without� Wed, 11 Sep 2019 23:20:40 GMT /austin/2019-09-11/survey-finds-austins-digital-divide-shrinking-but-mistrust-of-internet-persists DaLyah Jones /austin/2018-08-15/digital-inclusion-program-helps-older-and-low-income-austinites-catch-up-with-technology Jan Morgan used to think smartphones were for young people."I didn't want a phone smarter than me," she joked. She refused to get one. Instead the� Wed, 15 Aug 2018 23:28:45 GMT /austin/2018-08-15/digital-inclusion-program-helps-older-and-low-income-austinites-catch-up-with-technology Avery Miles /austin/2015-07-29/austins-digital-inclusion-program-serves-as-a-model-for-other-cities Federal housing officials were in Austin Tuesday � not to give direction, but to learn from the local housing authority's successes in closing the digital� Wed, 29 Jul 2015 17:14:37 GMT /austin/2015-07-29/austins-digital-inclusion-program-serves-as-a-model-for-other-cities Joy Diaz