Tag: accessibility

Who doesn’t use internet?

Internet and mobile phones look astounding for their adoption rates.
But some groups get left behind consistently.

You are less likely to use technology
if you are older, poorer or disabled.

Below: Images related to technology adoption in the US, Pew research results on people with disability as well as an older research for comparison.

Technology adoption by households in the United States. Technology adoption rates, measured as the percentage of households in the United States owning, or the adoption rates of, a particular technology.
Technology adoption rates, measured as the percentage of households in the United States owning, or the adoption rates of, a particular technology.

Disabled Americans are less likely to use technology
(Source: Pew Research Center)

Thrice as unlikely to go online,
Twice as likely to use a ride-hailing app,
If you identify yourself as having a disability.

Across age groups, disabled Americans seem to have lower technology adoption rates.
Across age groups, disabled Americans seem to have lower technology adoption rates.

Also, an earlier Pew Internet report from 2012…

Disability in the Digital Age from Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project

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