{"id":4722,"date":"2021-10-06T11:19:30","date_gmt":"2021-10-06T15:19:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=4722"},"modified":"2021-10-06T11:20:10","modified_gmt":"2021-10-06T15:20:10","slug":"pew-releases-study-on-the-digital-divide-for-people-with-disabilities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=4722","title":{"rendered":"Pew Releases Study on the Digital Divide for People with Disabilities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In September, the Pew Research Center released a study that found Americans with disabilities are less likely than those without a disability to own a device.&nbsp;&nbsp;According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 40 million people in the United States have a disability. But even as majorities of these Americans report having certain <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pexels.com\/photos\/3182773\/pexels-photo-3182773.jpeg?auto=compress&amp;cs=tinysrgb&amp;h=750&amp;w=1260\" alt=\"Top View Photo of Group of People Using Macbook While Discussing\" width=\"335\" height=\"223\">technologies, the digital divide between those who have a disability and those who do not remains for some devices. Some 62% of adults with a disability say they own a desktop or laptop computer, compared with 81% of those without a disability, according to a Pew Research Center survey of U.S. adults conducted Jan. 25-Feb. 8, 2021. And when it comes to smartphone ownership, there is a gap of 16 percentage points between those with a disability and those without one (72% vs. 88%).&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For more information, visit:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/fact-tank\/2021\/09\/10\/americans-with-disabilities-less-likely-than-those-without-to-own-some-digital-devices\/?mkt_tok=ODUwLVRBQS01MTEAAAF_kozrKCeOZokZRsl1bILsnelfsQ5LDPGTPTDpMCH7Kfm8MMETQNhRXJU9oBTpxZRR55kAsL3t3ajOGYbtiSewJwS4pwHkkR9QMbxEUDGGi74S\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/fact-tank\/2021\/09\/10\/americans-with-disabilities-less-likely-than-those-without-to-own-some-digital-devices\/?mkt_tok%3DODUwLVRBQS01MTEAAAF_kozrKCeOZokZRsl1bILsnelfsQ5LDPGTPTDpMCH7Kfm8MMETQNhRXJU9oBTpxZRR55kAsL3t3ajOGYbtiSewJwS4pwHkkR9QMbxEUDGGi74S&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1633617389923000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFwxpJfSVssm0kwswqXg_7HFBonXA\">https:\/\/www.<wbr>pewresearch.org\/fact-tank\/<wbr>2021\/09\/10\/americans-with-<wbr>disabilities-less-likely-than-<wbr>those-without-to-own-some-<wbr>digital-devices\/?mkt_tok=<wbr>ODUwLVRBQS01MTEAAAF_<wbr>kozrKCeOZokZRsl1bILsnelfsQ5LDP<wbr>GTPTDpMCH7Kfm8MMETQNhRXJU9oBTp<wbr>xZRR55kAsL3t3ajOGYbtiSewJwS4pw<wbr>HkkR9QMbxEUDGGi74S<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"al2fb_like_button\"><div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n(function(d, s, id) {\n  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n  js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1&appId=149587675112835\";\n  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n}(document, \"script\", \"facebook-jssdk\"));\n<\/script>\n<fb:like href=\"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=4722\" layout=\"standard\" show_faces=\"true\" share=\"false\" width=\"450\" action=\"like\" font=\"arial\" colorscheme=\"light\" ref=\"AL2FB\"><\/fb:like><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In September, the Pew Research Center released a study that found Americans with disabilities are less likely than those without a disability to own a device.&nbsp;&nbsp;According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 40 million people in the United States have a disability. 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