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    Digital Access For All Resource Library

    The Patterson Foundation’s Digital Access for All initiative is about connecting and sharing information, ideas, and strategies to help bridge the digital divide,
    especially as it relates to asset-limited populations and communities in Southwest Florida. This page contains resources from leading state, regional, and national organizations on a
    broad range of topics related to digital access. Click on Report Summary for a brief overview or on View Resource for the full report/website, etc.
    To filter by topic, choose the “CLICK HERE TO FILTER” link, then click on the keyword of interest.

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Community/Regional, Connectivity, Devices, Digital Skills & Training, Federal/State Government

COVID-19 and the Digital Divide in Virtual Learning by Paul Ong (2020)

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Community/Regional, Connectivity, Devices, Digital Skills & Training, Health

Senior Planet: Helping Older Adults Harness the Power of Technology

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Affordability/Asset-Limited, Community/Regional, Connectivity, Devices, Digital Skills & Training, Federal/State Government, Health

Will the Government's New Broadband Subsidies Close the Digital Divide for Older Americans? By Arlene Weintraub

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Affordability/Asset-Limited, Community/Regional, Connectivity, Devices, Digital Skills & Training

Personal Tech and the Pandemic: Older Adults Are Upgrading for a Better Online Experience (April 2021) by Brittne Kakulla, AARP Research

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Aging Connected: Exposing the Hidden Connectivity Crisis for Older Adults by Older Adults Technology Services (OATS)m
Affordability/Asset-Limited, Community/Regional, Connectivity, Devices, Digital Skills & Training, Education, Employment/Workforce, Federal/State Government, Health, Nonprofits/Foundations

Aging Connected: Exposing the Hidden Connectivity Crisis for Older Adults by Older Adults Technology Services (OATS)m

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Community/Regional, Connectivity, Federal/State Government

An Interactive Map: Helping the Public See the Digital Divide Across the Country by The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)

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Community/Regional, Devices, Federal/State Government

Federal Communications Commission's Emergency Connectivity Fund: Funding to Help schools and Libraries Keep People Connected

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Community/Regional, Connectivity, Devices, Digital Skills & Training, Federal/State Government, Health, Nonprofits/Foundations

COVID Education Innovation in Florida: Top 10 Takeaways by the Consortium of Florida Education Foundations

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Employment/Workforce

COVID-19 Vaccine and Policy Survey: COVID-19 Drives New Online Behaviors by the University of South Florida

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Education

An American Imperative: A New Vision of Public Schools by The Schools Superintendents Association (AASA)

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Affordability/Asset-Limited, Community/Regional, Connectivity, Devices, Education, Employment/Workforce, Health

2020 Regional Equity Report: Examining Economic Opportunity, Performance and Outcomes by the Tampa Bay Partnership Foundation

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Affordability/Asset-Limited, Community/Regional, Devices, Digital Skills & Training, Employment/Workforce, Federal/State Government, Health, Nonprofits/Foundations

Pandemic Recovery One Year Later: A Nonprofit Survey Report of Sarasota, Manatee, Charlotte, and DeSoto Counties March (2021)

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Affordability/Asset-Limited, Community/Regional, Connectivity, Education, Employment/Workforce, Federal/State Government, Health, Nonprofits/Foundations, Webinars

Florida Association of Counties (FAC): Access 67 Addresses the Impacts of the Lack of Access to Critical Telecommunication Resources

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Affordability/Asset-Limited, Community/Regional, Connectivity, Education, Employment/Workforce, Federal/State Government, Health, Printable/Awareness Materials

Emergency Broadband Benefit: Consumer FAQs by the FCC

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Fact Sheet: The Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Will Deliver $350 Billion for State, Local, Territorial, and Tribal Governments to Respond to the COVID-19 Emergency and Bring Back Jobs
Affordability/Asset-Limited, Community/Regional, Connectivity, Education, Employment/Workforce, Federal/State Government, Health, Printable/Awareness Materials

Fact Sheet: The Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Will Deliver $350 Billion for State, Local, Territorial, and Tribal Governments to Respond to the COVID-19 Emergency and Bring Back Jobs

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Photo: Emergency Broadband Benefit: Application Form (Spanish) By the FCC
Affordability/Asset-Limited, Community/Regional, Connectivity, Devices, Federal/State Government, Printable/Awareness Materials

Emergency Broadband Benefit: Application Form (Spanish) by the FCC

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