Digital Access | Urban Institute
Urban Institute's upward-mobility framework on closing the digital access gap in education.
Digital Access
"Full electronic participation in society." Digital access means everyone deserves equitable entry to technology and digital spaces. Before we can talk about using technology well, we have to talk about who gets to use it at all — the digital divide is still real, and closing it is the first duty of digital citizenship.
— after Mike Ribble's 9 Elements of Digital Citizenship
Resources (8)
What Is Digital Access? Your Guide to an Inclusive Digital World
Plain-language guide to digital access and building a more inclusive digital world.
Digital Access — Problem of Practice
The Learning Accelerator's practitioner take on digital access as a problem of practice in schools.
Fixing the Global Digital Divide and Digital Access Gap
Brookings analysis of the global digital divide and policy paths to close it.
Digital Access: Bridging the Digital Divide for Inclusive Connectivity
Overview of the digital divide and what inclusive connectivity requires.
Digital Access and AI | Trends in 2025
Digital Watch's tracker on digital access policy, now covering AI's impact.
What Is Digital Access: Key Examples Explained
Concrete examples illustrating what digital access means in practice.
Digital Access for All
The Patterson Foundation's initiative framing digital access as a community imperative.