Intended Audience: Local/Municipal Government: Executive Branch
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Friction! What Makes Getting Public Benefits So Hard and How Understanding Administrative Burdens Can Increase Access at BenCon 2024
Don Moniyhan shares specific burdens and how to measure their impacts.
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Local Government Form Improvements
This session from FormFest 2024 featured the work in Austin, Texas on criminal justice forms, and the South Bend, Indiana Animal Resource Center’s efforts to redevelop their animal adoption forms.
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The Equitable Tech Horizon in Digital Benefits Panel
Hear perspectives on topics including centering beneficiaries and workers in new ways, digital service delivery, digital identity, and automation.This video was recorded at the Digital Benefits Conference (BenCon) on June 14, 2023.
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SDCI User Research Participant Compensation Policy
The SDCI User Research Participant Compensation Policy establishes guidelines for providing honoraria to user research participants, ensuring equitable, ethical, and inclusive engagement in SDCI’s UX research.
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The Integral Pillars for Digital Benefits Delivery: Access, Security, and Accuracy at BenCon 2024
Government leaders discuss how to ensure seamless access to public benefits through breaking down silos, user-friendly digital identities, and privacy-focused security measures.
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Community Navigators Can Increase Access to Unemployment Benefits and New Jobs While Building Worker Power
Evidence from the Maine Peer Workforce Navigator program shows that workers and government can benefit from well-designed community partnerships.
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City of St. Paul User Experience Participation Legislation
Policy from the City of Saint Paul to provide compensation to those participating in user experience research and usability testing.
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InnovateUS What Works: Fast Field Scanning with AI Course
This course is designed to help public professionals accelerate the process of finding and implementing urgently-needed evidence-based solutions to public problems.
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Dataset: Digital Authentication and Identity Proofing in Public Benefits Applications
On May 19, 2023, the Digital Benefits Network published a new, open dataset documenting authentication and identity proofing requirements across online SNAP, WIC, TANF, Medicaid, child care (CCAP) applications, and unemployment insurance applications.
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Working Together – A Roadmap to Human Services System Alignment for Young Families
APHSA established a working group to identify strengths, barriers, and opportunities for better system alignment in human services for young parents and children, leading to the development of a roadmap to support meaningful systems-level changes.
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Helping residents grow and care for trees with a community tree map
This case study explores how the City of Akron developed a community tree map to engage residents in urban forestry efforts, enabling them to identify, grow, and care for trees in their neighborhoods.
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Long Beach Digital Inclusion Resource Guides
This guide outlines free and low-cost digital inclusion resources available in Long Beach, CA, including internet access, device distribution, digital skills training, and job readiness programs.