About one in five U.S. households lack home Internet access because many say they don’t need or want it and others—especially lower-income families—can’t afford service or the devices and skills to use it, highlighting persistent digital divide barriers.
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
This is the summary version of a report that documents four experiments exploring if AI can be used to expedite the translation of SNAP and Medicaid policies into software code for implementation in public benefits eligibility and enrollment systems under a Rules as Code approach.
This toolkit outlines actionable changes for government practitioners looking to improve the accuracy and accessibility of the questions on their forms that collect information about a user’s gender.
The Community Bill of Rights outlines principles and expectations for institutions to center community voices, share power, and build equitable partnerships with communities affected by systemic harm.
This blog summarizes a FormFest session where the Center for Civic Design shared research on how screen reader users navigate voter registration forms and offered guidance for designing more accessible digital and PDF forms.
This landscape analysis examines data, design, technology, and innovation-enabled approaches that make it easier for eligible people to enroll in, and receive, federally-funded social safety net benefits, with a focus on the earliest adaptations during the COVID-19 pandemic.
A webinar presenting fresh data on how young adults aged 22 are faring in terms of poverty, employment, education, living arrangements, and access to public benefits.
A practical guidance document outlining best practices for government procurement of data-driven technologies to improve transparency, accountability, and oversight.
