This memorandum provides guidance to help agencies advance digital accessibility by maintaining an accessible Federal technology environment, promoting accessible digital experiences, and continuing the implementation of accessibility standards.
This project overview presentation outlines a digital initiative focused on evaluating and addressing the digital divide through expanded broadband access, devices, and digital literacy programs.
The Digital Benefits Network at the Beeck Center for Social Impact + Innovation at Georgetown University and Public Policy Lab co-hosted a webinar presenting breaking research on beneficiary experiences with digital identity processes in public benefits.
Adults in the United States who have a disability are statistically less likely than those without a disability to own certain digital devices like laptops and smartphones, and are also more likely to never go online, despite similar rates of home broadband and tablet ownership.
This blog explains that verifiable digital credentials (VDCs) are cryptographically secure digital versions of physical credentials (like driver’s licenses or diplomas) stored in digital wallets that can be presented and verified online or in person.
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Making your service more inclusive means designing government services so that everyone who needs to use them can do so with as few barriers as possible, by understanding legal duties, identifying and removing exclusion points, and considering a wide range of user needs throughout the design process.
The City of Boston's disability-aware standards for City resources and the collection of disability data from residents throughout government processes.
A strategy document that sets out USAID’s vision, goals, principles, and operational requirements for promoting open, inclusive, secure, and rights-respecting digital ecosystems to advance development and humanitarian outcomes worldwide.
United States Agency International Development (USAID)
