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The Digital divide in disablity care

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  What is the digital divide and how is it relevant in disability care? I So let’s start by breaking down what is the digital divide, it is basically those who have access to stable, internet that isn’t blocked by the state or other bad faith actors.   However we do see that people need to be able to afford to pay for the service and this can be another issue if you can’t access the internet then how do you, do most things that people do online these days? Like job searching, like watching streaming services or on-demand TV, we see that this is distinctly different from those who for ethical, health, or religious reasons have chosen to go screen-free In saying that we see that in being screen-free in their home they might have access to screens through other places like their work or public libraries, They understand what is a conscious decision and they can work around it.   However, what I am talking about is those who don’t have a choice in the matter because they can’t affo