ACCESS TO TECHNOLOGY FOR ALL
WHAT IS TECHCONNECT NETWORK
The TechConnect Network (“the Network”), is a statewide network of eight mental health and disability human services organizations that have come together to advance digital inclusion across the Commonwealth through the deployment of regionally based technology navigators. The goal is to help people with disabilities and mental health conditions obtain digital devices, develop digital skills, and enroll in low-cost broadband programs.
NARROWING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE
Technology access and digital skills are no longer a luxury; they are a necessity to access essential services, maintain social connection, engage in lifelong learning, obtain health and behavioral health services, manage finances, and participate in our democracy.
780,000 people (ages 0-65) live with a disability and around 60% are low-income
People with disabilities are nearly 20% less likely to own a computer or smartphone
People with disabilities are three times more likely to say that they never go on-line
OUR PARTNERS
Every person should have the technology and skills needed for full participation in our society. Through its partners, the Network will provide services in 230 cities and towns in Massachusetts (11 counties).
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