How can we ensure that more people with disabilities have access to digital devices?

Sep 16, 2021

More than 40 million people in the United States have a disability, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Image: Unsplash/AbsolutVision

Sara Atske

Assistant Digital Producer, Pew Research Center

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