Doing Digital Inclusion: Disability handbook

This handbook outlines some of those barriers, and offers advice and resources, for those already delivering digital skills who would like to better support disabled people, and to disability support organisations wishing to offer digital inclusion activities for the first time.

Key findings

25% of disabled adults have never used the internet

46.7% of disabled people are employed

23% of disabled people say they are quite or very lonely on a typical day

There are around 11.9 million disabled people in the UK, many of whom face barriers to getting online, meaning specialist knowledge and tools can be required to help them access all the benefits the internet has to offer.

This handbook outlines some of those barriers and offers advice and resources for those already delivering digital skills who would like to better support disabled people, and disability support organisations wishing to offer digital inclusion activities for the first time.

Doing Digital Inclusion: Disability handbook

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The coronavirus pandemic has exposed and exacerbated digital exclusion across the UK. Digital inclusion is no longer a nice-to-have, but a need-to-have and people still urgently need access, digital skills and support. We appreciate donations of any size as your donation can contribute to getting more households connected and comfortable using technology.

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