It’s Time for a Digital Equity Bill of Rights

Internet access is something that many took for granted, until the pandemic. Living through COVID-19 has laid bare the unaddressed digital inequities that are impacting millions of lives. The digital divide is becoming a digital chasm: limited or no access to affordable high-speed internet is leaving far too many people behind. The California Emerging Technology Fund (CETF), the only foundation focusing on digital equity for all 40 million Californians, has been informing state and national policy and working on the ground with hundreds of community-based organizations for 15 years. Now CETF is introducing a Digital Equity Bill of Rights. To learn more about how to help the millions of households struggling to keep up in the digital world, including students, seniors, people with disabilities, please review the Digital Equity Bill of Rights and consider lending your support to help ensure everyone has access to reliable, affordable Internet. You can change lives.

[Susan Walters is a senior vice president at the California Emerging Technology Fund]