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August 10, 2022

Livable Communities Newsletter | AARP.org/Livable

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Bridging the Digital Divide

During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, 4 out of 10 older adults were unable to access needed online services — such as telehealth visits, ordering groceries, scheduling a vaccine — from their homes. Six out of 10 older adults say the cost of high-speed internet is a problem. See what the chair of the Federal Communications Commission, and leaders from AARP and the National League of Cities, have to say about getting more people of all ages reliably (and affordably) connected.

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Broadening Broadband

AARP Livable Communities has been shining a light on the lack of reliable internet access in rural and remote places throughout the nation. Visit our articles archives to learn how communities are taking the lead in getting online, and how older residents without tech skills are gaining the high-speed internet and phone services they need.

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Livability News & Notes

Helping Households Connect — The Affordable Connectivity Program provides a discount of up to $30 per month toward internet service for eligible households and up to $75 per month for households on qualifying Tribal lands. Applicants can also receive a discount for purchasing a laptop, desktop computer or tablet.
Source: Federal Communications Commission ►

Teaching Tech — The staff and volunteers at Older Adults Technology Services (aka OATS), an AARP affiliated program, help seniors learn and use technology so they can live better in the digital age. Source: OATS.org ►

Sharing Services and Social Activities — Online courses, programs and gatherings that help older people learn new skills, save money, exercise and make friends is a simple search away through this “learning community” from AARP. Source: Senior Planet ►

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