top of page

The digital divide still exists in Durham

  • Jan 19, 2016
  • 1 min read

To a savvy user, services like Internet banking, online job searching and e-mail can make your life very easy -- but for someone who is just learning, they can be frustrating, time-consuming and costly. In some ways, our Internet - the great equalizer - has isolated a large group of people.

Our world has changed fast, much faster than the people living on it. The “digital divide” is a term used to illustrate the differences between those who have access to technology and those who do not. Many believe that the digital divide has disappeared as technology costs have gone down, but many still do not own a computer or have Internet access. While Durham County has 99 percent broadband availability, some cannot afford it and many do not have the computer literacy skills required to utilize the resources the Internet brings to their doorstep.

Click here to read the rest of this Herald-Sun article by DLC AmeriCorps Member Nick Patten.

Note: If you lack access to the Herald-Sun archive, you can read a related article by Nick here: http://nclc.web.unc.edu/2015/12/18/the-digital-divide-in-your-backyard/

 
 
 

Opmerkingen


Recent Posts
Archive
​Contact us:​

 

(919) 489-8383  

 

info@durhamliteracy.org

 

1905 Chapel Hill Rd, Durham, NC 27707

 

Mail:  PO Box 52209, Durham, NC 27717

 

​Support our work:



Donate Now

Our Wishlist

Shop Harris Teeter & raise funds 

(VIC card #5543)


Other Ways to Help​​​

Let's Connect:
  • Durham Literacy on Facebook
  • Durham Literacy on Twitter
  • Durham Literacy on Instagram
  • Durham Literacy on YouTube
  • email icon

The Durham Literacy Center is a nonprofit, tax-exempt charitable organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Donations are tax-deductible as allowed by law. Our Federal Tax ID Number is 56-1479534.

© Durham Literacy Center 2025

bottom of page