Equity and Access Gaps
Equity and Access Gaps
Length: 00:01:30 | Thomas Beresnyak, Harry Crissy, Miranda Harple, James R. Ladlee
Explore crucial layers to pinpoint underserved regions, including high-speed internet access, school-aged populations, historically underserved audiences, high-poverty areas, and more. Discover how to overlay map features to unveil clusters of unserved areas by access to high-speed internet and other demographic variables vital to your community. By leveraging these features, inform the development of focus areas for targeted broadband deployment interventions aimed at addressing equity and access disparities. Generously supported by The Rockefeller Foundation, the National BEAD Broadband Navigator empowers users with indispensable tools for fostering equitable broadband access across diverse communitie
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- [Narrator] Let's use some of the layers in the broadband map to focus in on equity and access issues.
In this example, you'll notice that the layers I've selected include the unserved locations, which are indicated by these purple dots.
The larger the dot, the more the density of unserved locations.
They're not receiving broadband service.
I then are overlayed percentage of school-aged children.
As we get to this darker red, we see a higher percentage of school-age children.
I then selected percentage of low income.
And as the shading becomes darker brown, there's a higher concentration of poverty.
You can quickly see on this map that in around the Loretto area, you see a cluster of unserved locations that also included a high percentage of school-aged children, and an increase in poverty.
So if you're looking to address equity and access issues in this area, the Loretto area makes sense to concentrate on.
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