Commissioned by the National Organization on Disabilities, the survey reported that respondents derived significantly greater positive impact from the Internet than adult Internet-users without disabilities. While the number of individuals with access to information tools is increasing, some Americans are being left behind.
Location plays an important role in the digital divide.
Just as other people in their neighborhoods, people with disabilities in rural areas and central cities are less likely to own computers and to be online than their suburban peers. Regardless of income level, Americans in rural areas are lagging behind in Internet access. Description of Table 1 Table 1. Unpublished data, derived from Computer and Internet use among people with disabilities . As income rises in the general population, so does computer ownership and Internet usage.