Digital Navigators Help Oklahoma Residents Break Through ‘Digital Divide’
“’Our issues are making sure older Oklahomans and Americans are able to use telehealth, and they can connect with their loved ones for preventing isolation, but also their job opportunities. If you don’t have high speed internet, you can’t apply for jobs, you can’t connect with your loved ones far away,’ Sean Voskuhl, AARP Oklahoma State Director, told The Daily Yonder.
In rural parts of Oklahoma, the rate of availability for Broadband is behind the national average, Whitacre noted.”