Selected news stories about the Pew Internet Project and articles citing our data.
Study: Disabled Less Likely to Be Online
10/8/2007 | 
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Anick Jesdanun, Associated Press/Denver Post
'Americans with disabilities and other chronic conditions are less likely to use the Internet, but those who are online are among the most avid consumers of health-related information, a new study finds...
Half of those with chronic conditions use the Internet, compared with three-quarters of those without, the Pew Internet and American Life Project said Monday.
That's partly because those with chronic conditions tend to be older and less educated, two factors linked with lower Internet usage overall, said Susannah Fox, an associate director at Pew and the study's main author. Other barriers include difficulties navigating the Web for those with, say, poor vision or motion control.
But when they are online, those with chronic conditions are more apt to seek health information online — at least for some tasks.
"It's an indication of what could happen in the future if there were more universal access to the Internet," Fox said. "This population is just as likely as anyone else to take advantage of the technology's promises."
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