{"id":6207,"date":"2022-08-25T09:52:16","date_gmt":"2022-08-25T15:52:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/webguide\/?p=6207"},"modified":"2026-01-09T09:55:59","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T16:55:59","slug":"in-case-you-missed-it-digital-equity-for-your-website","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/webguide\/2022\/08\/25\/in-case-you-missed-it-digital-equity-for-your-website\/","title":{"rendered":"In case you missed it: digital equity for your website"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In their recent webinar, Monsido presenters Jillian Als and Jasmine de Guzman reviewed digital equity and provided tips on how we can improve our website and promote better digital equity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-key-takeaways\">Key takeaways<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are some key takeaways from the webinar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-is-digital-equity\">What is digital equity?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Digital equity is a condition in which all individuals and communities have the information technology capacity needed for full participation in our society, democracy, and economy. It\u2019s the goal!&nbsp;But it\u2019s evolving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-does-it-look-like-on-our-website\">What does it look like on our website?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If the work for digital equity is digital inclusion, here\u2019s how you can think about it for your website:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Page speed<\/strong> &#8211; You can\u2019t control your visitors\u2019 internet speeds, but you can make sure your site loads and performs well on slow connection speeds.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The mobile experience<\/strong> &#8211; It\u2019s not just something Google cares about; some households are not only mobile-first but mobile ONLY.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Web accessibility<\/strong> &#8211; Web Accessibility is the important work to accommodate all site visitors, regardless of ability. 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