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Ron Chusid @rchusid.bsky.social

FEMA now denying disaster assistance to people without an email address. Having done telehealth since 2020 I have found that many vulnerable people have no email or internet access with a significant portion unable to understand how to use the internet. #Medsky www.wired.com/story/fema-n...

Workers at FEMA worry that demanding disaster survivors access services using email could shut out people without internet connectivity from receiving government aid.

FEMA Now Requires Disaster Victims to Have an Email Address

Workers at FEMA worry that demanding disaster survivors access services using email could shut out people without internet connectivity from receiving government aid.

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    Debs Kaye @debskay2298.bsky.social

    Yep, so true! I know a lot of people in my age group (70's) who don't use a computer & feel they're too old to learn or have no interest in learning. I got into using a computer in my 40's so I'm very comfortable with using one, but everyone's different.

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    @mhcadreamer.bsky.social

    Pretty sure that is the point - another cog in the disenfranchisement of our most vulnerable.

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