How tech can help disabled people: AbilityNet's top 10 blogs of 2017
Claudia.Cahalane | 08 Jan 2018AbilityNet's website saw more traffic than ever before in 2017. Here are the top 10 most viewed articles published last year.
1 Virtual reality
From trying out-of-reach experiences to aiding muscle recovery, we looked at 8 ways virtual reality could enhance the lives of disabled people
2 iPad / iPhone settings and tremors
How the latest version of the software that drives iPads and iPhone (iOS10) offers significant improvements for people with tremors due to conditions such as Parkinsons, Cerebral Palsy or old age
3 Government and disability
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC)'s Disability report says government has failed to support disabled people over the last 20 years.
4 Windows 10 Fall Creator
The new accessibility features which came with Microsoft Windows Fall Creator update
5 AI and blind people
The artificial intelligence app which helps blind people hear the world
6 Dementia and digital design webinar
Advice for developers on creating online services which are dementia friendly
7 Robin's MBE
Our tech guru Robin Christopherson picks up a well deserved MBE for services to digital inclusion
8 BBC producer on life with dyslexia
Ed Booth opened up about his life, from struggles with dyslexia to writing top BBC programmes
9 Dementia-friendly websites
An AbilityNet accessibility consultant's top 6 tips for a dementia-friendly website
10 Microsoft's SEEING AI app
Robin, who is blind, blogs about the updates to Seeing AI. He was excited that it can now read colours and handwriting
What else was popular?
- Check out our more popular Facebook post of 2017.
- Find more about the latest technology which helps disabled people on the AbilityNet blog.