News and Blogs

  • Adam Tweed | 11 May 2021
    The theme of this years Mental Health Awareness Week is 'nature' and we've picked a selection of apps to help and encourage you to enjoy nature from wherever you are.
  • Sophie Stevens | 10 May 2021
    Join Robin Christopherson at Texthelp's free Festival of Accessibility as he discusses accessibility in a digital-first world and what an inclusive online experience looks like.
  • Sarah Botterill | 08 May 2021
    National Volunteers' Week is 1 - 7 June 2021. We'd like to take the opportunity to say a huge "thank you" to the volunteers without who we couldn't provide support to thousands of older and disabled people every year.Here, Sarah Brain who manages our volunteers shares a letter thanking them. 
  • Sarah Botterill | 05 May 2021
    People receiving Universal Credit can get cheaper access to fibre broadband from June through BT’s Home Essentials broadband service. The service will be available exclusively to people on Universal Credit and other means-tested benefits.
  • Robin Christopherson | 04 May 2021
    Version 1.0 of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) launched on May 6, 1999. We review how they've impacted digital accessibility and why?W3C publishes the WCAG - one of the reasons they've become the de facto world standards for all things web (and soon mobile) and why they've proved to...
  • Guest Blogger | 04 May 2021
    "A real sign of maturity is when everyone within the organisation recognises digital accessibility as simply good practice," says Alistair McNaught in the third in his series of four guest blogs about accessibility maturity.
  • Annie Mannion | 28 Apr 2021
    Get expert advice from our recent webinar including guidance about mobile applications.
  • Sarah Botterill | 28 Apr 2021
    AbilityNet is proud to be supporting Jennyruth workshops in its work, boosting confidence for people with learning disabilities by providing support with technology. Jennyruth workshops support adults with learning disabilities to create and sell handcrafted products.
  • Sarah Botterill | 27 Apr 2021
    AbilityNet is working in partnership to ensure adults with Learning Disabilities get access to technology in the community. One project is with Penrith Library, which runs an outreach project that has accessed technology through the Digital Lifeline project spearheaded by the Department for Culture...
  • Annie Mannion | 22 Apr 2021
    Join Jennison Asuncion, Head of Accessibility at LinkedIn, and Joe Devon, founding partner at Diamond, for free Accessibility Insights on 4 May 2021.