News and Blogs

  • Sarah Botterill | 21 May 2021
    Leaders from Microsoft, Unilever and advertising giant WPP share their tips on accessibility. Learnings include:
  • Robin Christopherson | 19 May 2021
    Robin Christopherson MBE shares his expertise and experience on the consumer affairs radio programme for people with sight loss.
  • Annie Mannion | 18 May 2021
    If you are disabled and need support in your job search, find out more about Career Hive - a new, free careers service for disabled candidates, designed and run by disabled people.
  • Guest Blogger | 17 May 2021
    Apple’s recent iPhone update iOS 14.5 brings good news for disabled users, though there's room for improvement, writes our guest blog editor, Colin Hughes, a former BBC producer.
  • Annie Mannion | 17 May 2021
    All the ways AbilityNet is celebrating the tenth annual Global Accessibility Awareness Day this week.
  • Guest Blogger | 13 May 2021
    Alistair McNaught's final blog in a four-part series exploring accessibility evolution in educational settings.
  • Annie Mannion | 12 May 2021
    "The idea with the GAAD pledge is to really focus on the frameworks that people build technology in," said Joe Devon, co-founder of Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) on last week's Accessibility Insights webinar. 
  • 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.