News and Blogs

  • Kelly Chan | 20 Oct 2021
    To celebrate Get Online Week, we’re spotlighting fast facts about digital exclusion, and exploring how AbilityNet is helping to create a digital world accessible to all.
  • Annie Mannion | 19 Oct 2021
    Join our session for the Higher Education, Further Education and Public Sectors to learn from the University of Southampton about its successful 'Accessibility Allies' project, on Tuesday 2 November 2021, at 1pm GMT.
  • Annie Mannion | 05 Oct 2021
    Jonathan Mosen heads up an organisation that "gives employers access to skilled and capable workers, and gives people with disabilities a fair go in the workforce." Get his accessibility advice in our session on 12 October, 1pm BST.
  • Sarah Botterill | 30 Sep 2021
    Being part of emergency response for people with learning disabilities during Covid-19 has been a learning experience for participants and us.AbilityNet was proud to be a part of the emergency response Digital Lifeline set up to provide devices, data and digital skills to digitally excluded people...
  • Annie Mannion | 29 Sep 2021
    Learn from Dafydd about how technology has revolutionised his experience of dyslexia in AbilityNet's free webinar on Tuesday 5 October 2021.
  • Annie Mannion | 28 Sep 2021
    Learn about the organisation's disability network, ‘WorkAbility’ and its ‘Everyone Welcome’ commitment to long-term organisation-wide change to become more inclusive and welcoming for all.
  • Sarah Botterill | 22 Sep 2021
    An accessibility champions’ network is a great way to engender cultural change across an organisation. Here are some top tips from technology insiders on creating, managing, and motivating a team of like-minded people. Here are 14 top tips for creating, maintaining and motivating your accessibility...
  • Sarah Botterill | 21 Sep 2021
    Birmingham City Council initiative is designed to ensure that people across the city have access to tech equipment, network connectivity and skills that will help improve their lives.
  • Sarah Botterill | 16 Sep 2021
    If data is the oil of the internet, then a company's brand is the currency of the commercial world – and post-pandemic has never been more important.I’ve been reflecting on what makes a good brand.Values are key, and companies spend thousands aligning their brands to specific ones. However, what...
  • Sarah Botterill | 14 Sep 2021
    The phrase  “new normal” has been bandied around a lot but what does it mean for the workplace, and how do we ensure that where and how we work is inclusive?Covid-19 has driven, perhaps, the biggest change to the workplace in decades.