Expert Resources: a11y
These are the items that relate to a11y found on the AbilityNet website. They may be factsheets, webinars, news stories, blog posts or reports.
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Claudia.Cahalane | 10 Jun 2016An interview with David Brew, a member of the British Computer Society and coordinates the Northern Ireland branch of AbilityNet's volunteer service ITCanHelp. For 20 years, he has been volunteering to help older people and those with disabilities to get the most out of computers and technology.
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Claudia.Cahalane | 28 May 2016Jannette Connell was 24-year-old when she suffered a stroke, leaving her with mobility and memory difficulties, along with severely impaired sight. After years of struggling with computer equipment, AbilitNet's It Can Help volunteer service has been able to get her tech working for her.
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Claudia.Cahalane | 26 May 2016Disabled Student Allowance changes are happening regularly. AbilityNet DSA practitioner Days will keep you informed
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Robin Christopherson | 19 May 2016To mark Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) Robin Christopherson - Head of Digital Inclusion at AbilityNet - has written an open letter to the UK government asking it to enforce accessibility laws.
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Claudia.Cahalane | 19 May 2016Joe Chidzik, senior accessibility consultant at AbilityNet reveals common accessibility mistakes and why accessible apps and websites are not just better for the UK's 12 million disabled users, but are better for search engines and better for everyone.
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Robin Christopherson | 05 May 2016More than 500 hours of Youtube footage is uploaded every minute, but almost every second of it is impossible millions of visually impaired people to understand. AbilityNet's Robin Christopherson thinks that's about to change and that by the end of the decade robots will be delivering high quality...
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Alex.Barker | 03 May 2016Tremors can be caused by a variety of conditions and can make it very difficult to operate a mouse, keyboard or touchscreen. Alex Barker offers his tops tips on common solutions.
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Mark Walker | 28 Apr 2016Voting is open for this year's Digital Leaders 100 and AbilityNet is shortlisted for digital charity of the year.
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Alex.Barker | 21 Apr 2016Must read: If you have tremors, changing these settings could make it easier to use your iPhone or iPa
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Claudia.Cahalane | 18 Apr 2016AbilityNet's IT Can Help has 230 volunteers who support older and disabled people to use technology at home. In February, the service was contacted by 80-year-old Ruth from Lincolnshire. Age UK had let her know that free computer help was available after she became more frail following an operation...