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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Robin Christopherson | 13 Apr 2016Twitter has recently made it possible to add alt-text to images, but will this be enough to make the image-laden web more accessible for people with visual impairments? Robin Christopherson thinks it may need a bigger push - or maybe there's completely different solution around the corner?
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Claudia.Cahalane | 07 Apr 2016How can computers help people with autism? To mark World Autism Awareness Week we asked Jamie Knight, senior accessibility specialist in UX&D at the BBC, who is autistic himself, about the tech he finds useful in his daily life.
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Alex.Barker | 04 Mar 2016Yesterday was University Mental Health day and our social media feeds are full of posts about events going on around the country at different universities. AbilityNet is proud to support this day because we realise that mental health and physical health and equally important.
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Robin Christopherson | 03 Feb 2016Around 90% of jobs nowadays have some sort of technology involved. Your job might involve using a desktop computer or laptop, a telephone, cash register or some kind of handheld device such as a credit card machine. The possibilities, like the array of devices and software, are endless. Technology...
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Alex.Barker | 02 Feb 2016We get lots of calls about lots of different subjects here at AbilityNet. However I took one last week that I thought might be worth highlighting. A careers advisor in the south of England had a request from the local employment service regarding a client with severe dyslexia.To receive...
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Robin Christopherson | 22 Jan 2016We are spending more of our time in the workplace, at home and on the go using computers or mobile devices of some kind. For many of us, the daily routine starts with a compulsory check of our emails, the local weather report and a browse through our social media feeds on a smartphone or tablet,...
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Anonymous | 04 Jan 2016For those with long-term health conditions, DSAs can be a lifeline, writes Jess, a sufferer of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) who blogs about her experiences.
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Mark Walker | 13 Oct 2015Computers and the internet have transformed our daily lives, at home, at work and for disabled people being able to get online opens up a world of possibilities for completing everyday tasks, enjoying games or films, working and connecting with friends and family. This blog explores how AbilityNet...
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Mark Walker | 13 Oct 2015Autoplay hit the headlines recently when a video showing the deaths of two journalists was seen by people scrolling through their Facebook and Twitter feeds. For people with disabilities, however, autoplay content is not only a source of distress on social media but can be a real barrier to access.
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Anonymous | 08 Oct 2015AbilityNet’s experts deliver over 1,000 assessments for disabled students every year and by far the most frequent assessment is for a student with a specific learning difficultly such as dyslexia. . It is estimated that up to 1 in 10 people in the UK have some degree of dyslexia, but the good news...