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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Sarah Botterill | 16 Sep 2021If 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...
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Sarah Botterill | 14 Sep 2021The 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.
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Sarah Botterill | 02 Sep 2021This FREE webinar took place on 28 September at 1 pm BSTHow do you create an inclusive workspace? This webinar explored the role of digital accessibility in creating an inclusive workplace, including:
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Sarah Botterill | 26 Jul 2021This FREE webinar took place on 08 September at 1 pm BSTHow can technology help make the world more accessible to people who are Deaf or hard of hearing? W heard from a panel of experts, including speakers from Lloyds Bank, Signly, Microsoft and the RNID (National Hearing Loss Charity). The webinar...
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Sarah Botterill | 18 May 2021Based on a webinar by AbilityNet, this factsheet offers tips on dementia-friendly website and digital design. You will find practical tips on co-designing with people who have dementia and tips for website structure, simple language, text styling, contrast, presenting multimedia and helping people...
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Robin Christopherson | 11 Mar 2021On the anniversary of its birth, we ask “is the web accessible to all?”The “power of the web is in its universality,” said Tim Berners-Lee, who submitted the original proposal that would ultimately become the worldwide web on 12 March 1989. Thirty-two years later AbilityNet's Head of Digital...
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Sarah Botterill | 08 Mar 2021The BBC shares information creating a digitally friendly, inclusive typeface. This article is based on a session aired at TechShare Pro 2020.
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Sarah Botterill | 07 Mar 2021The theme for 2021’s International Women’s Day 2021 is #ChooseToChallenge, focusing on celebrating women’s achievements and helping to “collectively create a diverse and inclusive world”. AbilityNet believes in a digital world accessible to all, so we’ve chosen to celebrate a selection of inspiring...
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Sarah Botterill | 22 Feb 2021Twenty-two years after the launch of the first full-service, internet-only bank an industry insider and a user reflect on the beginning of a sector-wide transformation that improved disabled people's lives.The First Internet Bank of Indiana launched on February 22, 1999.We hear from Paul Smyth,...
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Sarah Botterill | 25 Jan 2021Online retail is booming but unless retailers make their websites accessible they'll exclude disabled people and miss out on millions in lost revenue. The Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated the shift to shopping online with digital giant Boohoo looking to snap up Debenhams and ASOS in the fray to...
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