Expert Resources: accessibility
These are the items that relate to accessibility found on the AbilityNet website. They may be factsheets, webinars, news stories, blog posts or reports.
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Mark Walker | 11 May 2022How did easyJet, TUI, British Airways, Jet2 and Ryanair apps fare with our blind screenreader user?
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Saba Salman | 27 Apr 2022Sympathy and empathy are often confused. But empathy fuels connection and sympathy drives disconnection, so knowing the difference between feeling sorry for someone and truly understanding their perspective is key to driving inclusion.
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Emma Wheeler | 25 Apr 2022This webinar on the 24th May will help answer these three questions: Why empathy is important? How to build a culture of empathy? Key leadership skills to build empathy in your team?
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Annie Mannion | 05 Apr 2022AbilityNet has launched a selection of courses that will provide attendees with a deep dive into the experiences of people of living with different disabilities and impairments. The courses focus on visual, hearing, physical, mental health and neurodiversity barriers.
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Alex.Barker | 14 Feb 2022Did you know that for every 10 disabled users encountering barriers online, on average only one will complain about issues they encounter, and the other nine will give up or take their business elsewhere? (Click Away Pound research).* This is often because the process of providing feedback can be...
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Jess Cahill | 14 Feb 2022AbilityNet’s Accessibility and Usability Consultant, Jess Cahill hosted a network session at TechShare Pro 2021 on maps and accessibility. In this article, she reflects on some of the issues, provides further insight into accessible maps, and discusses why they are important.
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Mark Walker | 03 Feb 2022This blog has been updated! Originally published 08/02/14. Amended 03/02/22Are you using alt text properly?Inconsistent use of alt text is one of the most common problems found in our web audits. These golden rules make your alt tags more useful to your site visitors and mean your site is more...
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Robin Christopherson | 26 Jan 2022AbilityNet's Head of Digital Inclusion reviews Australia’s recent Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications partnered project with LaTrobe University and the iMOVE Cooperative Research Centre.
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Annie Mannion | 26 Jan 2022The Business Application Software Developers Association has announced today a free aid to help businesses support their accessibility agenda.
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Sarah Botterill | 11 Jan 2022As a digital professional you know that digital accessibility benefits staff, customers, profit margins and drives brand value – and it’s the right thing to do. But there are always competing priorities and it's not always easy to convince senior leaders to make the investment you need.
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