Expert Resources: dementia


These are the items that relate to dementia found on the AbilityNet website. They may be factsheets, webinars, news stories, blog posts or reports.

  • Dementia and Computing

    Andrew.Manson | 12 Apr 2018
    There are 850,000 people with dementia in the UK, and their numbers are set to rise to over 1 million by 2025. It is not a specific disease but an umbrella term used to describe a range of progressive conditions affecting the brain. Dementia cannot be cured and anyone diagnosed with dementia will...

  • How to avoid losing one million website customers with inclusive digital design for dementia

    Claudia.Cahalane | 05 Apr 2017
    In coming years, the UK could have more than a million people with dementia. The digital age means that people with dementia or alzheimer's are still likely to be banking, shopping and using services online and so web designers need to be mindful of not turning customers away with inaccessible...