Expert Resources: digital inclusion


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

  • AbilityNet Live! Free events about technology and disability

    Mark Walker | 10 May 2022
    In response to the Coronavirus emergency AbilityNet began running a series of live online events to help share useful information for disabled people and their carers and employers. See below for details, as well as recordings of past and upcoming accessibility events.

  • Free Lenovo devices with ConnectingU scheme

    Annie Mannion | 27 Apr 2022
    Apply with your organisation to access digital devices for digitally excluded disabled or older people in the UK.

  • Free webinar: How technology can help people with Parkinson's

    Annie Mannion | 21 Feb 2022
    Join Parkinson’s UK and AbilityNet on Tuesday 8th March 2022 to discuss how technology can help people with Parkinson’s. 

  • What does your boss think about digital accessibility?

    Sarah Botterill | 11 Jan 2022
    As 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. 

  • How to embed inclusive design in your organisation - and why it's good for business

    Robin Christopherson | 23 Nov 2021
    AbilityNet’s Head of Digital Inclusion, Robin Christopherson MBE takes a deep dive into the business case for accessibility and how to do it right within companies large and small. 

  • Facts and stats about digital exclusion: Get Online Week

    Kelly Chan | 20 Oct 2021
    To celebrate Get Online Week, we’re spotlighting fast facts about digital exclusion, and exploring how AbilityNet is helping to create a digital world accessible to all.

  • What does the new normal mean for the workplace?

    Sarah Botterill | 14 Sep 2021
    The 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.

  • Partnership creates literal lifeline

    Saba Salman | 05 Aug 2021
    From Herts People First, Alex Morris has provided ongoing and emergency support thanks to Digital Lifeline – a government emergency response fund - and tech help from AbilityNet.

  • Top tips for dyslexia and technology

    Annie Mannion | 04 Aug 2021
    To mark Dyslexia Week (4 - 10 October 2021) Dafydd Henke-Reed, Head of Accessibility at AbilityNet shared his expert advice about dyslexia and technology in a free webinar.  

  • How AbilityNet helped Dot Project create inclusive guidelines for online training

    Annie Mannion | 19 Jul 2021
    With the documentation provided by AbilityNet, Dot.Project focused on a set of six, achievable priorities for accessibility of its partners' training sessions and online meetings.