Expert Resources: disability and technology
These are the items that relate to disability and technology found on the AbilityNet website. They may be factsheets, webinars, news stories, blog posts or reports.
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Clive Gilbert | 27 Apr 2022Assistive tech and accessibility updates from Clive Gilbert, freelance research consultant and specialist writer in public policy, social affairs and technology.
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Clive Gilbert | 27 Apr 2022Clive Gilbert, freelance research consultant and specialist writer in public policy, social affairs and technology discusses the technical hurdles smart glasses must overcome in order to be practical.
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Robin Christopherson | 25 Mar 2022Robin Christopherson, AbilityNet's Head of Digital Inclusion provides an overview on Intel and GoodMaps collaboration to make indoor mapping technology accessible.
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Robin Christopherson | 26 Jan 2022Robin Christopherson, AbilityNet's Head of Digital Inclusion provides an overview of the 'Labrador Retriever' robot.
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Mark.Gaddes | 21 Jan 2022We are pleased to announce AbilityNet has achieved Disability Confident Leader status as of 16 June 2020.
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Sarah Botterill | 23 Feb 2021Disabled people feel lonelier and more isolated than others both before and during Covid-19*. Office of National Statistics (ONS) figures found that around 41% of disabled people feel anxious. One in ten disabled people is scared to go out, compared to 29% and one in 25 of non-disabled people*.
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Robin Christopherson | 12 Nov 2020Even after all this time inaccessible websites that lock out disabled people are the norm. It's time for the UK government to take punitive action against organisations that overlook the needs of disabled users.
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Robin Christopherson | 19 Oct 2020Award Judge Robin Christopherson introduces The Clarion, a digital instrument that enables disabled people to express their musicality.
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Sarah Botterill | 12 Oct 2020How to find the local support you need if you are an older or disabled person, caring for someone else in a period of self-isolation.
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Mark.Gaddes | 18 Aug 2020AbilityNet is also on the Tech Talent Charter for our efforts driving inclusion and diversity in the workplace.
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