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.

  • Disability Act turns 25 and a call for swift Government action

    Robin.Christopherson | 12 Nov 2020
    Even 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.

  • Meet the 2020 Tech4Good Awards Accessibility Winner

    Robin.Christopherson | 19 Oct 2020
    Award Judge Robin Christopherson introduces The Clarion, a digital instrument that enables disabled people to express their musicality.

  • How to spot an online scam and avoid it: Stay safe online

    Sarah Botterill | 12 Oct 2020
    How 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.

  • AbilityNet is a Tech Talent Charter signatory

    Mark.Gaddes | 18 Aug 2020
    AbilityNet is also on the Tech Talent Charter for our efforts driving inclusion and diversity in the workplace.

  • AbilityNet achieves Disability Confident Leader status

    Mark.Gaddes | 17 Jun 2020
    We are pleased to announce AbilityNet has achieved Disability Confident Leader status as of 16 June 2020.

  • Connecting neurodiverse communities during lockdown

    Sarah Botterill | 09 Jun 2020
    During a time of social distancing, individuals and charities have adapted their ways of communicating with people with neurodiverse needs in order to keep in touch. We'll hear from them first-hand how they're embracing technology in innovative ways.

  • How to stay safe online

    Sarah Botterill | 20 Apr 2020
    This free webinar will explore how to stay safe online, particularly during COVID-19 when people are taking advantage of the crisis with email spoofing, phishing scams and more.

  • How to find local support using technology: COVID-19 - AbilityNet Live

    Sarah Botterill | 08 Apr 2020
    How 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.

  • How to use technology to keep in touch with family and friends

    Sarah Botterill | 26 Mar 2020
    This FREE webinar will offer information and support on how you can stay connected with family and friends using technology during a time of social isolation - and to learn skills for when it is no longer necessary.

  • Music: Not Impossible for the hard of hearing

    Adam Tweed | 25 Feb 2020
    When Mick Ebeling of Not Impossible Labs considered the way D/deaf and hard of hearing people experience music; the monotonous thump of the subwoofer, he thought it was absurd. Working with jazz musician and songwriter Mandy Harvey who lost her hearing at University, Not Impossible Labs created...