Expert Resources: techsharepro
These are the items that relate to techsharepro found on the AbilityNet website. They may be factsheets, webinars, news stories, blog posts or reports.
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Guest Blogger | 12 Feb 2019Google's senior programme manager for accessibility Chris Patnoe talks about how it makes accessible products and highlights a variety of accessibility features across Google's product range.
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Claudia.Cahalane | 22 Jan 2019At AbilityNet’s accessible technology event TechShare Pro 2018 on 30 November 2018, delegates heard how the theatre industry is working to create shows that can be more fully enjoyed by those with hearing or sight loss.
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Claudia.Cahalane | 14 Jan 2019It’s 25 years since the first audio described programme arrived on UK TV, believed to be Coronation Street. Last year more than 150,000 hours of television were broadcast with audio description in the UK - a big win for those who are blind or have sight loss. In addition, 2018 also saw the first...
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Guest Blogger | 14 Jan 2019By Christopher Lee, Managing Director, International Association of Accessibility Professionals (IAAP)Locating accessibility (a11y) professionals can be challenging for organizations requiring their products and services to be used by all consumers, including those with disabilities who happen to...
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Claudia.Cahalane | 27 Dec 2018Last month, AbilityNet hosted the sold out TechShare Pro event in Canary Wharf, sponsored by Google. We learned more about some much-awaited and innovative accessible tech. In no particular order, here's 14 fabulous assistive and accessible ideas to watch in 2019.1 Talking Birds Difference Engine
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Sophie.Shearer | 27 Nov 2018Around one in five people in the UK have a disability or impairment, which is set to rise due to our ageing population, so it’s crucial that all areas of society, including the arts, use tech to cater for people with disabilities.
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Guest Blogger | 08 Nov 2018By Paul Smyth, Head of Digital Accessibility, Barclays
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Claudia.Cahalane | 18 Dec 2017The latest advances in Artificial Intelligence are powering ever-greater voice-recognition capabilities - but how do we build machines we can to talk in ways that are intelligible and sensible to a range of people, including those with disabilities, asks Léonie Watson’s at TechShare Pro.
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Claudia.Cahalane | 11 Dec 2017“The Echo Dot makes me feel included," says Ellie Southwood, chair of The Royal National Institute of the Blind (RNIB). “I spend far less time searching for things online; I can multi-task while online and be more productive.
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Claudia.Cahalane | 27 Nov 2017Paul Smyth of Barclays says that 90% of the bank's customers interact with the bank through a screen, so unless those services are accessible the business risks losing 20% of its customers.
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