Expert Resources: #a11y
These are the items that relate to #a11y found on the AbilityNet website. They may be factsheets, webinars, news stories, blog posts or reports.
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Claudia.Cahalane | 07 Sep 2016Five top tips to make your website more accessible How to create an accessible website
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Robin Christopherson | 29 Mar 2016Microsoft has announced advancements to its accessibility checker, as well as enabling it on more devices and for Mac users. Robin Christopherson would like to see an accessibility check become as natural as a spell check
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Robin Christopherson | 21 Mar 2016Happy 10th birthday Twitter. Here's our top 10 run down on how happy (or unhappy) you've made people with disabilities in the past decade.
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Robin Christopherson | 11 Jan 2016With computers and mobile devices the norm in today’s workplace, computer-related stress is a risk for employers keen to keep productivity levels up and sickness absence down. But technology can also provide an answer to some of these problems, explains Robin Christopherson.
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catherine.grinyer@abilitynet.org.uk | 11 Jan 2016Graeme Whippy one of the UK’s leading IT experts on accessible technology in the workplace has been awarded an MBE in the New Year Honours list. With an impressive and broad-ranging career in IT, Graeme has worked for Lloyd’s Banking Group since 2001 and worked tirelessly to establish the IT...
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Robin Christopherson | 23 Oct 2015AbilityNet's Head of Digital Inclusion Robin Christopherson looks at how the technology available today reflects the futuristic options in the 1980s classic sci-fi adventure 'Back to the Future'. From flat screen TVs and talking household objects to the iconic flying cars and hover boards, a...
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Mark Walker | 13 Oct 2015AbilityNet is using a grant from Microsoft to upgrade it’s free and popular accessibility tool My Computer My Way. The new version will make it easier than ever to find details of the accessibility settings and other adjustments that can change the lives of disabled people.
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callum.grantham | 15 Apr 2015Why should you build accessibility into your next digital? How does it help your bottom line?
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callum.grantham | 13 Apr 2015AbilityNet is running a series of workplace webinars to help anyone with an interest in assisting disabled people in the workplace, including HR professionals, managers, occupational health professionals, colleagues, advisers, friends and IT staff.
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Robin Christopherson | 11 Feb 2015It can be hard keeping up with the constant stream of new gadgets and wearables that make life easier or more productive, such as Nike Fitbit Flex or Microsoft Band. And with the imminent release of the Apple Watch it's set to be the year of the wearables. AbilityNet's Head of Digital Inclusion...