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  • How to make your computer easier to use when living with Parkinson's

    Alex.Barker | 21 Apr 2016
    Must read: If you have tremors, changing these settings could make it easier to use your iPhone or iPa

  • AbilityNet supports University Mental Health Day

    Alex.Barker | 04 Mar 2016
    Yesterday was University Mental Health day and our social media feeds are full of  posts about events  going on around the country at different universities. AbilityNet is proud to support this day because we realise that mental health and physical health and equally important.

  • Raynaud's: Top tips for working with cold fingers

    Alex.Barker | 19 Feb 2016
    February is the coldest month statistically and spending all day working when your fingers feel tingly, sore and numb can be miserable. Ability Net looks at ways people with Raynaud's Phenomenon can work more easily.

  • Everyone has potential

    Alex.Barker | 02 Feb 2016
    We get lots of calls about lots of different subjects here at AbilityNet.  However I took one last week that I thought might be worth highlighting.  A careers advisor in the south of England had a request from the local employment service regarding a client with severe dyslexia.To receive...

  • Visual impairment and computing - common questions

    Alex.Barker | 01 Jun 2015
    Visual impairment can affect your eyesight in so many ways. The good thing is that technology can help you in many different ways.

  • Surviving a stroke and learning to type again...

    Alex.Barker | 27 May 2015
    It's Stroke Awareness Month so we're looking at how can stroke survivors use computers.

  • Talk, and they will listen....

    Alex.Barker | 26 Mar 2015
    If you had told me in 1985 that by the year 2015 you could control your computer just by using your voice I would have looked at you in a very strange way. But in 2015 it’s no fantasy, and voice control is a very valuable tool for people with a range of disabilities and impairments.

  • Making the keyboard and mouse work for you!

    Alex.Barker | 06 Mar 2015
    This month we're going to look at some really basic but useful techniques to help you get the best from the keyboard and mouse at work. For devices that are so basic, you can actually make a lot of little changes to help you more effectively when you are at work. It doesn't matter if you have a Mac...

  • So you've got a new device for Christmas... now what?

    Alex.Barker | 18 Dec 2014
    Did Father Christmas bring you an iPad that you're not quite sure how to use? Here's our quick guide to the computer training and support that's out there for disabled people.

  • Christmas gift ideas from AbilityNet

    Alex.Barker | 26 Nov 2014
    Christmas is fast approaching and although I'm smug and can say (for once!) that I've done nearly all my Christmas shopping there are probably people out there who have no idea what to get their nearest and dearest. If you're getting them an electronic device like a smartphone or an e-book reader...
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