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Claudia.Cahalane | 02 Dec 2016
To mark International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) supporters and experts from the AbilityNet community offer their tips for how tech can help disabled people achieve their goals
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Claudia.Cahalane | 03 Nov 2016
A new smartphone app which lets people with sight loss know when their bus, or bus stop, is approaching, is to be piloted by developers at University College London. It was conceived at a Barclays' Maker Change event at London's Makerversity in Somerset House.
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Claudia.Cahalane | 28 Oct 2016
As well as experiencing difficulty with reading and word comprehension, being dyslexic can mean a person finds it more difficult to organise things and process information. David Hunnisett, chief technical officer at Elixir health, talks to us about the tech tricks he uses for a smoother work and...
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Claudia.Cahalane | 05 Oct 2016
Wayfindr is winner of our AbilityNet Tech4Good Accessibility Award 2016. We interview marketing manager, Katherine Payne to find out how the technology was created and when we can expect to see it available for people with sight loss and other abilities and disabilities.
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Claudia.Cahalane | 07 Sep 2016
Five top tips to make your website more accessible
How to create an accessible website
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Claudia.Cahalane | 26 Aug 2016
Amelia Lewis, 25, is health and wellbeing advisor for DeafPLUS and a research assistant for the Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience. She tells us which technology is most important to her, including subtitles, her cochlear implant and a compilot.
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Claudia.Cahalane | 19 Aug 2016
The Rio 2016 Olympics website fails to achieve good practice on numerous accessibility and inclusivity levels, the AbilityNet team has found.
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Claudia.Cahalane | 28 Jun 2016
The experts at the MND Association and AbilityNet, we've answered some Frequently Asked Questions / FAQs for people who have MND and want to get the best from technology for communications.
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Claudia.Cahalane | 10 Jun 2016
An interview with David Brew, a member of the British Computer Society and coordinates the Northern Ireland branch of AbilityNet's volunteer service ITCanHelp. For 20 years, he has been volunteering to help older people and those with disabilities to get the most out of computers and technology.
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Claudia.Cahalane | 28 May 2016
Jannette Connell was 24-year-old when she suffered a stroke, leaving her with mobility and memory difficulties, along with severely impaired sight. After years of struggling with computer equipment, AbilitNet's It Can Help volunteer service has been able to get her tech working for her.