• Sarah Botterill | 18 Mar 2021
    Getting accessibility right demands an individual, human approach. So argued Christina Mallon, head of inclusive design and accessibility for global advertising firm Wunderman Thompson, at a fascinating session at TechShare Pro 2020. 
  • Sarah Botterill | 10 Mar 2021
    AbilityNet volunteers have given tech help as part of a digital support initiative for BAME households in Basildon, Essex to help learning from home during Covid-19. Uche Amechi from Ngi Igbo first contacted AbilityNet. Ngi Igbo is a charity that represents a particular community from South-eastern...
  • Sarah Botterill | 08 Mar 2021
    The BBC shares information creating a digitally friendly, inclusive typeface. This article is based on a session aired at TechShare Pro 2020. 
  • Sarah Botterill | 28 Feb 2021
    How do you get people to embrace accessibility? Do you need the stick of a heavily policed legal approach, or is better to highlight the benefits, using the carrot to change behaviours? Hear from European experts and find out how approaches differ by country. 
  • Sarah Botterill | 25 Feb 2021
    We’re proud to announce our involvement with the government’s Digital Lifeline Fund, which aims to improve the lives of thousands with learning disabilities on low incomes.The Department for Culture Media and Sport (DCMS) has created a £2.5 million fund to provide devices, data and digital support...
  • Sarah Botterill | 23 Feb 2021
    Disabled people feel lonelier and more isolated than others both before and during Covid-19*. Office of National Statistics (ONS) figures found that around 41% of disabled people feel anxious. One in ten disabled people is scared to go out, compared to 29% and one in 25 of non-disabled people*.
  • Sarah Botterill | 22 Feb 2021
    Twenty-two years after the launch of the first full-service, internet-only bank an industry insider and a user reflect on the beginning of a sector-wide transformation that improved disabled people's lives.The First Internet Bank of Indiana launched on February 22, 1999.We hear from Paul Smyth,...
  • Sarah Botterill | 20 Feb 2021
    Caroline Casey is the founder of the Valuable 500. Launched with a mission to take accessibility to the top, she updates us on the global movementTop 3 TakeawaysBuilding a global movementMission-critical: Covid-19 as a change agentUnderstanding where intersectionality meets humanityBased on...
  • Sarah Botterill | 18 Feb 2021
    Covid-19 accelerated the role of technology in how we work. AbilityNet's Services Delivery Director, Amy Low, shares her advice about ensuring solutions are inclusive.
  • Sarah Botterill | 15 Feb 2021
    Random Acts of Kindness Day is February 19, 2021. One of the suggested tasks is to write a letter to someone who has made a big impact on your life.Here, Chris Grant volunteer and fundraiser write about what his time volunteering means to him.