AbilityNet Live! Free events about technology and disability

AbilityNet is a series of live online events to help share useful information for disabled people and their carers and employers.

See below for details, as well as recordings of past events. 

Calendar

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Free webinar: Introduction to making Word documents accessible

Wednesday 25 September, 1-1.45pm BST

Register for Word webinar

Free webinar: Empowering Seniors: 5 Essential Tips for Online Safety and Support

Wednesday 17 October, 1-2pm BST

Register for online support webinar

Free webinar: Accessibility Planning for 2025

Wednesday 23 October, 1-2pm BST

Register for planning webinar

Past events

View a recording of the event, plus slides and notes including 

• Tips for using tech at home
• Digital accessibility tips for professionals
• Insights: Interviews with key practitioners working in accessibility

 Tips for using tech at home

Free webinar: Dementia and simple tech tweaks that can help

• Delivered Wednesday 10 July

How AI can help disabled people

• Delivered Wednesday 17 April 

Digital discovery at any age: your guide to the online world

• Delivered Wednesday 28 February 

Tech Tools for Dyslexia at work, in education and at home

• Delivered Tuesday 3 October 2023

Top tips for boosting your digital skills

• Delivered Tuesday 12 September 2023

How volunteering can benefit you or your organisation

• Delivered Tuesday 6 June 2023

Multiple Sclerosis: How technology can support you

• Delivered Tuesday 25 April 2023

Top tips for how tech can help with hearing loss

• Delivered Tuesday 20 September 2022

Cost of living crisis and how digital can help

• Delivered Tuesday 20 September 2022

Technology to help people with sight loss - with RNIB and Envision

• Delivered Tuesday 28 June 2022

How technology can help people with Parkinson's

• Delivered 8 March 2022

Top tips for dyslexia and technology

• Delivered 5 October 2021

Smart homes, tech tips for independent living at home

• Delivered 01 June 2021

Technology and dementia: a creative approach

• Delivered 1pm, 25 May 2021

Technology help for people with learning disabilities

• Delivered 1pm, 27 April 2021

Tablets for seniors, keep in touch with loved ones during Covid-19

• Delivered, 26 January 2021

How to spot an online scam and avoid it: Stay safe online

• Delivered 24 November 2020

Using tech to tackle loneliness and isolation

• Delivered 30 June 2020

Meeting neurodiverse needs during the pandemic

• Delivered 16 June 2020

Working with neurodiversity, is the new normal here to stay?

• Delivered 09 June 2020

How disabled people can use Alexa and other smart speakers to stay connected

• Delivered 19 May

How to take care of your mental health while working or studying from home

• Delivered 12 May 2020

How to access online learning to stay motivated and learn new skills

• Delivered 5 May 2020

How to stay safe online

• Delivered 27 April 2020

How to find local support groups online

• Delivered 14 April 2020

How to run accessible online meetings - Zoom, Teams and more

• Delivered 8 April 2020

How tech can help you stay connected 

• Delivered 7 April 2020
   

Digital accessibility tips

Free webinar: European Accessibility Act: One year to go. Are you ready?

• Delivered: Wednesday 3 July 2024

Free webinar: Inside the Google Accessibility Discovery Centre

• Delivered: Wednesday 5 June 2024

Free webinar: Building Your Accessibility Capability: In-house Skills vs External Suppliers

• Delivered: Tuesday 19 March 2024

Free webinar: What's new in WCAG 2.2 

• Delivered: Wednesday 31 January 2024

Free webinar: Attitudes to accessibility are changing - a global perspective

• Delivered: Tuesday 31 October 2023

Free webinar: How will Artificial Intelligence change accessibility testing?

• Delivered: Tuesday 26th September 2023

Free webinar: How to improve accessibility in procurement

• Delivered: Tuesday 27th June 2023

Free webinar: Inclusive employee experience in the finance and insurance sector with Lloyds Banking Group

• Delivered: Tuesday 28 March 2023

Don't disable me: how organisational culture and equipment enables inclusion

• Delivered: Tuesday 18 October 2022

How accessibility improves SEO

• Delivered Tuesday 27 September 2022

Inclusive and Accessible Learning and Working in a Post Covid World

• Delivered Tuesday 19 July 2022

How leaders can build a culture of empathy

• Delivered 24 May 2022 

Employee support and adjustments in the age of Covid

• Delivered 26 April 2022

Don't disable me: How you can avoid creating barriers for disabled people

• Declivered 8 February 2022

How to get online for FREE or at a low-cost: digital divide

• Delivered 17 January 2022

How to recognise and promote a neurodiverse workforce

• Delivered 14 December 2021

How to create an inclusive workplace

• Delivered 28 September 2021

The Business Case for Accessibility

• Delivered 20 July 2021

Introduction to digital accessibility

• Delivered 01 July 2021

How to excel at inclusive onboarding and induction in the workplace

• Delivered 29 June 2021

Dementia-friendly design, expert tips for accessible websites

• Delivered 18 May 2021

How to do inclusive, accessible recruitment 

• Delivered 2 March 2021

How to do accessible social media

• Delivered 20 October 2020

How technology can help people with dyslexia

• Delivered 29 September 2020

Accessibility Anti-Patterns

• Delivered 18 August 2020

Accessible design tips for a competitive edge

• Delivered 14 July 2020
   

Accessibility Insights with key practitioners working in accessibility

Accesssibility Insights with David Padmore and Matt Simpson of ITV

• Tuesday 13 December 2022

Accessibility Insights with Natalie Tucker of Spotify

• Tuesday 1 November 2022

Accessibility Insights with Heather Dowdy of Netflix

• Date: Tuesday 04 October 2022

Accessibility Insights with Hector Minto of Microsoft

• Date: Tuesday 13 September 2022

Accessibility Insights with Xbox at Microsoft

• Delivered Tuesday 7 December 2021

Accessibility Insights with Intuit

• Delivered Tuesday 9 November 2021

Accessibility Insights with Workbridge

• Delivered 12 October 2021

Accessibility Insights with Funka and the IAAP

• Delivered 7 September 2021

Accessibility Insights with British Heart Foundation

• Delivered 10 August 2021

Accessibility Insights with the UK Government

• Delivered 06 July 2021

Accessibility Insights with Larry Goldberg of Verizon Media

• Delivered 08 June 2021

Accessibility Insights with GAAD co-founders

• Delivered 4 May 2021

Accessibility Insights with the BBC

• Delivered 6 April 2021

Accessibility Insights with Apple: February 2021

• Delivered 16 February 2021

Accessibility Insights with the European Disability Forum: January 2021

• Delivered 19 January 2021

Accessibility Insights with Malin Rygg of the Norwegian Digitalisation Agency

• Delivered 8 December 2020

Accessibility Insights with Christopher Patnoe of Google

• Delivered 10 November 2020

Accessibility Insights with Bryn Anderson of Sainsbury's

• Delivered 6 October 2020

Accessibility Insights with Paul Smyth of Barclays

• Delivered 8 September 2020

Accessibility Insights with Neil Milliken

• Delivered 11 August 2020

Accessibility Insights with Microsoft's Jenny Lay-Flurrie

• Delivered 21 July 2020
   

HE and Public Sector accessibility

Free Webinar: Higher Education PSBAR Accessibility Requirements

• Delivered 7 February 2023

HE/Public Sector Update: Addressing Autism, Dyslexia, and Neurodivergence in education and work

• Delivered 22 March 2022

HE/Public Sector Update with the University of Southampton

• Delivered 2 November 2021

HE/Public Sector update: Accessibility dos and don'ts with Susi Miller 

• Delivered 22 June 2021

HE/Public Sector update: Promoting Accessibility, with University of Derby

• Delivered 13 April 2021

HE/Public Sector Update: How Cardiff Metropolitan University meets accessibility targets

• Delivered 23 February 2021

HE/Public Sector Update: Winning hearts and minds at University of Cambridge

• Delivered 1 December 2020

HE/Public Sector Update: Excelling in Digital Accessibility at Open University

• Delivered 22 September 2020

HE/Public Sector Update: Is your Accessibility Statement ready yet?

• Delivered 23 July 2020

HE Update and Accessibility Maturity Model for Higher and Further Education

• Delivered 27 May

Looking for more help?

• The AbilityNet website offers a range of free factsheets and other resources about technology and disability. 

How to contact us

• In the UK you can call for free on 0800 048 7642 during office hours
• Or contact us on our Facebook page @abilitynet