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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.

  • How to host an accessible online meeting

    Sarah Botterill | 18 Jul 2022
    When you're engaged in any online meeting, you'll be working with a range of diverse needs, as you would face-to-face. So how do you make sure that as the meeting host or participant you ensure you cater for everyone's needs?
  • Five golden rules for compliant alt text

    Mark Walker | 03 Feb 2022
    This blog has been updated! Originally published 08/02/14. Amended 03/02/22Are you using alt text properly?Inconsistent use of alt text is one of the most common problems found in our web audits. These golden rules make your alt tags more useful to your site visitors and mean your site is more...
  • Top tips for supporting your employees with dyslexia

    Robin Christopherson | 14 Dec 2021
    Discriminating against your employees with dyslexia has been against the law since the first disability discrimination legislation was introduced over 20 years ago. But it's in the news today as a result of Starbucks employee Meseret Kumulchew winning her disability discrimination case.
  • 14 tips to build an accessibility champions' network

    Sarah Botterill | 22 Sep 2021
    An accessibility champions’ network is a great way to engender cultural change across an organisation. Here are some top tips from technology insiders on creating, managing, and motivating a team of like-minded people. Here are 14 top tips for creating, maintaining and motivating your accessibility...
  • How to secure a budget for digital accessibility

    Sarah Botterill | 31 Aug 2021
    As a digital professional, you know the benefits that come from an accessible website or app. Greater reach with customers, innovation, enhancing your brand reputation, better search performance and more. 
  • The business case for accessibility: in numbers

    Sarah Botterill | 08 Jul 2021
    Why should you invest in digital accessibility? What is the return on investment, and how do you measure success? Our infographic below includes a range of related statistics.We'll share these numbers and more on our upcoming webinar on The Business Case for Digital Accessibility. Hear from global...
  • How to embed a culture of diversity and inclusion for employees

    Sarah Botterill | 21 May 2021
    Leaders from Microsoft, Unilever and advertising giant WPP share their tips on accessibility. Learnings include:
  • What is WCAG, and why does it matter? On This Day

    Robin Christopherson | 04 May 2021
    Version 1.0 of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) launched on May 6, 1999. We review how they've impacted digital accessibility and why?W3C publishes the WCAG - one of the reasons they've become the de facto world standards for all things web (and soon mobile) and why they've proved to...
  • How Microsoft delivers digital accessibility for all within Europe and globally

    Sarah Botterill | 03 Apr 2021
    Microsoft’s Chief Accessibility Officer and VP for European Government Affairs on driving change from the inside. Learnings include:
  • Internet banking increases disabled access: An Insider's View

    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,...
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