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.
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Claudia.Cahalane | 10 Jun 2016An 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 2016Jannette 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.
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Claudia.Cahalane | 26 May 2016Disabled Student Allowance changes are happening regularly. AbilityNet DSA practitioner Days will keep you informed
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Robin Christopherson | 19 May 2016To mark Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) Robin Christopherson - Head of Digital Inclusion at AbilityNet - has written an open letter to the UK government asking it to enforce accessibility laws.
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Robin Christopherson | 05 May 2016More than 500 hours of Youtube footage is uploaded every minute, but almost every second of it is impossible millions of visually impaired people to understand. AbilityNet's Robin Christopherson thinks that's about to change and that by the end of the decade robots will be delivering high quality...
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Alex.Barker | 03 May 2016Tremors can be caused by a variety of conditions and can make it very difficult to operate a mouse, keyboard or touchscreen. Alex Barker offers his tops tips on common solutions.
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Alex.Barker | 21 Apr 2016Must read: If you have tremors, changing these settings could make it easier to use your iPhone or iPa
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Robin Christopherson | 13 Apr 2016Twitter has recently made it possible to add alt-text to images, but will this be enough to make the image-laden web more accessible for people with visual impairments? Robin Christopherson thinks it may need a bigger push - or maybe there's completely different solution around the corner?
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Robin Christopherson | 22 Jan 2016We are spending more of our time in the workplace, at home and on the go using computers or mobile devices of some kind. For many of us, the daily routine starts with a compulsory check of our emails, the local weather report and a browse through our social media feeds on a smartphone or tablet,...
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Anonymous | 04 Jan 2016For those with long-term health conditions, DSAs can be a lifeline, writes Jess, a sufferer of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) who blogs about her experiences.
