Expert Resources: accessibility


These are the items that relate to accessibility found on the AbilityNet website. They may be factsheets, webinars, news stories, blog posts or reports.

  • Free Webinar: What to include on the accessibility help page on your website

    Mark.Gaddes | 13 Jun 2019
    An accessibility help page provides a useful stepping stone on a user journey, offers practical help to your customers and shows them that you have thought about their access needs. Attend our website to find out what to include on the accessibility help page on your website.

  • What to include on the accessibility help page on your website

    sarah.florence | 29 May 2019
    Did you know it’s estimated less than 1% of websites meet accessibility standards requirements? What’s in place on your website to ensure you aren’t losing customers because your site is unusable to a large number of visitors?

  • Use Microsoft Office with confidence - accessibility hacks for students #GAAD

    Jessica Doyle | 15 May 2019
    According to a 2018 survey conducted by non-profit organization Jisc, one in five students use assistive or adaptive technologies, often by choice rather than necessity. What this tells us is that accessible technology is not exclusively a disability issue, but rather a requirement of a diverse...

  • Support and independence: help yourself with My Computer My Way

    Jessica Doyle | 03 May 2019
    Here at AbilityNet our mission is to help to create a world in which digital services are equally accessible to all. An important part of achieving this mission is My Computer My Way, our online resource which provides easy to follow step by step instructions on how to turn on the inbuilt...

  • New UK web accessibility regulations for HE and public sector

    sarah.florence | 02 May 2019
    This webinar has now taken placeThe EU Accessibility Directive became part of UK law earlier this year and has created a new set of digital accessibility requirements for public sector organisations, including universities and other HE Institutions. These are known as the Public Sector Bodies (...

  • Accelerating towards a disability-friendly driverless future

    Robin.Christopherson | 25 Apr 2019
    It’s been a busy few weeks for the driverless car and a future where anyone can get around autonomously, regardless of disability or impairment, feels closer than ever...

  • Free webinar: Top tips for accessible written content

    sarah.florence | 31 Mar 2019
    If you are involved in writing content, are you confident that it's as accessible as it could be? Our free webinar on 4th April will provide you with tips on how to create accessible content and how to implement across your teams of contributors.

  • Top tech podcast welcomes Robin Christopherson as new host

    Robin.Christopherson | 19 Mar 2019
    The long-running tech show for everyone with a vision impairment has welcomed AbilityNet's Head of Digital Inclusion (that's me folks) as a new co-host and we would invite you all on-board. Whether you have low or no vision, know someone who does or just want to keep up on the latest in the world...

  • University of Kent: Creating a more accessible learning environment

    Claudia.Cahalane | 17 Mar 2019
    Ben Watson, Accessible Information Adviser at the University of Kent, talks about the journey to creating a more inclusive learning environment with support from Jisc. 

  • Two amazing ways that blind people can borrow other people's eyes

    Robin.Christopherson | 25 Feb 2019
    Blind and partially sighted people can now use their smartphone to benefit from someone else's eyesight. Robin Christopherson takes a look at two great examples of this life-changing tech.