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.

  • Training content should be accessible to all

    Alex.Barker | 16 Jan 2020
    A call from MIND to AbilityNet's Helpdesk highlights the need for accessible training materials for employees

  • Making gaming accessible to the masses

    Mark.Gaddes | 10 Jan 2020
    We look at how accessible gaming is being brought to the masses with organisations investing in accessibility education and know how. This following an Accessibility Gaming session at the sold out TechShare Pro 2019 conference.

  • London Assembly Transport Committee investigates accessibility and inclusion

    Annie Mannion | 08 Jan 2020
    Do you have ideas about how London's public transport can made more accessible? Provide your feedback to the London Assembly Transport Committee by Friday, 17 January 2020.

  • Accessibility for designers and developers

    Mark.Gaddes | 03 Jan 2020
    Learning accessibility considerations can help your organisation to shift left, preventing issues which can otherwise be costly to fix, both in terms of time and resources. Plus adhering to best practice will improve the user experience for everyone, including those with diverse access needs.

  • How the company behind Yahoo!, AOL and HuffPost is mastering accessibility

    Claudia.Cahalane | 19 Dec 2019
    Read about Verizon Media's (responsible for Yahoo!, AOL and HuffPost) work to ensure its content is as accessible as possible. Sam Soloway, the company's accessibility lab manager tells us about Verizon's testing labs for users and staff to try sites with assitive technology; and she explains all...

  • Guest blog: How to check your brand's colour contrast for accessibility

    Annie Mannion | 12 Dec 2019
    Matthew Deeprose, VLE Manager at the University of Southampton shares a method he is using both to ensure colour choices are accessible and inline with an institutional brand.

  • Ethics, Machine Learning and Disabilities

    Adam Tweed | 12 Dec 2019
    Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML) and the potential for the emergence of (unintended) bias towards disabled people was the topic of discussion at the Techshare Pro 2019 panel on “Ethics, Machine Learning and Disabilities” which was chaired by AbilityNet’s Abi James and included...

  • Public Sector Bodies Accessibility Regulations: your questions answered

    Mark.Gaddes | 04 Dec 2019
    Abi James of AbilityNet and Richard Walker of the University of York answer your questions about the Public Sector Bodies Accessibility Regulations.

  • International Day of People with Disabilities 2019

    Sarah Botterill | 03 Dec 2019
    Today we are celebrating International Day of People with Disabilities 2019 (December 3). The theme for 2019 is ‘The Future is Accessible’.

  • How to adapt your website for people with multiple sclerosis

    Annie Mannion | 28 Nov 2019
    With more than 100,000 people in the UK with Multiple Sclerosis*, your organisation, institution or workplace may need to meet the needs of a colleague, supporter or client affected by multiple sclerosis.