Expert Resources: AI


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

  • How Artificial Intelligence can revolutionise the world of accessibility

    Louise Aldridge | 10 Aug 2023
    Artificial Intelligent (AI) tools, such as Chat GPT and Bard, can think and act in ways that previously only humans could. In this blog article, we reflect on recent conversations from The AbilityNet Podcast on how AI could revolutionise the world of accessibility.

  • 5 ways AI can help disabled people in the workplace

    Freya Robinson | 03 Aug 2023
    Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionising various aspects of our lives, and accessibility in the workplace is no exception. This blog explores the impact of AI on improving inclusivity in work settings through its applications in captions and transcriptions, voice assistance, readability,...

  • How will Artificial Intelligence change accessibility testing?

    Kelly Chan | 02 Aug 2023
    Join our free webinar with speakers from Deque and AbilityNet discussing how Artificial Intelligence will change accessibility testing.

  • What does Chat GPT think about how AI can help disabled people?

    Robin Christopherson | 16 Feb 2023
    Artificial intelligent chatbots are rapidly taking over the internet. AbilityNet's Head of Digital Inclusion, Robin Christopherson shares his experience with Chat GPT and discusses its possible impact on disabled people.

  • Help City University create an online course on AI for accessibility

    Robin Christopherson | 02 Feb 2021
    People with low or no vision invited to contribute to new accessibility course from a London university.

  • Robot helpers tackling social isolation

    Alex.Barker | 04 Mar 2020
    Robots are now not just sci fi fantasy. They are real....and they are here to help you!

  • How 12 organisations are using AI for good

    Anonymous | 19 Feb 2020
    Microsoft's AI for Good programme uses tech to boost environmental sustainability, accessibility, humanitarian action and cultural heritage. 

  • How AI could become a new, accessible extension of your mind

    Robin Christopherson | 13 Feb 2020
    Virtual assistants like Alexa and Siri are now part of our everyday lives. It’s as natural to talk to a device and receive a spoken (or on-screen) nugget of info, as it is to whip out our phone to check the weather, Google that thing or listen to music. A new project from the clever guys at MIT (...

  • 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...

  • AI is making CAPTCHA increasingly cruel for disabled users

    Robin Christopherson | 20 Feb 2019
    A CAPTCHA, (an acronym for "completely automated public Turing test to tell computers and humans apart"), is a test used in computing to determine whether or not the user is human. You've all seen those distorted codes or image-selection challenges that you need to pass to sign up for a site or buy...