Expert Resources: apps


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

  • New Threads app fails accessibility test

    Paul Speller | 18 Jul 2023
    AbilityNet’s expert accessibility and usability consultant, Paul Speller carried out a brief accessibility audit on new social media platform 'Threads'.

  • What are the best apps for managing multiple sclerosis?

    Claudia.Cahalane | 11 May 2023
    How can apps help with multiple sclerosis (MS)? In this blog we'll show you Android and Apple apps for self-management, apps to help with fatigue, and apps to help with cognitive issues.

  • 10 ways AbilityNet can support your mental health: Time to Talk 2023

    Adam Tweed | 01 Feb 2023
    Time to Talk Day is an annual event that encourages people to come together and "talk, listen and change lives". Here are 10 ways AbilityNet can help promote the mental health of individuals including kick-starting a conversation about mental health.

  • Airline apps put under the spotlight by Which? magazine

    Mark Walker | 11 May 2022
    How did easyJet, TUI, British Airways, Jet2 and Ryanair apps fare with our blind screenreader user?

  • 10 ways to support mental health: Time to Talk 2021

    Sarah Botterill | 01 Feb 2021
    Time to Talk Day is a staple in the calendar and provides an opportunity to talk about Mental Health. This year it’s on February 4, 2021. 

  • Four game-changing apps every student needs at university

    Jessica Doyle | 07 Jun 2019
    As of 2017, almost every undergraduate student (95%) owns either a laptop or a smartphone. Most students today are digital natives; technology is no longer just a convenience, it is a necessity and an inevitability, fully ingrained into every aspect of life, including higher education. 

  • Apps for students with sight loss

    Sophie.Shearer | 06 Nov 2018
    2 in every 1,000 young people (under the age of 25) have vision impairment in the UK and with future stats showing this number is likely to continue to rise with around 4.1 million people with sight loss in the UK by 2050. It’s important for us to invest thought and time in to alternative ways we...

  • Three positive habit forming apps

    Sophie.Shearer | 20 Jul 2018
    Kicking bad habits or establishing new ones is not a piece of cake, but we believe you can make these changes. Plus it can be fun with the help of some handy apps.

  • 5 apps for summer time organisation

    Sophie.Shearer | 16 May 2018
    It’s not easy staying on top of our to do lists but luckily there is a choice of apps that can help. If you’re looking to stay organised or just get a grip on your social life, you’re looking in the right place.

  • Three amazing productivity apps which are also accessible

    Robin Christopherson | 02 May 2018
    AbilityNet accessibility blogger Robin Christopherson is excited by three incredible and fully accessible iOS apps that help with speedy typing, finding and ‘pinning’ interesting items for later and efficient audio editing.