Expert Resources: disability and technology
These are the items that relate to disability and technology found on the AbilityNet website. They may be factsheets, webinars, news stories, blog posts or reports.
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Sarah Botterill | 26 Mar 2020This FREE webinar will offer information and support on how you can stay connected with family and friends using technology during a time of social isolation - and to learn skills for when it is no longer necessary.
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Adam Tweed | 25 Feb 2020When Mick Ebeling of Not Impossible Labs considered the way D/deaf and hard of hearing people experience music; the monotonous thump of the subwoofer, he thought it was absurd. Working with jazz musician and songwriter Mandy Harvey who lost her hearing at University, Not Impossible Labs created...
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Annie Mannion | 13 Jan 2020Abi James, principal digital accessibility consultant at AbilityNet, will be speaking at this year's BETT Education Technology show at London's ExCel centre.
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Annie Mannion | 04 Nov 2019Our experts answer your questions about work and job interviews following our webinar about tips and tools for disabled people.
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Annie Mannion | 16 Sep 2019Our webinar on 17 October covered how technology can improve the experiences of disabled people in education and in the workplace.
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Claudia.Cahalane | 02 Dec 2016To mark International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) supporters and experts from the AbilityNet community offer their tips for how tech can help disabled people achieve their goals
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Claudia.Cahalane | 02 Dec 2016To mark International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) supporters and experts from the AbilityNet community offer their tips for how tech can help disabled people achieve their goals
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Robin.Christopherson | 08 Mar 2016A raft of new internet accessibility work by Microsoft will make the web user-experience for people with disabilities far smoother and more sophisticated. AbilityNet has a long-standing relationship with Microsoft, including user-testing its products for more than a decade. It's clear the company...
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Robin.Christopherson | 11 Feb 2015It can be hard keeping up with the constant stream of new gadgets and wearables that make life easier or more productive, such as Nike Fitbit Flex or Microsoft Band. And with the imminent release of the Apple Watch it's set to be the year of the wearables. AbilityNet's Head of Digital Inclusion...
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