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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Annie Mannion | 30 Jan 2025Learn what being a Tech Volunteer in the Brighton area entails, and how you can join in with giving back to your community.
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Alex.Barker | 28 Jan 2025AbilityNet is a charity that supports disabled people. However, the term "disability awareness" isn't always understood. Here, we have gathered some useful resources for guidance.
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Alex.Barker | 24 Jan 2025AbilityNet is working with telecommunications company BT Group to help older and digitally excluded people to make the most out of life in a digital world.As part of this activity, we've created a range of factsheets and other resources to help older people build online skills and confidence.
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Alex.Barker | 10 Jan 2025The cost of living has been increasing across the UK. AbilityNet encourages people to be online because it can open up a whole new world of opportunity. For example, instead of paying over the odds for services, you can often search online to try to find a better deal. So, as an additional resource...
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Annie Mannion | 27 Nov 2024"To me it’s a miracle. I’m like a small child with sweets. It’s fantastic, absolutely fantastic!" says Susan of the digital skills support she received via AbilityNet to use her devices.
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Annie Mannion | 19 Sep 2024AbilityNet is delighted to announce the broadening of its partnership with telecommunications company, BT Group, to help improve the digital skills of disabled adults, and older people over 65 in the UK.
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Annie Mannion | 16 Sep 2024With funding from the Nominet Member’s Gift Hub, AbilityNet was able to gift 178 tablet devices to people who needed them, and feedback was overwhelmingly positive.
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Annie Mannion | 16 Sep 2024"Thinking of people who long to climb but cannot spurred me on". AbilityNet's Patron, Baroness Martha Lane-Fox has climbed Britain's highest mountains in aid of AbilityNet and three other UK charities close to her heart.
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Annie Mannion | 12 Sep 2024Learn how AbilityNet helped improve media literacy skills among residents of retirement villages in Birmingham, as part of Ofcom's 14-month initiative to boost digital media literacy skills within targeted groups across the UK.
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Robin Christopherson | 02 Sep 2024As we approach End Digital Poverty Day on 12 September, it’s crucial to explore how disability can impact digital poverty, making it even more difficult for disabled individuals to participate fully in society.
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