Expert Resources: disability awareness
These are the items that relate to disability awareness found on the AbilityNet website. They may be factsheets, webinars, news stories, blog posts or reports.
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Annie Mannion | 26 Jun 2025Provide for your diverse workforce and customers by upskilling your staff with our Disability Awareness Training lived experience series.
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Annie Mannion | 14 Apr 2025AbilityNet Tech Volunteer Andrew believes that services like AbilityNet’s free digital support, and an importance placed on improving nationwide policies towards improving digital skills, are key to reducing digital exclusion.
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Alex.Barker | 05 Feb 2025As Disability Consultant Alex Barker prepares to move to another organisation, he reflects on the digital accessibility improvements he's witnessed for disabled people in that time.
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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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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 | 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 | 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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Robin Christopherson | 24 Jul 2024AbilityNet's Head of Digital Inclusion, Robin Christopherson explores the cutting-edge technologies enhancing the abilities of assistance dogs, showcasing the incredible synergy between traditional support and modern innovation.
