Expert Resources: dispAtches


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

  • 2022 Assistive Technology review: Barriers, highlights and beyond

    Clive Gilbert | 12 Jan 2023
    From the first-ever disabled astronaut and lots of voice activation news to Elon Musk's Twitter takeover - 2022 was certainly an eventful year! Clive Gilbert reviews the barriers and highlights we've shared through dispATches over the past 12 months.

  • Assistive Technology News – January 2023 round up

    Clive Gilbert | 12 Jan 2023
    Assistive tech and accessibility updates from Clive Gilbert, freelance research consultant and specialist writer in public policy, social affairs and technology.

  • Matter: Enriching disabled people's experience of technology

    Clive Gilbert | 28 Nov 2022
    Clive Gilbert, freelance research consultant and specialist writer in public policy, social affairs and technology takes a deep dive into Matter and its potential to enrich disabled people's experience of assistive technology.

  • Assistive Technology News – November 2022 round up

    Clive Gilbert | 28 Nov 2022
    Assistive tech and accessibility updates from Clive Gilbert, freelance research consultant and specialist writer in public policy, social affairs and technology.

  • Apple's ingredients for accessible innovation

    Clive Gilbert | 25 Oct 2022
    Clive Gilbert, freelance research consultant and specialist writer in public policy, social affairs and technology takes a deep dive into Apple and how their accessibility has developed over the years.

  • Assistive Technology News – October 2022 round up

    Clive Gilbert | 25 Oct 2022
    Assistive tech and accessibility updates from Clive Gilbert, freelance research consultant and specialist writer in public policy, social affairs and technology.

  • Assistive Technology News – August 2022 round up

    Clive Gilbert | 25 Aug 2022
    Assistive tech and accessibility updates from Clive Gilbert, freelance research consultant and specialist writer in public policy, social affairs and technology.

  • Voice recognition assistants help people with severe speech impairments

    Clive Gilbert | 25 Aug 2022
    Clive Gilbert, freelance research consultant and specialist writer in public policy, social affairs and technology takes a deep dive into how voice recognition assistants such as Alexa, Google Home, and Siri help people with severe speech impairments.

  • Assistive Technology News – July 2022 round up

    Clive Gilbert | 25 Jul 2022
    Assistive tech and accessibility updates from Clive Gilbert, freelance research consultant and specialist writer in public policy, social affairs and technology.

  • How social robotics can benefit disabled people

    Clive Gilbert | 25 Jul 2022
    Clive Gilbert, freelance research consultant and specialist writer in public policy, social affairs and technology takes a deep dive into how social robotics can benefit disabled people.