Expert Resources: ITCanHelp
These are the items that relate to ITCanHelp found on the AbilityNet website. They may be factsheets, webinars, news stories, blog posts or reports.
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Alex.Barker | 28 Jan 2022Are you wondering where you can get tech help for FREE? Look no further than AbilityNet’s recently updated tool, My Computer My Way (MCMW).The tool helps anyone to make a device easier to use, which is critical to our mission to create a digital world accessible to all.So, what is MCMW? And how do...
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Mark Walker | 27 Jan 2022An update on AbilityNet's response to the pandemic, in terms of actions taken in relation to our home visit services.
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Sarah Botterill | 06 Jan 2022How does Parkinson’s affect your ability to use technology?AbilityNet county coordinator for Cambridge, Andrew Harding, has insight into living with the condition. He also runs a support group for Parkinson’s and supports people in using technology through his volunteering for us.“The fundamental...
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Sarah Botterill | 16 Sep 2021If data is the oil of the internet, then a company's brand is the currency of the commercial world – and post-pandemic has never been more important.I’ve been reflecting on what makes a good brand.Values are key, and companies spend thousands aligning their brands to specific ones. However, what...
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Sarah Botterill | 11 Aug 2021AbilityNet’s Community Relationship Officer, Chris Grant, is nominated for a prestigious national charity award.Chris is a finalist for Employee of the Year in the Scottish Charity Awards run annually by the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations.
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Sarah Botterill | 15 Jul 2021We’re delighted to announce that AbilityNet volunteer Pat Maskell is the Tech4Good 2021 Digital Volunteer Award winner. Pat is County Coordinator covering Cumbria. She has been in the role for 7 years, giving up her time to support older and disabled people by providing support, advice and training...
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Sarah Botterill | 11 Apr 2021AbilityNet’s volunteers are supporting a tablet roll-out into communities through collaboration in West Yorkshire. Aspire Creating Communities provides support to people over 55 near Huddersfield. The charity is the brainchild of CEO Susanna Shotter, a trained Occupational Therapist with a focus on...
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Sarah Botterill | 10 Mar 2021AbilityNet volunteers have given tech help as part of a digital support initiative for BAME households in Basildon, Essex to help learning from home during Covid-19. Uche Amechi from Ngi Igbo first contacted AbilityNet. Ngi Igbo is a charity that represents a particular community from South-eastern...
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Mark.Gaddes | 27 Feb 2019AbilityNet has a network of volunteers that provide free IT support to older people and disabled people of any age. We recently sat down with one of our volunteers to get a first-hand perspective of what it’s like to be an AbilityNet ITCanHelp Volunteer.
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Claudia.Cahalane | 10 Jun 2016An interview with David Brew, a member of the British Computer Society and coordinates the Northern Ireland branch of AbilityNet's volunteer service ITCanHelp. For 20 years, he has been volunteering to help older people and those with disabilities to get the most out of computers and technology.
