Expert Resources: mental health


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

  • Accessible digital technology for wellbeing

    Guest Blogger | 15 Apr 2024
    In this guest blog, PMAC outlines the digital developments that may help with your mental health, including reducing isolation and improving health management.

  • 10 ways AbilityNet can support your mental health: Time to Talk 2024

    Adam Tweed | 01 Feb 2024
    Time to Talk Day is an annual event that encourages people to come together and "talk, listen and change lives". Here are 10 ways AbilityNet can help promote the mental health of individuals including kick-starting a conversation about mental health.

  • Five ways to achieve success with your accessibility strategy

    Kelly Chan | 02 Nov 2023
    AbilityNet and Deque recently partnered to start hosting in-person round table events, bringing together accessibility professionals from a number of organisations as an opportunity for them to share their experiences and challenges candidly.

  • Six LinkedIn accessibility features that help disabled people

    Kelly Chan | 06 Oct 2023
    LinkedIn is a social media platform that can help people find jobs, build their professional network, and learn about new opportunities. Its new tools will help all users on LinkedIn, especially users who are dyslexic, people who are blind or have visual impairments.

  • How computers can help manage stress

    Mark Walker | 11 Sep 2023
    Work and study pressures, together with the ‘always on’ culture, can be significant causes of stress. If not managed, stress can lead to long-term sickness, anxiety and depression. There are many ways you can use your computer, tablet and/or smartphone to become better organised, more productive...

  • Six ways tech can support your mental health and aid anxiety

    Annie Mannion | 12 May 2023
    This year's Mental Health Awareness Week theme is 'anxiety' - so prepare yourself with 6 ways tech can support your mental health, alongside ideas for how to support your employees.

  • Anxiety and Technology: The Positive and Negative Effects

    Adam Tweed | 12 May 2023
    This year's Mental Health Awareness Week theme is 'anxiety' - so prepare yourself with our suggestions of apps and resources that can help manage your mental health, alongside ideas for how to support your employees.

  • 6 wellbeing gadgets for your Christmas wish list

    Adam Tweed | 20 Dec 2022
    It's the season of giving and Adam Tweed, our Innovation Consultant, shares 6 wellbeing gadgets that are on his Christmas wish list this year. Are they on yours?

  • Four ways to make emojis accessible

    Kelly Chan | 07 Nov 2022
    Smiling Face With Smiling Eyes, Smiling Cat Face With Heart-Eyes, Hundred Points. If you don’t recognise those descriptions, perhaps you’re more familiar with their pictoral form – they're emojis.

  • Free webinar: Don't disable me: how language, organisational culture and equipment enables inclusion

    Kelly Chan | 12 Oct 2022
    Join AbilityNet on Tuesday 18th October 2022 at 1pm BST, to learn how language, organisational culture and equipment enables inclusion in the workplace.