Expert Resources: techsharepro2019


These are the items that relate to techsharepro2019 found on the AbilityNet website. They may be factsheets, webinars, news stories, blog posts or reports.

  • Learn how the BBC makes accessibility improvements

    Annie Mannion | 15 Mar 2021
    Emma Pratt-Richens of the BBC joined us in our Accessibility Insights webinar series where she discussed disability passports, diversity experts and accessibility training.

  • Disabled people mean business

    Sarah Botterill | 21 Nov 2020
    At Google's London HQ in 2019 TechShare Pro as abuzz with excitement as accessibility leaders called on businesses to embrace Inclusive Design, innovation and cultural change.

  • How TechSharePro 2019 inspired the Inclusive Africa Conference Founder

    Guest Blogger | 27 Feb 2020
    Guest blog: Irene Mbari-Kirika, Founder and CEO of inABLEIrene Mbari-Kirika is Founder and CEO of inABLE, a not-for-profit organisation working in Kenya to bring computer assistive technology to disabled students in Africa.

  • TechShare Pro 2019: inspirational leadership, A11y networking and tangible takeaways

    Guest Blogger | 27 Jan 2020
    Verizon Media's Samantha Soloway opened day two of TechShare Pro 2019 speaking about Verizon Media's experiential learning approach to accessibility and how they utilise their Accessibility Labs to increase awareness and understanding of the diverse needs of their users. Here, she reflects on her...

  • Making gaming accessible to the masses

    Mark.Gaddes | 10 Jan 2020
    We look at how accessible gaming is being brought to the masses with organisations investing in accessibility education and know how. This following an Accessibility Gaming session at the sold out TechShare Pro 2019 conference.

  • How the company behind Yahoo!, AOL and HuffPost is mastering accessibility

    Claudia.Cahalane | 19 Dec 2019
    Read about Verizon Media's (responsible for Yahoo!, AOL and HuffPost) work to ensure its content is as accessible as possible. Sam Soloway, the company's accessibility lab manager tells us about Verizon's testing labs for users and staff to try sites with assitive technology; and she explains all...

  • Ethics, Machine Learning and Disabilities

    Adam Tweed | 12 Dec 2019
    Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML) and the potential for the emergence of (unintended) bias towards disabled people was the topic of discussion at the Techshare Pro 2019 panel on “Ethics, Machine Learning and Disabilities” which was chaired by AbilityNet’s Abi James and included...

  • The Carrots and the Sticks of Inclusive Design

    Robin Christopherson | 05 Dec 2019
    Last week saw the enormously successful TechShare Pro 2019 conference and one of the most interesting and enlightening sessions was the expert panel concerning ‘The Carrots and the Sticks of Accessibility’; the carrots of course being the compelling ethical and business cases and the sticks being...

  • International Day of People with Disabilities 2019

    Sarah Botterill | 03 Dec 2019
    Today we are celebrating International Day of People with Disabilities 2019 (December 3). The theme for 2019 is ‘The Future is Accessible’.

  • Businesses are missing out on the purple pound, says Scope

    Sarah Botterill | 26 Nov 2019
    Inclusive design is key to unlocking the purple pound says Scope This article is informed by Scope's session at TechShare Pro 2019 where it unveiled its Big Hack project to understand the role of Inclusive Design to meet the needs of disabled people.