Expert Resources: visual impairment


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

  • How GiveVision brought Wimbledon to people with low vision

    Adam Tweed | 19 Jul 2023
    SightPlus Augmented Reality headset trial with high-speed 5G network enables live sporting experience for those with sight loss.

  • Vision impairment and Computing

    Alex.Barker | 14 Feb 2023
    This factsheet covers how assistive technology can help people with vision impairment. Many features are standard within computers, tablets, and smartphones. You can also use standalone products with devices to make them easier to use for people with a visual impairment or who are blind. Our...

  • Back to school accessibility and inclusion training special offer

    Annie Mannion | 08 Sep 2022
    Book by 15 September 2022 and get 5 for the price of 4 live inclusion training courses in our valuable Don’t Disable Me lived experience training series.

  • Top ten apps for visually impaired students

    Anonymous | 29 Jun 2022
    Smartphones and tablets have helped to close the gap between disabled students and their peers, particularly in the form of apps. Here's our selection of apps that will help a visually impaired or blind student get the most from their education.

  • Technology to help people with sight loss - with RNIB and Envision

    Annie Mannion | 18 May 2022
    In this free webinar on 28 June 2022, AbilityNet, RNIB and Envision discuss how technology can help blind people or those who are visually impaired.

  • AbilityNet partners with Be My Eyes to support blind and visually impaired clients

    Sarah Botterill | 28 Jun 2021
    AbilityNet is proud to announce our partnership with Be My Eyes, an innovative app that provides real-time video assistance for individuals who are blind and visually impaired. From June 28, AbilityNet support staff will be able to field calls from the specialised help section of the App. 

  • How Apple has adapted iOS and MacOS for accessibility: 2021

    Adam Tweed | 03 Jun 2021
    Apple updates include answering incoming calls on the Apple Watch by clenching your hand, control a workout with a pinch and move your wrist to move an on-screen cursor. 

  • GAAD co-founders discuss hybrid events and the GAAD pledge

    Annie Mannion | 24 Mar 2021
    It's Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) on Thursday 20 May 2021, and we are marking GAAD by chatting with the two co-founders of the annual event (now in its 10th year), Jennison Asuncion and Joe Devon, who discuss accessibility training, hybrid events and the GAAD pledge.The rise of hybrid...

  • Get accessibility knowledge from The Valuable 500

    Sophie Stevens | 04 Mar 2021
    Join our free Accessibility Insights webinar on Tuesday 16th March with Caroline Casey of The Valuable 500.

  • Inclusive design lessons from the RNIB

    Sarah Botterill | 07 Jan 2021
    Covid-19 exposes inequalities in a digital-first world, Accessibility Specialist Elisabeth Ward of Scope on how to redress the balance