As we celebrate International Women's Day 2024 with the theme #InspireInclusion, AbilityNet stands firm in its commitment to a digital world that embraces diversity and accessibility for all. 

Sympathy and empathy are often confused, but empathy fuels connection and sympathy drives disconnection¹.

The difference between feeling sorry for someone, and truly understanding their perspective is key to driving inclusion.

As a digital professional you know that digital accessibility benefits staff, customers, profit margins and drives brand value – and it’s the right thing to do. 

During our first day of TechShare Pro 2021, we spoke with leading brands seeking to make packaging accessible to all - and the tech innovators making accessible packaging a reality. 

The line-up for the session included:

Our free guide to Accessibility Champions Networks is based on interviews with key staff at the BBC, Google, Intuit, Microsoft and Ubisoft. We ask them how they built their networks and what benefits they bring to their organisations.

It has been a milestone year for Caroline Casey and The Valuable 500, the global movement she founded just three and a bit years ago to “break the CEO silence” on disability.

Ted Drake is Global Accessibility and Inclusive Design Leader at Intuit, a financial software company that creates TurboTax and QuickBooks.

If 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.