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  • Accessibility is not just about websites - meet Microsoft Accessibility Checker #GAAD 2019

    Mark.Walker | 15 May 2019
    Our team spends a lot of time working with our customers to make websites, apps and other digital services accessible to disabled people. There's always something new to learn about web accessibility and as Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) rolls around again there are hundreds of events...

  • How AbilityNet is celebrating #GAAD

    Mark.Walker | 15 May 2019
    The AbilityNet team will be out in force to celebrate Global Accessibility Day 2019.

  • Use Microsoft Office with confidence - accessibility hacks for students #GAAD

    Jessica Doyle | 15 May 2019
    According to a 2018 survey conducted by non-profit organization Jisc, one in five students use assistive or adaptive technologies, often by choice rather than necessity. What this tells us is that accessible technology is not exclusively a disability issue, but rather a requirement of a diverse...

  • The blind snowboarder: How accessibility transforms lives #GAAD

    Claudia.Cahalane | 15 May 2019
    How is the world becoming more digitally inclusive and where does digital access need to improve? Find out what AbilityNet is doing to share knowledge on Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2019.

  • From Eliza to Ellie: the evolution of the AI Therapist

    Adam Tweed | 14 May 2019
    In 1966 a conversation took place between a young woman and a computer programme called Eliza. Now meet Ellie - designed to monitor micro-expressions, to respond to facial cues, to perform sympathetic gestures and build rapport. Is this the future of chatbots and voice assistants?

  • Google hacks for people with Autism

    Jessica Doyle | 14 May 2019
    Whether you’re working on a group report, planning your next holiday or creating a revision timetable, the ability to stay on top of our digital life is important for not only succeeding, but maintaining a healthy mental wellbeing. However, organisation, processing information, sensory overload and...

  • How can DSA help students with a mental health condition?

    Jessica Doyle | 10 May 2019
    It is an acknowledged problem that university well-being services are over-stretched, under-resourced and unable to accommodate all students in a timely fashion. Disabled Students’ Allowance (DSA) is a UK government grant which can provide alternative, personalised support to level the playing...

  • Key points in the keynotes

    Adam Tweed | 10 May 2019
    This week was the week of Microsoft's Build and Google's I/O developer conferences; an opportunity for the tech behemoths to showcase new products and new features to a crowd of enthusiastic developers, excited fans and a typically more sceptical press.

  • Less than 1% of website home pages are likely to meet accessibility standards

    Claudia.Cahalane | 08 May 2019
    The WebAIM analysis of the accessibility of the top one million home pages indicates that less than 1% of website home pages are likely to meet standard accessibility requirements. The US charity WebAIM (Web Accessibility in Mind) offers some disappointing figures for those who care about making...

  • Tech4Good Awards deadline extended until Monday 13 May

    Catherine.Grinyer | 08 May 2019
    What with the Easter holidays and the bank holidays some of you have been asking for some extra time to enter this year’s awards. We’ve decided to offer a short extension until Monday 13 May at 10 am.
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