Tweet Repetitive Strain Injury, or RSI, is a commonly known term. For anyone who doesn’t know or who only has a vague idea of what it means, RSI is the… read more →
Tweet What is Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder? Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, or FASD, is the diagnostic term used to describe the impacts on the brain and body of individuals who… read more →
Tweet In 2017 the government declared their ambition to get 1 million more disabled people into work over the next ten years. Two years later however there has only been… read more →
Tweet Though we would think that people are generally not purposefully rude or insensitive towards those with a disability, often things are said or jokes are made that the recipient… read more →
Tweet Regrettably, TextHelp have announced that the Read&Write perpetual licence will be discontinued at the end of September. As of 1st October this version of the software will no longer… read more →
Tweet The term ‘ally’ is used by many different minority groups to describe those who, whilst not part of the group themselves, put the energy in to educate themselves and… read more →
Tweet Tim Berners-Lee, the creator of the World Wide Web, stated that “The power of the Web is in it’s universality. Access by everyone regardless of disability is an essential… read more →
Tweet In the last decade or so we have seen a boom in assistive technology and what computers and software can do to enable those with disabilities to get as… read more →
Tweet Ever since scientists in the 1940s first started to discuss autism the difference in the ratio of boys to girls who receive the diagnosis has been recognised. Early studies… read more →
Tweet What is Stigma? The Mayo Clinic’s definition of stigma is ‘when someone views you in a negative way because you have a distinguishing characteristic or personal trait that is… read more →