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  • Why the European Accessibility Act is a game-changer for businesses
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  • Creating a ‘Safer Internet’ for People With Disabilities
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  • The importance of Braille: Celebrating 200 Years
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  • Christmas: Access Denied
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  • International Day of People with Disabilities (IDPD)
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  • Why You Need People With Disabilities Testing Digital Accessibility 
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  • Achieving Third Party Content Which Meets WCAG Standards
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  • Dyslexia And Digital Accessibility
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  • International Week of Happiness At Work
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  • Inclusive Web Design for Colour Blindness
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  • Celebrating World Wide Web Day
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  • The Problem With Website CAPTCHA Accessibility
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  • Why Missing or Non-Descriptive Page Titles Impact Digital Accessibility
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  • How Accessible Are Political Party Manifestos?
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  • The Need For Accessible Learning Resources
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  • How Accessible Is Political Information
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  • Prioritising Accessibility: Building a Better Website from the Start
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  • GAAD Free Webinar: The Human Cost of Digital Exclusion
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  • Global Accessibility Awareness Day: AskSARA Online Self-Assessment Tool
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  • The Problems With Inaccessible Website Carousels  
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  • The need for keyboard accessibility on website elements
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  • The Need For Accessible Colour Contrasts On Websites
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  • Accessible Video Considerations
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  • The Impact of Inaccessible Video Controls
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  • How To Write And Use Accessible Links
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  • How Online Search Facilities And Sitemaps Aid With Accessibility
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  • How Skip Link Features Aid With Accessibility Online
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  • How Conveying Information Using Colour Alone Creates Inaccessible Websites
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  • How To Demonstrate The Value of Digital Accessibility Strategy Vs Cost?
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  • What Digital Accessibility Means To Me
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  • Opportunity to Lead Our Team As The Head of Accessibility Services
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  • How Inaccessible Language Can Impact Digital Accessibility
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  • The Impact That Inaccessible Tables Have Within Websites And Documents
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  • How Bulleted Lists Aid With Digital Accessibility
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  • How The Correct Use of Acronyms Can Provide Context for Online Users
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  • Inaccessible Online Features for Users of Voice Activation Software 
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  • Why It’s Important To Highlight Website Elements For Online Users
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  • Why Form Accessibility Matters to Users on Websites
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  • Why it is Crucial to Add Alt Text to Imagery Within your Online Content
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  • How Adding Heading Levels Aids with Accessibility and Styling Within Online Content
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  • Have You Ever Wondered What an ‘Accessibility Assessor: Non-Mouse User’ Does?
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  • Inaccessible Links and Labelling Comparisons in Everyday Life
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  • Inaccessible Website Comparisons to Make You Think About Online Inclusion
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  • The History and Progress in Communication Methods for the Visually Impaired
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  • Public Sector Regulations and Accessibility Obstacles for Users of Assistive Technology
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  • Should You Disclose Your Disability When Applying for a Job or Paying for a Service?
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  • On a Roll About The Problems With Accessible Disabled Toilets
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  • Accessible Places to Visit for an Enjoyable Day Out
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  • Theme Park Accessibility Alterations Needed for Visually Impaired People
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  • Museums, What Can They Offer a Visually Impaired Person?
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  • Visiting Accessible Natural Open Spaces as a Disabled Person
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  • Theatre Accessibility – The Theatre Experience for Disabled People
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  • Accessible Cinema Viewing for Those With Disabilities
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  • Working at Accessibility Services as a Screen Reader Assessor
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  • Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Men Get Breast Cancer Too
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  • World Sight Day
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  • World Arthritis Day
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  • Dyslexia and Digital Accessibility
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  • A Disabled Person in the UK
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  • Ordering Food as a Disabled Person
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  • Gaining Knowledge When You Are Blind/Visually Impaired
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  • How Do Disabled People Take Part in Sports?
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  • Subtitles and Captioning
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  • Audio Description on Moving Visual Content
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  • Lockdown – The “New Normal” (Part 3)
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  • Speaking About Digital Accessibility in Recruitment for Employability Day
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  • Lockdown – Communicating Effectively and Accessibly (Part 2)
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  • Shaw Trust Accessibility Services Celebrating Employability Day
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  • Lockdown – Limiting Independence (Part 1)
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  • 6 Myths About Being Visually Impaired
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  • Multimedia Accessibility
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  • In Their Shoes: Travelling by Air
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  • In Their Shoes: Staying in a Hotel
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  • Voting at the General Election as a Disabled Person
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  • In Their Shoes: Travelling by Boat
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  • In Their Shoes: Booking Online
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  • Voting As a Disabled Person
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  • A Poem About Accessible Travel
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  • In Their Shoes: Travelling by Bus or Coach
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  • In Their Shoes: Travelling by Taxi
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  • How Accessible is Brexit?
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  • Accessibility Myths: From Relationships to Working With a Visual Impairment
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  • Accessibility Myths: Raising Your Voice
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  • Accessibility Myths: Learning Disabilities
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  • Accessibility Myths: Hearing Aids and Lip Reading
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  • Accessibility Myths: Invisible Disabilities
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  • Disabled Access: The Myths and Assumptions Blog Series
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  • Why are Web Accessibility Standards Important?
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  • In Their Shoes: Travelling by Train
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  • What is Section 508 and How Can You Become Compliant?
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  • WCAG 2.1 Changes Explained
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  • The BITV-Test Explained
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  • What is the A11y Project?
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  • A Simple Guide to WCAG
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  • An Overview of W3C Accessibility
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  • Disability Confident 2018
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  • Northamptonshire County Council
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  • McDonalds

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