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UKAAF Partners with RNIB to host the upcoming ICEB 7th General Assembly

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ICEB holds its 7th General Assembly from 11th May to 15th May in partnership with Academy London, Google’s dedicated learning space
Focus for the week will be on braille in digital form as an exciting and relevant code for the future

London, February 11th, 2020 – The UK Association for Accessible Formats has announced it will host the forthcoming International Council …

We achieved a lot in 2019 accessible content-wise, but that hill still isn’t climbed yet

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As it creaks to an end, I think we can all agree 2019 was quite a year for politics, more confusing than usual BBC dramas (‘War Of The Worlds,’ anyone?) and the rising fortunes of my beloved Liverpool Football Club.

Read more We achieved a lot in 2019 accessible content-wise, but that hill still isn’t climbed yet

UKAAF Partners with PDF Association to Influence Development of the PDF Universal Accessibility Standard

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The alliance will help ensure that PDF technology developments continue to promote and improve easy readability/conversion of documents for visually-impaired users

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Is your website accessible enough for Purple Tuesday?

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It never gets the publicity it deserves - but tomorrow, Tuesday November 12th is officially ‘Purple Tuesday’ - a day specifically dedicated to raising awareness of the so-say ‘purple’ pound – i.e. the discretionary spending power of disabled people.

Read more Is your website accessible enough for Purple Tuesday?

Is AI Coming To The Help Of The Visually Impaired More And More?

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These past few weeks have been very positive for assistive technology breakthroughs - of real-world examples of major brands showing they are finally taking accessibility seriously.

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Why Are We Limiting The Full Potential Of Digital Business?

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If you are a Web developer, brand owner, business content professional, citizen or human being - I hope you have a free day on June 12th. Why? Because if you are any of those things - as so many of us are now - then I think you need to get yourself over to a very special London conference to discuss what is increasingly a key issue for all of us: how to keep the Web truly open.

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UKAAF reveals impressive speaker line-up for upcoming conference and AGM

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Topics for discussion include the EU Accessibility Directive and how local county councils and other organisations can ensure compliance

Read more UKAAF reveals impressive speaker line-up for upcoming conference and AGM