A2i Blog

9 July 2025

A2i’s new staff member – Introducing Judi

We’re very excited to announce that Judi has joined the A2i team!    We asked Judi a few questions about her role and what she likes to do outside of work:   What is your role at A2i? I transcribe text and music into large Print.   What do you like about working for A2i? …

Judi with her German Shepherd

18 June 2025

Easy Read – All you need to know

You’ve definitely heard of Easy Read before but you’re not entirely sure what that entails, who it is for or what it looks like. Then you’ve landed in the right place, in this blog, you’ll be able to test your knowledge and find out more about the format which is in really high demand. First …

two documents - one original form with lots of information is crossed out with a red cross, the other one a more simple and visual version (Easy Read) has a green tick on it.

9 June 2025

How to make your Social Media accounts accessible

By Talia Morse   With the rise of the use of so many new social media and networking sites, all offering different features, we’ve written an updated guide to making your posts online as accessible as they can be for everyone! We will take a look at the accessibility side of some key features such …

19 May 2025

What people think about AI in the Accessibility Industry

A few months ago, we asked our customers and consumers to share their views on Artificial Intelligence in relation to accessibility. We were keen to understand how the impact of AI is perceived and if people have already taken it on board. So let’s dive in and see what our respondents answered on this very …

Metallic robot's face

1 May 2025

A2i’s new staff member – Introducing Elle

Elle joined the A2i team in September 2024. Elle is originally from Brighton and moved to Bristol when she started Uni in 2019. Before joining our team she was a secondary school teacher and really enjoyed working with children and making a difference in their life. Since joining, Elle has acquired some new skills in …

A photo of Elle on a beach on a sunny day, with a big pier in the background. Elle is wearing black jeans and a blue and white checked shirt, and sunglasses. She is smiling at the camera

27 March 2025

Inclusivity Benefits – Why you should make your information accessible

We hear the terms ‘inclusivity’ and ‘accessibility’ a lot these days, but what is that all about? ‘Inclusivity’ means including all types of people, things or ideas and treating them all fairly and equally. Including the disabled community is a big part of being inclusive. Whereas ‘accessibility’ is the quality of being able to be reached. …

Nathan Anderson

18 March 2025

How to include disabled people in your marketing

From a marketing perspective, it’s essential to market your services appropriately and to think about how your content is received by people with disabilities. And this is true regardless of which market you operate in; ensuring your audience can access your content is absolutely key. According to Purple Tuesday, 1.8 billion disabled people in the …

Sharon Waldron

27 January 2025

Top tips: employing someone with a disability

In this article we’ll explain what you need to know about employing someone with a disability, as well as tell you about personal experience from both the employer’s and employee’s points of view. A2i has experience of working with people with disabilities for many years, and so we’ve summarised the main things you need to …

Susie (employer) has a print booklet, Dave (employee) is reading a Braille booklet. They are at a meeting table.

20 January 2025

How to make your e-text documents and Accessible PDF’s accessible

What does accessibility mean and why is it important? Accessibility simply refers to how user-friendly something is. If your document is accessible this means it can be read and understood by everyone. Different formats are accessible for different reasons and to people with varying disabilities. For individuals who are blind or have a visual impairment, …

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