Category: Accessibility

30 March 2026

Working Together for Accessibility: A2i and RNIB

At A2i, accessibility has always been at the heart of what we do. So, when the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) approached us about supporting with their personal transcription service, it felt like a wonderful natural step in a relationship that has been growing quietly in the background for many years. A2i and …

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18 March 2026

Easy Read Documents: Who Benefits and Why They Matter

When organisations talk about accessibility and inclusive communication, Easy Read documents are often mentioned. But who actually benefits from Easy Read, and when should organisations provide information in this format?  Easy Read documents are designed to make written information easier to understand. By combining clear language, thoughtful design, and supportive images, Easy Read helps people who may struggle …

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26 January 2026

Why Braille Maths Matters: A Guide to Making Maths Inclusive

Maths is everywhere, in our daily lives, education, and work. But for people who are blind or visually impaired, accessing maths can be so much more complicated than reading words on a page. Maths is a highly visual subject, filled with symbols, shapes, fractions, and equations that depend on spacing and layout to make sense. …

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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 …

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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 …

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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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