2 April 2020
A2i can help you stay in touch with your customers with a disability even if they can’t leave their house (and if you / we can’t either!) For people in isolation, communication is vital. Online or emailed information is proving invaluable at a time when offices are manned by less staff. You can …
2 April 2020
Are you offices closed? Are you worried about receiving documents from A2i and then sending them on to your customers? There’s no need to worry – A2i can help you… We are still Open! We know that many people are working from home now, as advised by the government. Some of your offices may already …
30 March 2020
We want to take this opportunity to let all our customers know that A2i are open and accepting work as normal during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. All transcription services available Fast turnaround times, as always The same friendly, professional service from our staff A2i have been preparing for this situation, and we are …
10 October 2019
As we celebrate A2i’s business maturity and 20th birthday, our MD looks back over 20 years of change and looks ahead to an exciting future. By Susie Fisher A2i has grown into an established and reliable business, and 20 years is a huge success worth celebrating. I look back and remember modems, tape cassettes, and …
13 June 2019
“We are delighted with the work carried out by A2i on behalf of our student. It’s highly specialised work, requiring knowledge of both alternative formats and mathematics to a high level. We work with them to provide a timetable for materials to be produced across the year, and they tailor the documents to meet the …
30 May 2019
Helping Liverpool Hope University make Maths accessible Customer: Liverpool Hope University A2i services: E-text versions of degree level Maths with tactile diagrams Summary: A2i provides Braille, tactile and E-text versions of course materials so a visually impaired student studying BA Mathematics has equal access to a university education. Let us help you A2i has been …
19 October 2018
So, do you think your website is accessible? If you have PDF documents on there, then unfortunately it probably isn’t…unless you have accessible PDF’s. Have you ever listened to your online PDF documents using read-aloud software? If not, try it – you’ll see the problem! Read-aloud programmes will struggle to access normal PDFs. Your images, …
16 July 2018
“…thanks but we don’t need accessible formats, we use a website screen reader on our site…” This is unfortunately something we’re hearing more and more from our clients, but unfortunately, it’s a misunderstanding which may create further barriers. We explain why… Although web screen readers such as Browsealoud and ReciteMe are highly impressive and …
12 June 2018
“No thanks, we don’t need your accessibility services – we don’t have any blind customers…” As a company devoted to making information accessible to people who are blind and visually-impaired, this is something we hear quite a lot. And, to be honest, it’s a little frustrating. Businesses and services should understand that customers often don’t ask …
23 May 2018
We hope you’re nearly there with your own preparations for GDPR, coming into force on 25 May. But please don’t forget your print-disabled customers, as they’ll need to read GDPR policies too. For support making your policy documents accessible for your blind and print disabled contacts, get in touch – we’re happy to help! For …