Power Virtual Agents Archives - Hart of the Midlands https://hartofthemidlands.co.uk/tag/power-virtual-agents/ Home of Mike Hartley - Dynamics 365, Power Platform, Accessibility, Mental Health and more Mon, 10 Feb 2025 09:02:13 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/hartofthemidlands.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/cropped-StagHead512.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Power Virtual Agents Archives - Hart of the Midlands https://hartofthemidlands.co.uk/tag/power-virtual-agents/ 32 32 154241808 The Voice [A to Z a11y] https://hartofthemidlands.co.uk/2025/02/the-voice-a-to-z-a11y/ Mon, 10 Feb 2025 09:03:00 +0000 https://hartofthemidlands.co.uk/?p=1788 In this AI-assistant world of Copilots, Agents, and ever-listening smart devices, Voice is becoming more prevalent. What if this is the primary source of control for people though?
Here I take a look at the importance of the voice in solutions we build.

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]]> 1788 Images [A to Z a11y] https://hartofthemidlands.co.uk/2023/08/images-a-to-z-a11y/ Mon, 28 Aug 2023 09:05:24 +0000 https://hartofthemidlands.co.uk/?p=1497 "A picture is worth a thousand words" - Napoleon. Or maybe a Japanese proverb. Or even coined by members of the press. The origin isn't important (most people say Napoleon), the quote is. What if you can't see the image and you rely on Screen Readers? Let's explore as we dive into I in the A to Z of Accessibility - Images.

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]]> 1497 HELP! [A to Z a11y] https://hartofthemidlands.co.uk/2023/08/help-a-to-z-a11y/ Tue, 22 Aug 2023 12:33:56 +0000 https://hartofthemidlands.co.uk/?p=1488 Here we are at H in the A to Z Accessibility: Power Platform Edition. This one is all about using song titles... sorry, I mean HELP!

It's also the cry that can be heard by users all across the tech world. When it comes to accessibility though, help can make or break adoption and make a massive difference.

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]]> 1488 GDS, EAA, ADA and more [A to Z a11y] https://hartofthemidlands.co.uk/2023/08/gds-eaa-ada-and-more-a-to-z-a11y/ Sat, 12 Aug 2023 15:45:03 +0000 https://hartofthemidlands.co.uk/?p=1484 Welcome to the letter G in the A to Z of Accessibility: Power Platform Edition. Here we will take a look at a veritable alphabet soup of accessibility with GDS, EAA, ADA and more. These are some of the regulations, legislations, and design requirements that exist across different geographic regions and impact organisations working in these regions.

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]]> 1484 What the F…ont [A to Z a11y] https://hartofthemidlands.co.uk/2023/08/what-the-font-a-to-z-a11y/ Tue, 01 Aug 2023 10:51:28 +0000 https://hartofthemidlands.co.uk/?p=1466 Call them Fonts or call them Typefaces I'm not precious, but these along with the way we apply Formatting to our text make a massive difference to our Accessibility goals.

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]]> 1466 The Evolution Experience [A to Z a11y] https://hartofthemidlands.co.uk/2023/07/a-to-z-a11y-the-evolution-experience/ Tue, 25 Jul 2023 09:39:48 +0000 https://hartofthemidlands.co.uk/?p=1442 This episode of A to Z of Accessibility is for The Evolution Experience.

This section could be easily have been dubbed "Progress Over Perfection" but I wanted to get this in early on so I could encourage and exhort you all to embark upon the expedition that is Accessibility.

This article is not tech specific so applies to everything.

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]]> 1442 The Dark Mode comes [A to Z a11y] https://hartofthemidlands.co.uk/2023/07/a-to-z-a11y-the-dark-mode-comes/ Tue, 18 Jul 2023 10:25:33 +0000 https://hartofthemidlands.co.uk/?p=1427 Welcome, reader. I'm looking forward to continuing your training. This is the A to Z Accessibility: The Dark Side comes post!

Question: Are you a Dark Mode-r or a firm adherent to the Light Mode? Well, here at the Letter D I'm here to explore both - and neither.

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]]> 1427 Colours Everywhere! [A to Z a11y] https://hartofthemidlands.co.uk/2023/07/a-to-z-a11y-colours-everywhere/ Tue, 11 Jul 2023 06:05:59 +0000 https://hartofthemidlands.co.uk/?p=1412 So here we are at C in the A to Z of Accessibility - Power Platform Edition. In this first "C" post I want to look at the use of Colours, colours everywhere!

This applies to all areas of the Power Platform, yup even Dataverse. It also applies to anywhere that colour is used, so definitely one to pay attention to!

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]]> 1412 An ARIA to Accessible Text [A to Z a11y] https://hartofthemidlands.co.uk/2023/06/a-to-z-a11y-an-aria-to-accessible-text/ Tue, 27 Jun 2023 10:42:27 +0000 https://hartofthemidlands.co.uk/?p=1385 Welcome to the first post in my A to Z of Accessibility - Power Platform Edition. In this post I will be presenting an ARIA and talking about Accessible Text.

ARIA is especially applicable to Power Pages but the concepts apply to all areas of the Power Platform.

Accessible Text is especially relevant to Power Apps, Power BI and Power Pages.

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]]> 1385 The A to Z of Accessibility – Power Platform [A to Z a11y] https://hartofthemidlands.co.uk/2023/06/a2z-accessibility-power-platform/ Thu, 22 Jun 2023 12:24:32 +0000 https://hartofthemidlands.co.uk/?p=1378 Welcome to the A to Z of Accessibility - Power Platform. Covering all areas of the Power Platform plus wider areas of Microsoft 365 and more.

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