Scottish Summit Archives - Hart of the Midlands

A dyslexic and dyspraxic’s guide to accessibility

Mike — Fri, 09 Jul 2021 09:48:58 +0000

What does day-to-day accessibility look like? Join Ashley Graham-Brown as they share about their life in "A dyslexic and dyspraxic's guide to accessibility" (from Scottish Summit 2021)

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Creating a More Inclusive workplace

Mike — Thu, 08 Jul 2021 13:43:58 +0000

It’s easy to talk about what a more inclusive workplace should be, but how do we go about creating such a place? At Scottish Summit 2021 Zoe Wilson delivered a great session on this very subject! Zoe is a passionate advocate for Accessibility in the workplace, and in everyday life. Having her speak about this […]

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Programming for Accessibility

Mike — Wed, 07 Jul 2021 14:59:56 +0000

The Accessibility track at Scottish Summit 2021 covered so many topics throughout the day. The session “Programming for Accessibility” by Rory Preddy was an amazing look at both living with accessibility requirements, and how to include accessibility in our thinking when programming applications. Rory was introduced to me via Hector Minto when we were having […]

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Power Apps – Instant Accessibility using a Theming Template

Mike — Wed, 07 Jul 2021 13:26:27 +0000

Continuing my look at the Scottish Summit 2021 Accessibility track. One of the standout sessions was the “Instant Accessibility using a Theming Template” in Power Apps talk by Sancho Harker. I first came across Sancho when he delivered a talk at Microsoft Ignite The Tour London in 2020 (just before lockdown). Like this one from […]

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Accessibility as a Deliverable?

Mike — Mon, 26 Apr 2021 16:13:30 +0000

For Microsoft, a core part of how accessibility is being managed throughout their DNA is by treating Accessibility as an actual project goal and requirement.
Watch Microsoft Accessibility Evangelist Hector Minto from Scottish Summit 2021 as he talks about Digital Inclusion and Accessibility as a Deliverable.

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So much to learn, so many teachers

Mike — Mon, 05 Apr 2021 11:07:32 +0000

I started my self-learning journey into the world of Accessibility in the middle of 2020. If I’m completely honest I was very naive and did not understand what was behind that door. I soon came to realise that there is so much to learn, but so many teachers I can learn from. Accessibility is a […]

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Sexy, Cheap, and Easy

Mike — Sun, 07 Feb 2021 17:06:36 +0000

"No-one wants to do it. It's just not sexy"
"It's too expensive"
"We don't have the time to implement it"
A sad, familiar story but one that is not strictly true when it comes to implementing Accessibility.

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