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Making an Accessible Emotion Wheel: Why I Built Mine
After struggling with my mental health for around 18 months, I eventually built an accessible emotion wheel to help me recognise, record and reflect on what I was…
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How I Built a Free Image Colour Contrast Checker That Runs Entirely in Your Browser
I have spent more hours than I care to admit trying to use an image colour contrast checker the hard way. Squinting at a screen I can barely…
World Password Day 2026: Blind Users Need a Password Manager
World Password Day falls on Thursday, 7 May 2026, and for blind and low vision users, having a good password manager is not optional. Passwords are quietly being…
AI Accessibility Barriers: When Tools That Help Get Blocked
There is a quiet revolution happening in accessibility, and most people haven’t noticed it yet. For those of us who are blind, visually impaired, or living with other…
Meta’s Ray-Ban Glasses: The New Standard for Accessibility?
I’ve spent the past year wearing Meta’s Ray-Ban Glasses almost every day. At first glance they look like ordinary Wayfarers, but when you add in the hands-free camera,…
Password Managers for the Blind
As more of our daily lives have gone digital, it feels like we have passwords for everything. Passwords are key to ensuring our data is secure and private,…
CPACC Exam Preparation
Since starting to lose my sight I have realised the importance of accessibility and the impact it has on everyone. During this time, I have become passionate about…
How to Check PDF Accessibility
I was asked recently if a PDF generated by a colleague was accessible to me as a screen reader. As it happens, it wasn’t, and I provided feedback.…
Where do I start with Accessibility? [Updated 11 Aug 24]
Where do I start with Accessibility? is the first question that anyone new to accessibility asks. Therefore, this post aims to provide a starting point to get involved…
How to Make Documents Accessible
We send and receive hundreds of documents a week, but are they accessible to the very people we want to consume them? One in five people have a…
