Parkinson’s. There isn’t one journey. There isn’t one ‘day in the life’.

This #WorldParkinsonsDay , we’re shining a light on the daily lives of people with Parkinson’s and their loved ones. The good. The bad. The funny. The sad. The ons. The offs. And everything in between.

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We’re super excited to be part of Newcastle United FC and sela | صلة's #UnsilenceTheCrowd campaign, following the journey of two fans as they experience the atmosphere of a live match in pioneering haptic shirts. ⚽

Read how we're helping make football more accessible here: bit.ly/3VTPhdV

The UK Government's Accessibility Statement has recently been updated for information pages and documents: zurl.co/r6Zq

Learn more about the need for an #accessibility statement on your website and what information you should include: zurl.co/FfmP

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On #WorldParkinsonDay , we're sharing ways that web #developers and content creators can aid in building user-friendly and accessible websites for people living with #Parkinsons . This, along with how to get the best out of your devices: zurl.co/wdin

#A11y Parkinson's UK

A hotel has apologised after blind journalist and YouTuber @blindgirlvlogs discovered it was discriminating against guide dogs.

#london

Great to hear the government is funding state-of-the-art technology across UK bus transport to aid in better assisting #disabled passengers. Operators will have screens, speakers, and induction loops fitted: zurl.co/DVbW

#A11y #Accessibility #Deaf #VisuallyImpaired

In the 2024 WebAIM report (zurl.co/1nVt), where the #accessibility of 1 million homepages were evaluated, 81% were found to have low contrasting text.

Learn how the colours on your sites can impact upon the user experience: zurl.co/ZvY5

#A11y #WebDesign

Friendly reminder to caption your online content to be accessible for the #DeafCommunity ! ✨

Each year, an evaluation is conducted by WebAIM to analyse the accessibility of the top 1 million homepages on the web. Find out the key findings from the 2024 Million Report: zurl.co/dPKl

Test your website's level of #accessibility for free: zurl.co/FMEn

Despite being in her wheelchair whilst inside an accessible car, Ellie Greenaway was recently turned away from a UK safari park for ‘not proving she’s #disabled ' by presenting a card. How disgraceful is this! Read the full story: zurl.co/SO0s

#Disability #HumanRights

An evaluation has been conducted by WebAIM, analysing the #accessibility of the top 1 million homepages online. Find out the key findings from the 2024 Million Report: zurl.co/dPKl

Test your website's level of accessibility for free: zurl.co/FMEn

#A11y

New on the blog: I don't want to overcome my disability, and I never will.

'It’s not about how I perceive it, it’s taking ownership of the fact that my disability is an inherent part of my life. It’s integral to everything I do.' lifeofablindgirl.com/2024/04/07/i-d…

💬 “The thing that most affects me, is people’s attitudes towards people in wheelchairs, and disabled people in general.”

Young disabled people like Seth constantly face negative attitudes and assumptions about what they can and can’t do. It shouldn’t be this way 🧵

Creating accessible PDF documents is a notoriously difficult task. However, there are ways to adapt documents prior to converting them to a PDF format, along with checking a PDFs #accessibility to ensure these documents are usable for everyone: zurl.co/OXEk

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A new disco for adults with learning difficulties and disabilities has been set up in Hucknall, #Nottingham .

The event takes place every Monday from 19:00 to 21:00 if you want to go and have a boogie: zurl.co/5qP6

#Hucknall #Disabilities #Disabled #Inclusion #Disco

We are incredibly proud of how BSL is becoming so visible. Well done Lionesses for promoting BSL, the language of the Deaf community across the UK. However, families of deaf children are not being offered free access to BSL to communicate with their child by the UK Government 1/

When a total #SolarEclipse crosses North America on 08 April, many people will put on protective glasses and stare up at the sky. However, due to advancing technology, people who are #VisuallyImpaired can now also put on headphones to experience it: zurl.co/ISUp

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Great to see FA WALES also wearing BSL on the back of the players shirts before tonights fixture ⚽️

Positive disability representation in kid's books help improve attitudes and inclusion.

So what can we expect of negative representation like this?

Greg James, Chris Smith and PuffinBooks - consider the role you play in improving attitudes, especially towards disabled kids.

A #VisuallyImpaired woman has shared her elation after ‘seeing’ her baby scan for the first time. This is due to scanning #photography developed by the camera company キヤノン株式会社, who are using elevating printing so people can ‘feel’ the photographs: zurl.co/wE3m 👏

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