Speaking plainly: The value of accessibility on your company website
10th May 2021 -There’s no denying that 2020 was a tough year for businesses. Between keeping customers happy, staff employed and the lights on, it's understandable that areas such as accessibility, user experience (UX), and design haven't been a priority. While the lockdown roadmap is well underway, customers will continue to access information, products and services online more than ever. This is particularly true for the older generation of consumers, who are now more comfortable with browsing and shopping online than ever before.
Continue ReadingCelebrating Teacher Appreciation Week
5th May 2021 -What a year it's been for teachers! Adapting to new ways of teaching and communicating with students, juggling work life and family, dealing with constant uncertainty... the past twelve months have been a steep learning curve for educators everywhere.
This week is Teacher Appreciation Week, and although we do our best to support teachers year-round, we think this week is the perfect opportunity for students and parents to extend their special thanks to teachers for everything they've done to support student learning in this difficult year.
We've put together some ideas for how you can thank your teacher, either remotely or in person. Read on to check them out.
Continue ReadingWe’re marking 10 years of GAAD with our first ever Festival of Accessibility
30th April 2021 -On 20th May, we’ll be partnering up with 11 organisations for our first ever Festival of Accessibility. And we’re inviting you to join us - for free.
Continue ReadingEquity in the math classroom with José Vilson
27th April 2021This Math Awareness Month, we are bringing you José Vilson’s thoughts on equity in the math classroom.
Back at the start of this school year we hosted a keynote with José Vilson, a math educator, blogger, speaker and activist in New York City, NY. José has written and spoken about education, math and race for a number of organizations and publications, such as The New York Times, Education Week and Huffington Post to name a few.
Continue Reading8 writing tips for improving readability of blog post content
22nd April 2021 -We asked content writers and business leaders for their best tips on how to improve content readability. From checking out company brand books to keeping paragraphs small and scannable, we have great tips to improve content readability.
Here are eight writing tips to improve the readability of your content...
Continue ReadingReal World Math - 5 ways to see math in action
20th April 2021
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