Becki Morris

27th April 201820th April 2021Accessibility and Inclusive Practice, Digital, Social Media, Social Media

Redesigning Pinterest for better access

Very interesting article regarding the redesign of Pinterest for use as a desktop and as an app to be more inclusive for […]

27th April 201820th April 2021Digital, Social Media, Social Media

How to create alternative-text on images posted on twitter

These are instructions for creating alternative text on your images when posting on twitter. https://help.twitter.com/en/using-twitter/picture-descriptions

9th February 20183rd July 2018Accessibility and Inclusive Practice, Audio-Visual Equipment

Vocaleyes: Guidelines for Digital Accessibility

Guidelines for Digital Accessibility (including Audio Description on film):
http://vocaleyes.co.uk/services/museums-galleries-and-heritage/resources/guidelines-for-digital-accessibility-film/

See also Stagetext guidelines for adding captions to increase further access: https://www.musedcn.org.uk/2017/11/19/captioning-your-films-and-videos-stagetext/

9th February 20183rd July 2018Accessibility and Inclusive Practice

Vocaleyes: Guidelines for making your conference presentation more accessible to blind and partially sighted people

https://vocaleyes.co.uk/services/resources/guidelines-for-making-your-conference-presentation-more-accessible-to-blind-and-partially-sighted-people/

1st February 20181st October 2019Accessible and Changing Places Toilets

Why Are Changing Places Toilets important? The Art of exLOOsion by Alison Beevers – Retford Changing Places Campaign (facebook)

You visit an Art Gallery. You may visit the gallery café or the gallery shop. You may also visit the loos, after […]

1st February 20181st September 2022Accessible and Changing Places Toilets

Changing Places toilets information for museums and heritage organisations

DCN has worked with families and the Changing Places Consortium to support museums and organisations to increase the number of Changing Places […]

22nd January 201820th April 2021Archive

Report Launch: Neurodiverse voices: Opening Doors to Employment – WACReport

This is a groundbreaking report by the Westminster AchieveAbility Commission. We are proud to be associated and quoted with this important report […]

14th January 20181st October 2019Uncategorised

Useful Organisations

Centre of Accessible Environments CAE offers consultancy for access audits and accessible interpretation and guidelines particularly physical access as well as intellectual. […]

12th January 201819th April 2021Assistance Dogs UK, Resources

Assistance Dogs: Guidance

Equality and Human Rights Commission guidance for businesses and tourism: EHRC have also published guidance to Assistance Dogs for tourism businesses here: […]

19th December 201720th April 2021Archive

Disability Co-operative Network round up of 2017

As usual it has been a very busy year for DCN and we have compiled this list in what we are doing […]

18th December 201719th April 2021Archive

Oral History Training/Volunteering opportunity: History of Place Project

History of Place is offering a day of oral history training at M Shed Bristol on 30th January, followed by flexible opportunities to […]

19th November 201719th April 2021Accessibility and Inclusive Practice, Digital, Social Media

Captioning your films and videos: Stagetext

Captions are a great resources that can benefit everyone. Remember not to use autogenerated captions, but create your own which are easy […]

7th November 201719th April 2021Accessibility and Inclusive Practice

Busting Accessibility Myths by Barclays

This is a great video by our friends at Barclays Access on common accessibility myths which are common across the heritage sector […]

5th October 201720th April 2021Neurodivergent talent in the workplace, Workplace

Westminster AchieveAbility Commission (WAC) report on recruitment and retention of neurodivergent talent

Westminster AchieveAbility Commission (WAC) has produced a report which has important information for neurodivergent talented adults in the workplace for all sectors. […]