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Research and other material on what businesses need to know about the disabled market.
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Digital accessibility - building the business case
Good insights on facts to support the business case and demonstrate why and how to target the online experience of the disability market. This might need a sign up on Medium.com.
Speech recognition tech for disabled people
Some background behind the VoiceITT app which aims to help different speech get recognised by more people through training its AI model.
Start-ups in the disability space creating new markets
Examples of why investors should be aware of as an impactful and lucrative market.
How social robotics can benefit disabled people
A blog post by Clive Gilbert at Policy Connect and the ATech Policy Lab on ways robots may use relatable and humanoid features to achieve impact.
Future is ND - A neurodivergent perspective on AI
The Future of ND is run and hosted by Lucy Hobbs gathering people around topics like this one about how AI could impact on neurodivergents.
Designing for the autistic community
There aren't many online design guidelines for the neurodivergent experience, but this one brings together tips to reduce cognitive load and other aspects.
How autistic adults interact on social media
Queen Mary University conducted some interesting research into how autistics approach and use social media networks as an instructive message to those managing and designing these systems.
Technology for autistic people
This article illustrates some of the range of assistive tech to benefit autistics in multiple ways, especially through sensory and visual stimuli.
Making Cybersecurity Accessible to Everyone
Cat Contillo writes about the need for cybersecurity to benefit all people, and about the need for online accessibility in general.
Diversity in Tech Report
The Tech Talent Charter, now discontinued, was a force for driving inclusion in the tech industry and their reports shared many insights into what tech businesses need to understand about enabling disabled and neurodivergent people to thrive with their talents.
Lack of Accessibility in Technology
Article illustrating the lack of accessibility in tech for disabled tech professionals themselves.