Academia and industry collaborating to increase video game accessibility in UK and Scotland
A group of researchers from Robert Gordon University School of Computing Science and Digital Media, is currently collaborating with industry partners to increase accessibility in the design of video games and interactive digital content. The main purpose of the project…
Report suggests assistive technologies are not enough to address the needs of older people with dual sensory impairment
Assistive technologies may play an important role in providing equal access to services for persons with disabilities. However, according to the “Keeping in Touch with Technology?” report – published in March 2016 by the University of Sheffield and the Oxford…
BBC Micro:bit computer teaches Year 7 children in UK how to code
The Micro:bit computer is a small device created by the BBC to promote higher levels of digital literacy in the UK. Under the umbrella of the Make it Digital program, Micro:bit equipment will be distributed to schools for free and…
One Digital promoting champion intermediaries to teach digital skills in UK
One Digital is a UK-based program inaugurated in February 2016 with the purpose of teaching digital skills to people with disability and accessibility needs, young adults, aged populations and civil-social organizations. This initiative is funded by the Big Lottery Fund…