Businesses & Events

Building Access

• Checkout the Snowball app - a mobile app that acts as a ‘Trip Advisor for Disabled People’, letting you locate and review cafés, restaurants, shops, halls, leisure facilities and attractions at home and when travelling. Thanks to Access Henfield’s Ruth Robotham becoming a Snowball Approved Assessor, and working together with Horsham District Council (HDC) and Snowball, the App now covers several popular venues in our village. HDC has paid for some cafes and other businesses in rural areas to be included, as well as Council properties.
  Any business can join the App for £49, or £250 for a full assessment with photographs and more detail.  Ruth can help with the process; contact her at ruthrobotham0@gmail.com 

Events

• Making Events Accessible 

Digital communications and social media

• Inclusive language: words to use and avoid when writing about disability

• Microsoft Office Accessibility Checker: Built into PowerPoint, Outlook, Excel, and Word.

• How to design accessible email newsletters

• Colour Contrast Analyser: Helps determine legibility of text and contrast of visual elements

Websites

• MagentaA11y guide on how to test web accessibility: Lists requirements and instructions on how to test different aspects of accessibility in a clear way, as well as how to use screen readers on different operating systems and devices

• The axe browser extension can be installed to scan web pages and flag issues 

• Understanding disabilities and impairments: user profiles: A set of profiles highlighting common barriers users face when accessing digital services and tips for designing services everyone can use.