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E-Access 15: Ninth annual pioneering event set for 24 Feb

2014-08-12T12:44:00+00:00

eAccess 15 is the latest edition of the UK's leading annual conference on access to computers, the internet, apps and all new digital technologies and services by people with disabilities.

Post Office helps digital disability campaign celebrate its half-century

2013-08-03T16:23:00+00:00

The Post Office has become the 50th organisation to join Go ON Gold, an initiative led by Headstar to raise awareness of challenges faced by people with disabilities in accessing digital technologies.

UK's leading digital access event returns on 31 October

2013-07-20T15:34:00+00:00

The UK's leading policy conference on access to technology by people with disabilities, eAccess 13, returns on 31 October this year to the government conference centre in Westminster.

Headstar founder publishes book on UK democracy

2013-07-14T17:52:00+00:00

Headstar founder Dan Jellinek's new book People Power � a user's guide to democracy in the UK is now out, published by Transworld.

This year's events schedule - Council websites, eAccess 13

2013-03-06T16:20:00+00:00

Headstar's events schedule for 2013 is now underway, with our first major annual event, Building Perfect Council Websites 13, having taken place on 11 July in Birmingham.

Can governments (sometimes) use 'crowdfunding' to pay for services?

2013-03-06T15:58:00+00:00

Most governments use taxation to raise the majority of their revenue, writes Craig Thomler. In its simplest form, tax involves placing a share of the income earned by eligible entities into a pool.

"Parliamentary Metadata Language" Could Transform Political Research

2013-03-06T15:52:00+00:00

A project to create a standard way of formatting data on Parliamentary proceedings could open up major new areas of democratic research, the programme's leader has said.

Age UK's Internet Champion: My Online Life Began At 75

2013-03-06T15:45:00+00:00

Brenda O'Mulloy writes:

I have had a fantastic year as Age UK's Internet Champion of 2012. First there was the honour of winning, followed by the excitement of being broadcast live on BBC radio.

Guidelines Cover Accessibility For Smart Homes Of The Future

2013-03-06T15:37:00+00:00

The latest version of guidelines for accessible ICT systems, including information on making technology-enabled 'smart homes' accessible to disabled people, has been released by a leading consultant.

Headstar leads "Go ON Gold" - access to technology by disabled people

2012-10-15T13:54:00+00:00

Headstar is leading a major national campaign to raise awareness about the barriers faced by people with disabilities in accessing the internet and other digital technologies, and help overcome them.

Headstar leads "Go ON Gold" - access to technology by disabled people

2012-10-15T13:54:00+00:00

Headstar is leading a major national campaign to raise awareness about the barriers faced by people with disabilities in accessing the internet and other digital technologies, and help overcome them.

eAccess 12 set for 28 June � access to ICT for all in a Paralympics year

2012-03-23T17:05:00+00:00

This year's eAccess 12 conference takes place on 28 June in a Paralympics year, a year when disability rights take centre stage.

E-Government Bulletin launches case study service

2011-10-23T13:09:00+00:00

E-Government Bulletin now offers a case study service to all suppliers of technology products and services to the to local and central government and to the wider public sector.

Building Perfect Council Websites - Pics, Slides, Reportage

2011-08-04T17:05:00+00:00

Reporting, photos and presentations from Headstar's annual event Building Perfect Council Websites 2012, incorporating NHS Web Futures, are now online after this year's successful proceedings.

Headstar Works With PITCOM to Brief MPs On Role Of Internet In Middle East Pro-Democracy Struggle

2011-03-24T16:00:00+00:00

A briefing for MPs and Peers on the role played by the Internet in the pro-democracy struggle in the Middle East has been published by PITCOM, the Parliamentary IT Committee, working with Headstar.

e-Access '11 sets the policy agenda

2011-03-24T15:47:00+00:00

e-Access '11, the UK's leading conference on access to digital technologies by disabled people, has once again set the UK policy agenda in this field, with several key announcements.

Using IT to save money: ground rules for success (PITCOM)

2010-12-03T17:21:00+00:00

"There is no such thing as an ICT project", the leading policy adviser Professor Jim Norton told the November meeting of the Parliamentary IT Committee (PITCOM) in the House of Commons.

Open Data, Crowdsourcing Top Agenda At Future Democracy '10

2010-12-03T17:04:00+00:00

The UK's leading event on the use of the internet, mobile phones and other new technologies in politics, consultation and democracy, Future Democracy '10, was another major success.

Future innovations and Initiatives at E-Access '10

2010-09-14T08:49:00+00:00

New innovations and an 'eAccessibility forum' to improve technology access for those with disabilities, government minister and other speakers tell delegates at E-Access '10 event.

Open Data, Social Networks At 'Building Perfect Council Websites 2010'

2010-04-23T08:41:00+00:00

Opening up council data online and the rise of social networking as a means of service delivery are among issues to be covered at this year's 'Building Perfect Council Websites 2010' conference.