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Hidde @hidde.blog · 23/07/2026

📣 Today is the day: WCAG-EM 2 is officially out as a W3C Note! w3.org/TR/WCAG-EM New: - name; it's now simply “WCAG Evaluation Methodology” - instead of 'websites', it's about 'digital products' (of which websites and apps are examples) - better readability (content, layout) - better examples

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beeps @beeps.gay · 28/06/2026

I dunno if this is a useful thing these days, but I used to find them neat, so I made a webpage listing every single HTML element, what it's used for and how to use it. beeps.website/every-element

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Every HTML element

Every element in HTML and a brief description of what it's used for.

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Richard Morton @accessibleweb.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

New roles at the Government Digital Service Associate Product Manager: www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/index.cg... Senior user researcher: www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/index.cg... Senior service designer www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/index.cg...

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Quick Check Needed

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Priyanca a11y 🌈 @priyanca.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Loved the session by @lori-t.bsky.social on accessibility testing. The activities were so well presented. Clear, engaging and fun 💯 Lori has created some wonderful artefacts to help people learn about accessibility Check out her advent calendar if you have not already seen it! #gaad

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25 days of digital accessibility tips

25 days of digital accessibility tips, starting from 1 December 2024. Curated by accessibility specialist Lori Thomson. Doors open based on your time zone.

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Priyanca a11y 🌈 @priyanca.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Brilliant talk by @andrewhick.bsky.social on WCAG 3 Takes real skill to communicate accessibility standards in such an engaging, clear way Encouraged conversation & thought, approachable Amazing to see hundreds of public sector folks tune into a talk on Accessibility Guidelines! #gaad

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Andrew Hick @andrewhick.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

UK public sector people! It's a fantastic line up for next week's government events for Global Accessibility Awareness Day. Also I'm doing a piece on WCAG 3. If you have a UK public sector email address then sign up here: accessibility.blog.gov.uk/2026/05/11/g... #gaad #accessibility

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Get involved with Digital Accessibility Week 2026

Digital Accessibility Week 2026 is a cross-government online event taking place from Monday 18 ending on Thursday 21 May which is Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD).

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Andrew Hick @andrewhick.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Finally catching up with Axe-con and absolutely loved @annaecook.com 's presentation about deterministic design - an excellent case for why accessibility is still vital in an age of AI. www.deque.com/axe-con/sess... (free registration needed)

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Accessibility in the End of Deterministic Design (Again) - axe-con

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beeps @beeps.gay · 26/02/2026

Soft launch of a lil tool I've been working on: You plug in a list of hex colours and it'll give you previews, the contrast ratios and WCAG scores for each possible combination of those colours. colors.beeps.gay/?colors=FFFFFF,F5F… Please don't hug […]

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Rich Blake @richblake.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

If your venn diagram niche is public benches service design accessibility then I have a short blog post for you What's with all of the missing park benches? – Rich Blake share.google/CkdeSUmPbX7T...

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What's with all of the missing park benches? – Rich Blake

When you remove something people rely on, good communication becomes a necessary part of the service. Even for something as simple as a park bench.

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Andrew Hick @andrewhick.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines transport map is now in vector format, and Brazilian Portuguese. Vector code is on GitHub. Map: AndrewHick.com/wcag Big thanks to Bruno Pulis, Ana Cuentro and Josh W Comeau for the vector tutorial!

WCAG map close-up showing an AA station on two lines, plus text "1.4.5 Images".

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Andrew Hick @andrewhick.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

This is really well written - so many subtle ways organisations can use to manipulate your decisions. Removing "stopping cues" can definitely add anxiety.

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Craig Abbott @craigabbott.co.uk · 27/11/2025

It's common to hear "fully accessible" to describe products which pass WCAG 2.2 AA. But, are they really? In this post, I explore 5 examples of why WCAG, as awesome as it is, is not a measure of great usability or performance. www.craigabbott.co.uk/blog/2025/5-... #accessibility #a11y #wcag

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5 reasons why WCAG AA compliance does not mean your website is accessible

5 reasons why WCAG compliance does not mean accessible accessible

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James Buller @jbuller.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

My webinar on making printed and digital content #accessibility is now available as a standalone video with descriptions and captions in: English, Ukrainian, Malay, Arabic, Czech, German, French, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Serbian, Spanish. youtu.be/AO9XXkrACtU?...

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Accessibility for Printed & Digital Content

YouTube video by Rare Disease Day

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Lori @lori-t.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

This Halloween, the Dept. for Supernatural Affairs* invites you to take part in a haunted accessibility exercise. ghost-sighting.lorithomson.co.uk password = ‘Halloween’ Each page contains accessibility issues and clues. *Definitely (not) a made-up department and service. Happy Ghost Spotting!

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Stef Walter @stephaniewalter.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

Little reminder that an inaccessible website means lost customers, and lost revenues. From the article: "Research shows UK businesses collectively lose £17.1 billion a year because shoppers using assistive technology abandon websites that don’t work for them...

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Black Friday and Cyber Monday: why accessibility could be your biggest sales advantage

Businesses lose nearly £446 million every BFCM weekend because of inaccessible websites. Learn how accessibility boosts conversions, loyalty, and sales, and how to prepare for the biggest shopping weekend of the year.

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Andrew Hick @andrewhick.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Catching up on Inclusive Design 24 and can strongly recommend Kaye Moors' presentation on Brain Overload - great points about cognitive accessibility and stakeholder buy in 👏 m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ij_y...

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Kaye Moors / Brain Overload: The Silent Barrier to Inclusive Design #id24 2025

YouTube video by Inclusive Design 24 #id24

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Terence Eden @edent.tel · 04/09/2025

"Can the iPhone do that yet?" Back in 2008, Stephen Fry published a list of things that he wished the iPhone could do. Has the future caught up? shkspr.mobi/blog/2023/09...

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Can the iPhone do that yet?

While farting around online, I stumbled across this 2008 Time Capsule from Stephen Fry. In it, he discusses the state of mobile phones - diving into the problems with BlackBerry's and Apple's latest o...

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Content Design London @contentdesign.london · 14/08/2025

It's only 4 weeks until the first Access:Given, a one-day digital accessibility conference in Newcastle Upon Tyne. We're excited to be supporting this event and its female founders. There are only a few tickets left - you can find out more information on the website: buff.ly/plgNx4u

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Access:Given | Digital Accessibility Conference in Newcastle Upon Tyne

Join us on 10th September 2025 for Access:Given, a one day digital accessibility conference in Newcastle Upon Tyne.

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Craig Abbott @craigabbott.co.uk · 12/08/2025

We need a new term for “best practice”. It feels optional. Like “what you’ve done is fine, but here’s how others do it.” In reality, when we say best practice, we mean “this is a definite accessibility barrier, we just can’t log it as a failure in the scope of this standard.” #accessibility #a11y

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Giles Turnbull @gilestur.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

every team should have a little bit of internet to call their own, where they can publish texts, images, ideas, experiments, etc it doesn't sound like a lot to ask. but in most organisations, it's very hard to make happen.

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Andrew Hick @andrewhick.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

Introducing WCAG for humans: the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines manually summarised on one page in 7 practical themes: AndrewHick.com/humans ♿️ Feedback welcome! Many thanks to Martin Glancy for reviewing the draft and @tempertemper.bsky.social for the initial inspiration. #accessibility #wcag

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Craig Abbott @craigabbott.co.uk · 31/07/2025

What’s one thing you wish was more widely known about digital accessibility? I’ll go first. I wish more developers knew how to check elements for accessible names, roles and values. #accessibility #a11y

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Information is Beautiful @infobeautiful.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

Music Sales by format from 1973+ www.visualcapitalist.com/music-indust...

Infographic titled "Music Sales 1973-2022" showing total revenue by format. A circular chart displays relative sizes of revenue from CD ($367B), vinyl, cassette, paid streaming, and other formats. Below, a timeline graph illustrates revenue trends, highlighting the dominance of CDs, the decline of physical formats, and the rise of digital and streaming services. Notes on vinyl's resurgence and digital formats' current dominance are included.

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Andrew Hick @andrewhick.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

There's no "why" in AI. It's getting better at reading an image to predict its alt text - but can't yet know why the image is there. Is this cat here for comedy, or is the bed for sale? Check your auto generated alt text before publishing! (That's my #AI hot take quota for this year) #accessibility

Black fluffy cat amusingly spreadeagled on its back in the middle of a bed

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beeps @beeps.gay · 10/07/2025

Sky says trans rights

Photo of the sky above a hill in silhouette, a gradient from dark blue to light blue to white (or light grey) to pinkish-orange

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Andrew Hick @andrewhick.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

Enjoy colours and accessible design? Here’s a mosaic of 262 curated colours inspired by art, nature, travel and culture. They’re in rough rainbow order, and text is black or white depending on which has the best contrast. AndrewHick.com/colour 🌈 #colour #color #noAI

262 colour blobs in mainly concentric circles, from red at the top and clockwise in rainbow order. Greys are in the middle. Full description on AndrewHick.com/colour

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Shihab S Joi @shihabsjoi.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

If you had to change your bio to a song lyric what would it be? I'm torn between "I'm a humble guy with healthy desire" (pixies) Or "I'm not a prophet or a stone age man just a mortal with potential of a superman" (Bowie) Let's hear yours x

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Andrew Hick @andrewhick.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

A lot of good points. I understand IAAP are looking into recent feedback but agree that the current requirements for gaining credits seem unnecessarily strict.

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beeps @beeps.gay · 25/06/2025

★ New blog post: The (not quite new) GOV.UK brand The refreshed GOV.UK logo and brand design has launched today. Here's some background on it, from my perspective working on it. beeps.website/blog/2025-06-25-the-n…

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The (not quite new) GOV.UK brand

A little behind the scenes from a gear in the machine.

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Andrew Hick @andrewhick.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

Nice post from @tempertemper.bsky.social about Focus Priming - clicking a webpage to continue tabbing or reading from that point - which there was previously no word for. www.tempertemper.net/blog/focus-p... ⏭️ #accessibility #testing

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Calum Ryan @calumryan.com · 24/04/2025

Work in UK government and interested in accessibility? The next cross-government Accessibility Quarterly meet up is on Thursday 1 May from 1pm to 3:30pm. Register in advance using your government email address events.teams.microsoft.com/event/410025...

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Microsoft Virtual Events Powered by Teams

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Richard Morton @accessibleweb.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

Making things digitally accessible isn't extra work, it is just part of the work. That is all. #Accessibility #AccessibilityRegulations #A11y

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Andrew Hick @andrewhick.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

A nice, balanced guide on using technologies such as AI responsibly in the world of accessibility

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Andrew Hick @andrewhick.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

I love this talk and have been sharing it wherever I can at work! The title says it all really.

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Andrew Hick @andrewhick.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

New blog from Kelly Clarkson and Samantha Merrett asking accessibility people about the most common misconceptions, issues and tools we come across. Quick, early checks for common issues can easily eliminate a wide range of barriers. accessibility.blog.gov.uk/2025/02/28/u... #accessibility #a11y

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Unlocking Accessibility: Key misconceptions, common issues, and tools used by Accessibility Specialists

We asked accessibility specialists about what are the key misconceptions and common issues they encounter in accessibility, and what tools they use during audits.

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Deque Systems @deque.com · 25/02/2025

"The question we should be asking is how non-disabled people can advocate with—not for—disabled people.” - @sfdirewolf.bsky.social #axecon

Alice Wong presenting virtually at axe-con

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Draculosity Jones: Ghost Skeleton @brainmage.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

I can't quite put it into words, but I know EXACTLY how The Beastie Boys would have read this poem

The common cormorant or shag
Lays eggs inside a paper bag
The reason you will see no doubt
It is to keep the lightning out
But what these unobservant birds
Have never noticed is that herds
Of wandering bears may come with buns
And steal the bags to hold the crumbs.

Christopher Isherwood

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Andrew Hick @andrewhick.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Loved speaking at Service Design Bristol yesterday on making services accessible. Slides are on AndrewHick.com/sdb . Nicely organised and the prototyping talk really got me thinking too. Photos: James Reece.

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Andrew with slide reading "Why don't we just fix it with AI?"

Andrew waving his hand in front of a transport map of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines

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Andrew Hick @andrewhick.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Thanks so much Priyanca, really enjoyed being there and great to see you!

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Andrew Hick @andrewhick.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Sending many hugs to all trans and nonbinary people across the world and especially in the US 🤗

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Laura Parker @accessiblenumbers.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Accessibility and intersectionality with @priyanca.bsky.social (dedicated to Vicky Teinaki). We discuss #dyscalculia, intersectionality, and the complexities of managing multiple access needs, as well as common service barriers and tips for designers. accessiblenumbers.com/accessibilit...

Podcast artwork. Dark blue background. White writing says "Accessible numbers podcast. Accessibility and intersectionality with Priyanca D'Souza." There's an illustrated image of Priyanca in the bottom right corner. Priyanca has brown skin and brown eyes. She has long dark hair and is wearing a blue cardigan and green scarf.

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Andrew Hick @andrewhick.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

New blog post! Our accessibility audit of the UK Met Office's weather forecast app, what we learnt along the way and the positive impact of monitoring on an already strong app 🌦️ accessibility.blog.gov.uk/2025/01/14/a... #accessibility #a11y #mobile

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Andrew Hick @andrewhick.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

Insightful recent article by @ashleemboyer.com on why AI cannot represent disabled people. ashleemboyer.com/blog/how-to-... "Disabled people don’t need nondisabled people to understand the details of our accessibility needs. We need nondisabled people to believe us and take us seriously."

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How to Dehumanize Accessibility with AI | Ashlee M Boyer

Hire disabled people, not AI-generated caricatures.

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Ian Martin @ianmartin.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

THE TOP 50 GUARDIAN HEADLINES 2024 - RANKED! part 1, 50-26 50. How I turned my gap year into an ethical-criminal "dementerprise" 49. Could Trump's war on NATO's "Axis of Woke" save the marmoset? 48. Microdosed and hairless in the bath, I sang old CND protest songs

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Andrew Hick @andrewhick.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

With Wolf Hall coming to an end on the BBC I thought I'd post an old birthday card I made for my mum several years ago - Thomas Cromwell meets Che Guevara. #VivaLaReformacion

Monochrome sketch of Thomas Cromwell as played by Mark Rylance, in a similar pose to Che Guevara. Text reads Viva la Reformacion.

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Andrew Hick @andrewhick.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Our report on 3 years of #accessibility monitoring is live! 16,000 barriers removed across the UK public sector, the most common are contrast, focus, keyboard and reflow. Chris Heathcote's blog and link to the Government Digital Service report: accessibility.blog.gov.uk/2024/12/17/w... 📜 #a11y

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What GDS has found from public sector accessibility monitoring

Find out what our team found from the last 3 years of monitoring the accessibility of public sector websites and mobile apps.

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