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Calum Ryan

@calumryan.com
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Making the web a better more accessible place on GOV.UK at GDS and in my own time with calumryan.com #Accessibility Advocate Tech and travel enthusiast 🧳🚄 👋 he/him 🇬🇧 🇮🇪

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Calum Ryan @calumryan.com · 27/09/2026
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Edinburgh
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Calum Ryan @calumryan.com · 24/09/2026
Wise words of @gazaston.com “prototypes should be thrown away or archived once the question has been answered”. Listened to @dxw.com Ming’s highly informative talk on prototyping in public services in the age of AI #SDinGov
Quote from post, titled The Gaz’s Rule with his headshot on the slide and Ming presenting
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Calum Ryan @calumryan.com · 21/09/2026
Enjoyed watching this record attempt by @jonworth.eu of travelling strictly by train-only from one side of the European Union to the other www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyAn...
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125 Hours - Europe’s Longest Train Journey: From the Arctic to the Atlantic
YouTube video by Simply Railway
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Calum Ryan @calumryan.com · 20/09/2026
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Fiestas Patrias 🇨🇱
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Calum Ryan @calumryan.com · 06/08/2026
I’m speaking at SDinGov on Friday 25 September, covering accessibility debt and practical ways teams can prevent it. If you’re one of the dedicated attendees sticking around on Friday, would love to have you there. #SDinGov #accessibility
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Calum Ryan @calumryan.com · 16/09/2026
Great to be back @londonwebstandards.org last night! Loved the talks including one of my all time favourite speakers @brucel.bsky.social entertaining and informing us on the latest developments in browsers and the mobile web + @browserchoicealliance.org
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Calum Ryan @calumryan.com · 13/09/2026
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Calum Ryan @calumryan.com · 06/09/2026
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Calum Ryan @calumryan.com · 04/09/2026
Attending a11y Together later this month in Farringdon, London - who else is going? www.a11ytogether.com #a11y #accessibility
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A11y Together – Where people
 and ideas meet for accessibility
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Calum Ryan @calumryan.com · 04/09/2026
@nedboulting.bsky.social any plans for another Mûr de Ned event? It was such a fun experience last year
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Calum Ryan @calumryan.com · 02/09/2026
Not to be missed 👇🏻
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Calum Ryan @calumryan.com · 30/08/2026
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Last week of summer
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Calum Ryan @calumryan.com · 29/08/2026
Least expected that
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Calum Ryan @calumryan.com · 23/08/2026
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Back after a pause week‑noting, having overcome a difficult period with still some challenges ahead
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Calum Ryan @calumryan.com · 19/08/2026
Whilst it seems most other parts of the UK had a drenching in the past 24hrs, rain clouds only skimmed edges of the M25 leaving us a litter cooler but still very dry
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Mena @ximenasoto.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Hi folks! My current contract is ending, so I’m looking for my next role. I’m interested in digital transformation, public service strategy & organisational capability, where research and evidence shape strategy and change. Looking for senior/lead/consulting roles in London or hybrid. DMs welcome!
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Calum Ryan @calumryan.com · 13/08/2026
Of course there’s a Bonobo concert just down the road from me next month and of course it’s already sold out
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Calum Ryan @calumryan.com · 06/08/2026
I’m speaking at SDinGov on Friday 25 September, covering accessibility debt and practical ways teams can prevent it. If you’re one of the dedicated attendees sticking around on Friday, would love to have you there. #SDinGov #accessibility
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Luke Murphy @lurkmoophy.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Alright London folks, Hops & Props London is live. An evening of talks and drinks hosted by @zeroheight.com on August 20th at 93 Feet East on Brick Lane. Let's go - luma.com/o8xc45pn
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zeroheight presents hops & props london 001 - an evening of talks and drinks · Luma
Welcome to the first (proper) installment of Hops & Props, an evening of talks and drinks hosted by zeroheight. We're inviting design systems folks down to…
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deconspray @deconspray.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Take the WebAIM Screen Reader Survey and help shape accessibility insights. Please participate and share with others. Closes Aug. 31. webaim.org/projects/... #WebAIM #ScreenReaders #ScreenReader #AT #AsssistiveTechnology #Accessibility #A11y #DigitalAccessibility
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Calum Ryan @calumryan.com · 04/08/2026
✍🏻 New post: 10-year anniversary of HWC London www.calumryan.com/articles/10-... #IndieWeb
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10-year anniversary of HWC London
Celebrating ten years since HWC London started
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Mark Dalgarno @markdalgarno.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Still a few Friday-only tickets left for this year's SDinGov conference in Edinburgh next month. sdingov.net/programme-20... 15% off for people employed by, or contracted as a freelancer to, a public organisation...
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Programme 2026
SDinGov is the premier international community event dedicated to anyone involved in designing and commissioning public services.
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Rachel J Graves @rjg.im · 27/07/2026
Looking for work :)
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Calum Ryan @calumryan.com · 23/07/2026
Excited for this weekend’s one‑off Homebrew Website Club in London. Also reminds me how much work goes into organising events finding a suitable venue, dates everyone I know can attend and last minute drop‑outs
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Crystal Preston-Watson @scopicengineer.com · 23/07/2026
The vast majority of people on this planet do not have the money to pay their way out of the serious effects and consequences of disability. The few people that are wealthy enough to do so are allowed to dictate that accessibility isn't necessary or worth investing in for everyone else.
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Calum Ryan @calumryan.com · 22/07/2026
Wordle 1,859 2/6 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Calum Ryan @calumryan.com · 21/07/2026
A short summary of my first 2 years in the Civil Service: Served under 3 prime ministers, 4 secretaries of state, 3 departments and just about to begin my second MOG at GDS.
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Calum Ryan @calumryan.com · 22/05/2026
Back for a celebratory one-off weekend Homebrew Website Cub London in-person, July 25th from 10am events.indieweb.org/2026/07/-hwc... #indieweb
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🎂 HWC London – Celebrating 10 years (In-person event)
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Calum Ryan @calumryan.com · 20/07/2026
Another reshuffle 🍿
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Ana Rodrigues @ohhelloana.blog · 17/07/2026
In nearly a week, I will be attending HWC London to celebrate ten years since the first one. I wouldn't be who I am today if it wasn't for it 🧡 events.indieweb.org/2026/07/-hwc...
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🎂 HWC London – Celebrating 10 years (In-person event)
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Calum Ryan @calumryan.com · 13/07/2026
Almost a hat-trick of motorists cutting me up mini-roundabouts today whilst out cycling
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Calum Ryan @calumryan.com · 02/07/2026
Some of the most stressful things in life: selling property in England, applying for a UK spouse visa… Yes, I’m try to do both, simultaneously, and neither are straightforward cases 😫
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Calum Ryan @calumryan.com · 01/07/2026
The “Are you muted?” dialog in MS Teams goes wild in a noisy open‑plan office. You’d think they could use their AI for something genuinely helpful, like spotting facial cues that indicate when someone is actually talking.
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Calum Ryan @calumryan.com · 01/07/2026
At the London book launch event last night for Bad Services surrounded by all my favourite people in design
Lime green slide presented by Lou with text “Service design is 10% design, 90% creating the condition for good design
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Calum Ryan @calumryan.com · 28/06/2026
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Taking a pause
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Ashlee 🤟🏻 @ashleemboyer.com · 22/06/2026
In urgent need of funds. If you know of anyone looking for contract/freelance web development work please send them my way! I specialize in accessibility, design systems, & documentation. Open to full stack as well! Email: inquiries@semanticfish.com Website: semanticfish.com
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Calum Ryan @calumryan.com · 14/06/2026
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Calum Ryan @calumryan.com · 07/06/2026
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Birthday trip to Prague
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Gerard K. Cohen @gerardkcohen.me · 03/06/2026
With Copilot costs going up, how expensive is AI really going to be when you've burned through your token budget and STILL have just as many, if not more, accessibility issues to fix at the end? 🤔 Nothing changes, just more expensive. Make it make sense.
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Calum Ryan @calumryan.com · 25/05/2026
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GAAD, Pilates, London hits 34℃
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Calum Ryan @calumryan.com · 22/05/2026
Back for a celebratory one-off weekend Homebrew Website Cub London in-person, July 25th from 10am events.indieweb.org/2026/07/-hwc... #indieweb
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🎂 HWC London – Celebrating 10 years (In-person event)
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Mark Robbins @goodemailcode.com · 21/05/2026
The 2026 email accessibility report is now live. 99.88% of 376,348 triggered Serious or Critical accessibility issues. Once again, it's disappointing, most of these issues are quick easy fixes. We all need to do better, myself included.
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Calum Ryan @calumryan.com · 21/05/2026
✍🏻 New post for Global Accessibility Awareness Day: Every day accessibility awareness www.calumryan.com/articles/eve... #GAAD
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Every day accessibility awareness
Accessibility isn’t something I think about once a year
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Calum Ryan @calumryan.com · 17/05/2026
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Shaun @sconner.net · 15/05/2026
Yay! I'm hiring two Senior Accessibility Specialists to join my team on GOV.UK One Login. You'll be working with great people, solving complex problems for tens of millions of users. Salary of £70,834 - £74,317 (London) / £63,240 - £66,610 (National). Please share!
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Quick Check Needed
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Ashlee 🤟🏻 @ashleemboyer.com · 15/05/2026
Claude admits bias against accessibility and look at that! It’s the same bias that a whole lot of humans have against accessibility. “Claude treats accessibility fixes as optional trade-offs rather than requirements, even when the project's own rules say otherwise.” github.com/anthropics/c...
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[BUG] LLM biased against accessible code · Issue #56079 · anthropics/claude-code
Preflight Checklist I have searched existing issues and this hasn't been reported yet This is a single bug report (please file separate reports for different bugs) I am using the latest version of ...
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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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steve @visitmy.website · 12/05/2026
Due to the changes happening over on Medium, I’m looking for people who want to keep blogging/weeknoting but don’t want to think about/pay for/manage their own website. I’ve been working on a side project around this sort of thing but can get it out earlier if people want to leave Medium. HMU!
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Ana Rodrigues @ohhelloana.blog · 12/05/2026
It's often uneasy for me to share my experiences as a woman in tech, but this job market has me worried for everyone stuck somewhere harmful. I admire everyone who takes on "women in tech" speaking gigs but I am also angry for them and us. ohhelloana.blog/woman-in-tec...
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It's 2026 and women are still asked to teach others to think a little bit and not be a prick
A while back I went to a tech meet-up and one of the talks was about being a woman in tech and I am finally ready to put into words why I sat through it so uncomfortably.
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Calum Ryan @calumryan.com · 07/05/2026
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Accessibility Best Practices for Your Project
Practical, actionable steps to make your open source project usable by everyone, especially people with disabilities.
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