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Gareth Ford Williams @garethfw.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

In terms of best practice in caption UX, WCAG is a relatively low bar.

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Gareth Ford Williams @garethfw.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Has someone been on the Neck Oil thinking it was Castrol?

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The Canary @thecanaryuk.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

PIP is a lifeline for millions of disabled people, and by its own admission, the government’s Timms review acknowledges that the PIP assessment system is ultimately “not fit for purpose”.

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Interim Timms Report brands DWP PIP system "not fit for purpose"

PIP is a lifeline for disabled people, and by its own admission, the Timms review acknowledges that the DWP system is “not fit for purpose”

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Gareth Ford Williams @garethfw.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

He then said, “you’re my mate you are.”

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Steve Faulkner @stevefaulkner.eurosky.social · 30/03/2026

🗣️ Upcoming on the Fireside: Over the next few months... @hidde.blog @gerardkcohen.me Brian Kardell (@igalia.com) Wendy Reid @amyhupe.bsky.social @gwitch.bsky.social @garethfw.bsky.social @shepazu.bsky.social

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Can I Play That? @caniplaythat.com · 31/12/2025

It's been a busy awards season already. We take a look at the growing number of accessibility awards in the games industry, and what we have to look forward to next year. Congratulations and thanks to all the winners and nominees for making a difference! caniplaythat.com/2025/12/31/a...

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Accessibility awards season recap - Can I Play That?

It has been a busy awards season already, we take a look at the growing number of accessibility awards in the games industry.

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Gareth Ford Williams @garethfw.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Happy New Year!!! ❤️🥂🍾🎆

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Gareth Ford Williams @garethfw.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

No-one self-identified in this study. The segmentation focused on reading needs and preferences experienced by participants, and unsurprisingly 10% had strong dyslexic traits. Agreed, self-identification is problematic.

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Gareth Ford Williams @garethfw.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

It was a study. No opinion sought. What's the old saying, "data is not the plural on anecdote"? The methodology screened the subjects for reading barriers, it did not prime them and it tested fatigued reading using comparisons of non-emotive text. It was thorough.

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Gareth Ford Williams @garethfw.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

It doesn't do what it claims to do. It performs terribly with dyslexic readers. This is from a study with 2500 readers, 10% were dyslexic ans the graph starts with the worst performing font. The font might be fine, the claims are not. That's snake oil.

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Gareth Ford Williams @garethfw.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Calibri is an OK font, but Verdana would have been woker.

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Gareth Ford Williams @garethfw.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

There is no basis for it's claim. All serious testing has shown it to be a snake oil font.

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Gareth Ford Williams @garethfw.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

How about 2 Stupid Faces on One Poster?

A picture of Nigel Farage with the words Comic Sans in the same font across his stupid grinning face, by the designer David Bailey

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Gareth Ford Williams @garethfw.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Somebody please tell him when tested with 250 dyslexic people it turns out Times New Roman is more DEI that Open Dyslexic, Dyslexie and Comic Sans. If you re-balance the size using the x-height, it's a more accessible font. #font #accessibility #a11y #DEI medium.com/the-readabil...

A scale from the least to most accessible font. Each of the 20 fonts viewed 16,800 by 2,500 people, 250 with dyslexia and 400 with severe vision impairments. For the dyslexic group Open Dyslexic, Dyslexic and Comic sans had the lowest score. Times was 6th from the bottom with double their approval score.

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Harry Wallop @harrywallop.co.uk · 02/12/2025

Great culture can save lives. Literally. Amazing letter in today’s @thetimes.com about Tom Stoppard

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Gareth Ford Williams @garethfw.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

Is this just Global News or World Service too? WS used to be on AMP because of React not playing nicely when it comes to regional data costs and end user tech. If they binned that then they forgot their audience.

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Frances Ryan @francesryan.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

Pundits are framing the welfare bill chaos as Downing Street’s failure to communicate the moral case for cuts - but there is no moral case. That’s the problem. These plans are staggering assaults on support that won’t help disabled people into work. No one can sell that.

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Frances Ryan @francesryan.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

I’m sorry, the DWP announcing “don’t worry, the benefits u-turn means only 150,000 people will be pushed into poverty now!” is just insane. Cruel, incompetent ghouls who shouldn’t be allowed to run a bath let alone a system sick people rely on to live.

DWP says 150,000 more people pushed into poverty by benefit cuts - not 250,000 as forecast said before U-turn
The Department for Work and Pensions has just published an analysis saying that, allowing for the concesssions announced last week, the welfare cuts will still push an extra 150,000 people into relative poverty.

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Darren Parkinson @greendarrenshipley.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

‼️ MPs vote tomorrow on the #WelfareReformBill. They must vote to #Scrap TheCuts. Email your MP today and tell them to vote against this cruel bill. takingthepip.co.uk/write-to-you... #TakingThePip #DisabilityBenefits

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Ramps on the Moon @rampsonthemoon.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

Thank you Zak Ford-Williams @zfw.bsky.social Listen to the whole of this brilliant podcast episode here : rampsonthemoon.co.uk/podcast-epis...

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Frances Ryan @francesryan.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

More than 40 Labour MPs have warned Keir Starmer that planned disability cuts are “impossible to support”, @jessicaelgot.bsky.social @peterwalker99.bsky.social exclusively reports. It sets up Starmer for the biggest rebellion of his premiership next month. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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Disability benefit cuts impossible to support, 42 Labour MPs tell Starmer

Exclusive: Backbenchers sign letter calling for change in direction on plans expected to be put to vote next month

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Frances Ryan @francesryan.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Four years on an iPhone in bed later, Who Wants Normal? is finally out in the world today. Part memoir, part guide, it features 50+ of Britain’s best known disabled women. I hope it makes you laugh, possibly cry, and feel seen. Order all formats here: linktr.ee/WhoWantsNormal

“We all need this book” - Jameela Jamil

Three images of the book in all three formats are below the quote.

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Sara Soueidan @sarasoueidan.com · 06/05/2025

[New blog post] Are CSS Carousels accessible sarasoueidan.com/blog/css-car... In this post, I share some important insights from examining the accessibility of CSS-only carousels that use new features introduced in the #CSS Overflow Module Level 5 spec. #a11y

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Are 'CSS Carousels' accessible?

– The personal website of Sara Soueidan, inclusive design engineer

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Gareth Ford Williams @garethfw.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

So far the best one I’ve seen, which was on a client’s site, was 11 carouses on one page that also has a duplicate main navigation between the 11th and the footer. And if it was the first page you landed on you got a modal that linked to a modal that linked to a modal.

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Jamie And Lion (aka, SpacedOutSmiles) @jamieandlion.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

There’s a few… - Voiceover isn’t announcing the state changes. - Nothing moves focus into the content when expanded auto closes when focus leaves the region. - Everything seems to flatten header semantics inside the <summary> element. I can kinda understand 3, but the rest are baffling.

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Tauriq Moosa @tauriq.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Oh my god

Link https://www.techspot.com/news/107684-you-wouldnt-steal-car-anti-piracy-ads-may.html

Screenshot from Techspot article: "You wouldn't steal a car" anti-piracy ads may have used a stolen font
The anti-piracy campaign that failed its own background check
By Rob Thubron

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Gareth Ford Williams @garethfw.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

Accessibility culture needs to be nurtured and maintained or it can wither and die.

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Chronic Illness Friendship Club @chronicillnessfc.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

Hi friends! We are launching our first virtual hangout on Zoom this month for anyone w/ chronic illness to come & make friends! ✨🤍 Sign up below & I’ll try to pick the best day & time for everyone! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Chronic Illness Friendship Club Sign Up Form

Hi friends thank you for being here. 1. We are launching our first hangout and need to gather best time zone for anyone interested! 2. If you'd like to be informed for our mailing list, upcoming mee...

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Gareth Ford Williams @garethfw.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

“We get the politicians we deserve.” Sean Lock.

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António @akwyz.com · 27/03/2025

My friend Kurt Yaeger, known for his role in Sons of Anarchy, has released a new short story. #Disability #axschat youtu.be/I1gcN0_cz4w

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THE BEST DAY of MY LIFE - By Kurt Yaeger

YouTube video by Kurt Yaeger

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Gareth Ford Williams @garethfw.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

A6. It can also be a refusal to imagine, which is a lot more sinister. #AXSChat

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Gareth Ford Williams @garethfw.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

A6. People in general struggle to imagine what disabled people are capable of, which is a fundamental aspect of ableism. Despite being skilled and capable, they are often overlooked for employment or promotion because of an inability to imagine on the behalf of the decision makers? #AXSChat

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Gareth Ford Williams @garethfw.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

A6. As Sir Ken Robinson said, “If you think of it, the whole system of public education around the world is a protracted process of university entrance.” If you don’t fit the bill you are gently pushed to one side. youtu.be/iG9CE55wbtY?... #AXSChat

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Do schools kill creativity? | Sir Ken Robinson | TED

YouTube video by TED

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Gareth Ford Williams @garethfw.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

A6. I had the same at school. I sat on “The Thick Table” in primary school, and was failed miserably in secondary. After a while I had other ideas, and ended up making my own luck. #AXSChat

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Zak Ford-Williams @zfw.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

A6. Ableism. People grow up being taught, often with gradual subconscious messaging, that nothing should be expected from disabled people. The twin of this is that when disabled people achieve something it is seen as miraculous. An anomaly. Both are harmful and work in tandem. #AXSChat

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Gareth Ford Williams @garethfw.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

I created most of the content with Leena. It was a really enjoyable project.

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Gareth Ford Williams @garethfw.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

A5. One of the projects was the cognitive accessibility workplace checklist. This has been used by the BBC since 2015 for all new builds and office refits. bbc.github.io/uxd-cognitive/ #AXSChat #a11y #accessibility

BBC CAPE homepage, Neurodiversity and Buildings

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Gareth Ford Williams @garethfw.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

A5. I think as a manager of two teams with neurodivergent and disabled members I was always doing some sort of accessibility project with an audience of one. Whether this was removing a lightbulb or getting the volume of security gate alarms turned down because they were breaking someone. #AXSChat

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Gareth Ford Williams @garethfw.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

A5. I always start with who and what I know. I try not to make anything about myself, but the BBC Reith, Branding and Mobile accessibility projects all had strong emphases on cognition, so that was very helpful for me as I still watch and use the BBC. #AXSChat

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Mike Gifford, CPWA @ox.ca · 01/04/2025

A3 I would say it is pretty important. Stories bind the past, present & future. We need to identify what we value & and how that aligns us with identity & that of our group. "People like us do things like this" as @sethgodin.bsky.social is known to say. #AXSChat

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