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Léonie Watson

@tink.uk
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Accessibility engineer, Director of TetraLogical, Chair of W3C Board of Directors, W3C WebApps WG co-chair, writer and speaker, screen reader user, tequila drinker and crime fiction junkie.

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Léonie Watson @tink.uk · 28/09/2026
I've been re-elected to the W3C Board of Directors for another term: www.w3.org/news/2026/consortium-mem… Thank you to everyone who voted - the open web only stays open because people show-up!
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Léonie Watson @tink.uk · 24/09/2026
Two great points from Sheri Byrne-Haber at Inclusive Design 24 #id24 "Procurement is the secret sauce for every organization because it lets them vote with their pocket books" "You are liable for the organizations you choose to do business with" #accessibility #ethics
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Léonie Watson @tink.uk · 24/09/2026
"AI represents the most confounding ethical dilemma when it comes to disability" ~ Jutta Treviranus at Inclusive Design 24 #id24 This. So much. #AI #inclusion#ethics
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Léonie Watson @tink.uk · 24/09/2026
Boom! Inclusive Design 24 @InclusiveDesign24@bsky.social #id24 2026 is live! Schedule with automatic time conversion, here: inclusivedesign24.org/2026/schedule #accessibility #inclusive #design #free
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Léonie Watson @tink.uk · 24/09/2026
Inclusive Design 24 #id24 @inclusivedesign24@bsky.social kicks-off at 12:30 UTC! it's 24 free talks about everything #accessibility and #inclusive #design No idea when UTC is? The schedule has you covered, with automatic time conversion: inclusivedesign24.org
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Léonie Watson @tink.uk · 21/09/2026
Have updated the app. Fingers crossed this URL works? tink.uk
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Léonie Watson @tink.uk · 21/09/2026
@sarasoueidan.com Thank you, Sara 💜 @did:plc:vhjf4ume3qzemibwhmxrwpxj @beyondtellerrand.com
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beyond tellerrand @beyondtellerrand.com · 21/09/2026
“Generative AI can seem astonishingly real, but like the spoon in The Matrix, it’s just an illusion.” Léonie Watson (@tink.uk), beyond tellerrand Düsseldorf 2025. beyondtellerrand.com/events/dusse... #btconf #mondayMixtape
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Léonie Watson @tink.uk · 21/09/2026
Inclusive Design (@InclusiveDesign24@bsky.social) #id24 is on 24 September. A #free 24-hour online event for the global community, with no registration, but built-in time conversion so you know just when to show up: inclusivedesign24.org/2026/schedule #accessibility #inclusion
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Léonie Watson @tink.uk · 18/09/2026
@remysharp.com Firstly, thank you 😊 Secondly, not a clue. I don't use the Bluesky app, I use an accessible one called FastSM, so perhaps it's that. I just paste the URL into the message field. I could well be holding it wrong! Will investigate though.
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Léonie Watson @tink.uk · 18/09/2026
We've rounded up all the resources the @TetraLogical.com team has put together and put them all in one place (with more to come): tetralogical.com/resources #accessibility #resources
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Léonie Watson @tink.uk · 17/09/2026
RNLI volunteer lifeboat crews & lifeguards have saved more than 147,000 lives since 1824. Now they're being targeted by Fascists in black shirts & balaclavas for rescuing migrants. I've donated to the RNLI to support them. rnli.org/support-us/give-money/dona… #Portsmouth #resistance
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Léonie Watson @tink.uk · 17/09/2026
If you only read one thing this week, make it "Sustainable accessibility: compliance, culture, and capability", by Craig Abbot on the @TetraLogical.com blog: tetralogical.com/blog/2026/09/14/su… #accessibility #governance #sustainability
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Léonie Watson @tink.uk · 16/09/2026
-Accessibility Roles and Responsibilities is a new addition to the Foundations series on the @TetraLogical.com blog, courtesy of Mayi Wilson: tetralogical.com/blog/2026/09/08/ro… #accessibility #team
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Gerard K. Cohen @gerardkcohen.me · 26/08/2026
Next week, I will be speaking at AI TechWorld 2026 in Santa Clara, CA about When Browsers Think: Engineering for Agentic AI. Message me if you would like a free pass to attend.
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Léonie Watson @tink.uk · 26/08/2026
"In the velvet darkness of the blackest night Burning bright, there's a guiding star No matter what or who you are." #RIP Tim Curry
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Léonie Watson @tink.uk · 21/08/2026
Should native app screen titles be headings? Graeme Coleman takes a proper look: tetralogical.com/blog/2026/07/22/sh… #app #accessibility #WCAG
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Léonie Watson @tink.uk · 21/08/2026
Is your board getting accessibility governance right? tetralogical.com/blog/2026/08/10/bo… #CorporateGovernance #accessibility
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Léonie Watson @tink.uk · 13/08/2026
Article 50 of the EU AI Act, and what it means for you, by @craigabbott.co.uk www.craigabbott.co.uk/blog/2026/art…
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deconspray @deconspray.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
36 years after the ADA, accessibility stands at a crossroads. The next chapter depends on innovation, action, and inclusion. www.dennisdeacon.com... #Accessibility #ADA36 #DigitalAccessibility #Inclusion #DisabilityRights #A11y #ADAAnniversary
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Thirty-Six Years Later: The ADA at a Crossroads - Dennis Deacon
The ADA turns 36 amid quiet enforcement erosion. A look at the threats facing disability rights today, and why persistence still wins.
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Léonie Watson @tink.uk · 27/07/2026
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TetraLogical @tetralogical.com · 22/07/2026
Should a native app screen title be a heading? The answer is more complicated than you might think. Graeme Coleman explores what works, and what doesn’t, across mobile platforms. tetralogical.com/blog/2026/07... #Accessibility #MobileAccessibility #A11y
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Should native app screen titles be headings? - TetraLogical
Many screens in native apps include a screen title that summarises the contents of the screen, but these titles are often not identified as headings to screen readers. In this post, we look into some ...
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Léonie Watson @tink.uk · 22/07/2026
Playing with Green PT - an AI with sustainability and privacy, plus European data sovereignty and a remarkably screen reader accessible website too: greenpt.com
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rem / Remy Sharp @remysharp.com · 17/07/2026
Meet the @ffconf.org speakers (part 1) - @cydstumpel.nl answered a few of our questions, we spotlight @tink.uk's excellent talk from 2024 and followed up with her recent post and few other good reads: ffconf.org/articles/202...
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Meet our speakers (part 1), AI & Accessibility, and Polyfills
FF Conf - the UK's best web conference in Brighton.
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Léonie Watson @tink.uk · 21/07/2026
@remysharp.com Sorry it took me a while to get to it, but the RSS feed should be back in the right order now. Thanks for letting me know it wasn't in the first place.
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Léonie Watson @tink.uk · 15/07/2026
@corbieailin.bsky.social 👋
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Léonie Watson @tink.uk · 14/07/2026
@adactio.com I'd like to offer a different perspective: tink.uk/accessibility-is-resistance
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Léonie Watson @tink.uk · 14/07/2026
@remysharp.com Thanks, on both counts. Will take a look at the RSS. Released a major design/build update over the weekend, so that may have gone awry.
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Léonie Watson @tink.uk · 14/07/2026
@corbieailin.bsky.social Thanks Corbie 😊
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Léonie Watson @tink.uk · 14/07/2026
#AccessibilityIsResistance tink.uk/accessibility-is-resistance
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Léonie Watson @tink.uk · 04/07/2026
@cjforms.bsky.social @did:plc:vhjf4ume3qzemibwhmxrwpxj Thanks. Filled it out this morning 😊😊
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Léonie Watson @tink.uk · 04/07/2026
The 11th WebAIM Screen Reader Users Survey is open until 31 August: webaim.org/projects/screenreadersur… If you use a screen reader, it'll take about 10 minutes to contribute to the body of knowledge around screen readers, which ones are used, and how.
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Léonie Watson @tink.uk · 26/06/2026
@letorey.co.uk I like your style...
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Manuel Matuzović @matuzo.at · 24/06/2026
I saw a great introduction to CSS Grid Lanes, aka Masonry Layouts, by @patrickbrosset.com at CSS Day 2026. I liked the versatility of its use cases, but I was also concerned that it's inaccessible by default. matuzo.at/blog/2026/gr...
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Your Grid Lanes will likely fail WCAG 2.4.3 - Manuel Matuzovic
I’m a frontend developer, consultant, accessibility auditor, blogger, teacher, and book author from Austria.
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Léonie Watson @tink.uk · 26/06/2026
@lloydi.com 😂
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Léonie Watson @tink.uk · 25/06/2026
Well, it finally happened... I refused a cup of tea this afternoon. I know, right? It's 35C outside and almost 32C in my office. I am not designed to cope with this reality.
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Inclusive Design 24 (#id24) @inclusivedesign24.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Thank you to all the lovely folks who submitted a talk proposal for the next Inclusive Design 24. We worked through nearly 100 submissions for our initial selection. We'll be in touch in the coming days to let you know! #id24 #inclusiveDesign #accessibility #a11y
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Léonie Watson @tink.uk · 24/06/2026
@philhawksworth.dev Ooh! Congratulations!
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rem / Remy Sharp @remysharp.com · 24/06/2026
> inaccessible by default I don't like the smell of this…
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Oliver Lindberg @oliverlindberg.com · 24/06/2026
Huge thanks also go to our sponsors @tetralogical.com, @debugbear.com, and @zeroheight.com, plus community sponsors Grandmalytics, @scott.is's Mindful Design, @set.studio, and @vivaldi.com. An event like this isn't possible without your support! 🙏
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Léonie Watson @tink.uk · 22/06/2026
@aardrian.bsky.social @patrickbrosset.com Not releasing SVG 2.0 which was the version of SVG intended to make the use of SVG as an ARIA host language legit.
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Léonie Watson @tink.uk · 22/06/2026
With the first follow-up, Designing accessible documents, already out: tetralogical.com/blog/2026/05/28/de…
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Léonie Watson @tink.uk · 22/06/2026
With the first follow-up, Designing accessible documents, already out: tetralogical.com/blog/2026/05/28/de… #accessible #usable #documents
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Léonie Watson @tink.uk · 22/06/2026
With the first follow-up, Designing accessible documents, already out: tetralogical.com/blog/2026/05/28/de… #accessible #usable #documents
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Léonie Watson @tink.uk · 22/06/2026
With the first follow-up, Designing accessible documents, already out: tetralogical.com/blog/2026/05/28/de… #accessible #usable #documents
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Léonie Watson @tink.uk · 22/06/2026
Introduction to creating accessible documents by Catriona Morrison kicks-off a new series on the @TetraLogical.com blog: tetralogical.com/blog/2026/05/13/cr… #accessible #usable #documents
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Léonie Watson @tink.uk · 21/06/2026
Just finished the audio book of Everybody Loves Our Dollars - How Money Laundering Won , read by the author Oliver Bullough. Print version info: guardianbookshop.com/everybody-love… If you think the money being spent on AI is a crime...
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Léonie Watson @tink.uk · 21/06/2026
It's taken two days and a large G&T in the garden, but I think I've sufficiently recovered from being introduced to @brucel.bsky.social's gold hotpants to make it through to Monday 😂
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Evil Jim O’Donnell @eatyourgreens.org.uk · 13/06/2026
“A button without a name does not work. A form field without a label does not work. A page that cannot be navigated non-visually does not work.”
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Evil Jim O’Donnell @eatyourgreens.org.uk · 13/06/2026
“But accessibility is not a favour. It is not a nice extra. It is not a charitable flourish added after the real work is done. It is part of whether the thing works.” www.applevis.com/forum/access...
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If Accessibility was treated like engineering or a right, not a favour! | AppleVis
If accessibility were treated like engineering, we would not still be writing newsletters in 2026 saying: “Here are the five most common accessibility issues. Please try harder.” We have known these i...
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