Found out about the AWS outage via the catflap, of all things. (We have the fancy one where you can set lock/unlock times and find out when they go in and out)

Register is open for UKGovCamp 2026! Join us on 17 January 2026 for a free, community-led unconference where public sector people meet to share ideas, collaborate, and improve services. Spaces are limited. Secure your spot today: forms.gle/tL5q1ZBHYxAq...

I spent today with about 30 other service designers and it was glorious.

UKGovCamp Birmingham: Join Us! UKGovCamp is happening on 17 Jan 2026. If you work in gov and haven’t attended, now’s the time! Leaders in policy, operations, and diversity, please share with your teams, connect with colleagues, and help spread the word! Contact us to get involved.

Bull-Ready for UKGovCamp 2026: Registration Opening Soon! We are pleased to announce that UKGovCamp will be making its first-ever visit to Birmingham on 17th January 2026! Stay tuned to our channels to secure your place and be part of Birmingham’s first UKGovCamp!

We're running a survey as part of our national accessibility campaign #TheHiddenJourney. If you encounter barriers when navigating online retail experiences, we'd love to get your thoughts. You can fill in the survey at the link below: forms.office.com/e/AZPraHaWHq #Accessibility #eCommerce

I am recruiting a Senior Accessibility Specialist to be part of the Government Digital Service accessibility and digital inclusion team. Applications open until Sunday 26th October. www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/index.cg... #a11y #Accessibility #AccessibilityRegulations

We're recruiting for a Bilingual Content Designer (Welsh and English) on our team, please spread the word to anyone who might be interested! www.jobtrain.co.uk/justicedigit...

I’m Jewish. I don’t normally post about this. But I’m tired and I’m sad. I’m not religious. My more religious relatives had their phones off on Thursday and learned what happened from the security guards already present at every synagogue. Their presence has long been normal and necessary.

Happy Friday! If you'd like to listen to a talk on considering intersectionality and compounding barriers when we think about accessibility, the recording is now on YouTube! Thank you @contentdesign.london @tomyoull.bsky.social @niacampbell.bsky.social @adrianortega.bsky.social for having me! 💖

People attending the Public Design Conference online tomorrow (publicpolicydesign.blog.gov.uk/2025/07/14/j...), have you received login details? I’m wondering if they’ve not gone out yet, or if the email hasn’t reached me

If you have an emergency phone you don't want someone to find out about, please be aware that this is happening soon.

The #NoMouse Challenge is a global effort to raise awareness about accessible web design. Try using your website without a mouse. Use the keyboard instead. Is it possible to access all features and operate all buttons, sliders, and other controls? nomouse.org

This was a good indication of good things to come. 12 weeks later and I’m still super happy. This has been a great move for me. Also one of our devs is getting a new puppy soon which can only further improve things on the pet front

👋 An important new role here: Principal Service Designer - Service Transformation, to join a supportive team in the Chief Digital Office at Defra. The closing date to apply is 3 September. Do take a look or share 👀 #GovDesign #ServiceDesign www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/jobs.cgi...

I scored 10/21 on this quiz about what you can and cannot have in an email address: e-mail.wtf And most of those were lucky guesses

Hey Bluesky, are you working in an office today? Is there an almighty stack of teaspoons in your office sink? Would you mind taking a photo for me? 1/2

The full schedule of ‪‪@inclusivedesign24.bsky.social‬ is online, and it's going to be an amazing 24 hours for anyone interested in accessibility. For those not familiar, it's 24 hours, free conferences on accessibility, available on YouTube. Save the date: 25 September 2025!

Regular plea not to use emojis as bullet points! It makes your post inaccessible, or at least extremely bizarre, for screen reader users and people using text to speech software. Examples: ➡️ reads as 'Black Rightwards Arrow' 👍 reads as 'Thumbs Up Sign' 💡 reads as 'Electric Light Bulb' 1 of 4

Hi everyone, I’m looking to improve the process of joining the GOV.‌UK Design System community. I’d like to speak to people who have started using the design system in the last year. If you can spare 30 minutes for an informal chat, I’d love to talk! 💬 Sign-up:https://forms.gle/Pr334RMFYUWV8ENP9 .

date change: our next talk will now be on Tues 12 August. Topic: 'European Accessibility Act: red tape vs real world change'. Tickets are free, as always. Sign up here: www.content-folks.com

It’s worked out that I’m doing improv 3 times in the space of a week. A couple of local meet-ups (one established and one new) and one with Hoopla who got me into improv in the first place. This is a good week!

@ukcharitycamp.bsky.social is back this Autumn. More here: www.dxw.com/2025/07/ukch... Tickets here: UKCharityCamp 2025 Date: Nov 13 • 9:30 am www.eventbrite.com/e/ukcharityc...

As part of my series of [Make things open] blogposts I'm seeking nominations for organisations/teams/individuals who work in the open 'well' (whatever your definition of that is). Who does this well *now* rather than historically?

Are you a #facilitator? Maybe a #facilitation expert? Want to learn from fellow #facilitators? Then the Facilitator's Unconference (TFU) is for you www.facilitators-unconference.com 3 questions: 1. October or November for #TFU2026? 2. Birmingham, London or Manchester? 3. How should it feel?

Why do I have to tick this box on the BA passenger details form when we’re not going to the US? I assume it’s intended as some kind of harmless catch-all, but it made me panic that I’d somehow booked flights to the wrong destination. One for @cjforms.bsky.social I think!

You can’t change this on the mobile app - you need to log in from a browser.

I'm retiring as @ukgovcamp.bsky.social deliver manager (DM). I need an individual or jobshare to volunteer 1 to 2 hours a week of your time. You'll lead the best, annual #publicsector #unconference. Reply or email [email protected] please. Free hoodie included 🙂 www.ukgovcamp.com/about/

Today’s episode of #FixTheForms is an e-commerce one from @anniecrab.bsky.social Pro tip: it’s pointless to build a nice cart/basket building experience for your customers but then chuck all of that away on when they politely create an account

Wanted to order some flooring samples. Spent ages browsing and choosing. The site invited me to create an account - and then thanked me by emptying everything out of my basket when it reloaded. @cjforms.bsky.social not sure if that counts as a bad form, but it was incredibly aggravating.

has anyone in my network trained a bird to imitate the sound of a dial up modem? Please RT for reach 🙏

The answer was: I forgot to move my GitHub account.

Went to an outdoor yoga retreat this morning and now I’m the most relaxed I’ve been in years. Last time I went to a yoga retreat I was quite unwell with burnout. Amazing to think how much has changed.

We are hiring two content designers to join Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). We mostly work remotely, with our team members spread across multiple locations. Apply by 10am on Monday 14 July: www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/jobs.cgi...

Things nobody has invented a word for: standing in a queue behind someone who has a bag of chips that look and smell amazing, and they’re just leaving them to get cold

We are hiring two content designers to join Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). We mostly work remotely, with our team members spread across multiple locations. Apply by 10am on Monday 14 July: www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/jobs.cgi...

GovCamp is looking for suggestions of solicitors or equivalent organisations who can help put us on a more formal legal footing. We'd like an ideally free initial consultation followed by us paying them to do the paperwork for the new org. If you have positive recommendations please RSVP. Thanks!

My friend Lee is just wrapping up his secondment at the Planning Inspectorate, so their Head of Delivery role has just gone live www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/index.cg... (Bristol, perm, £76k-84k). Strong recommend if you are looking for your next thing.

This display screen is evidently feeling a bit ‘king frustrated 😁

Women helped invent the digital interfaces we use every day. Learn their stories in the #booktalk IN THROUGH THE SIDE DOOR with author ERIN MALONE & led by ABBY COVERT. 📚 📅 Thu, June 12 🕙 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET 📍 ONLINE 🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/1333098526... #InternetArchive #UX #WomenInTech

GDS archivists! I'm looking for any blogs, papers, business cases etc. on the case for transitioning government web content to the single GOV.UK domain (from back in the day 2011-13?). Also, any insights into how Departments were engaged to persuade them this was in their interests.

Ok Side Quest #001 is live! Make sure you jump on tickets quickly as I think they're going to go fast. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/side-quest...

Strongly dislike websites that make you click on something like ‘I like pop-ups’ or ‘I want to see this box again’ as an alternative to signing in. Maybe I don’t want to see the box again but I’m reading without my glasses on and my saved passwords only work with Face ID with them on.

Had a lovely first day in my new service design job. Great vibes and multiple pet sightings.

Major book hangover now I’ve finished Impossible by Sarah Lotz. Wonderfully well-read audiobook too.

Bluesky has a setting that will remind you to add alt text before posting any images. Go to "Settings," then "Accessibility." Select the checkbox for "Require alt text before posting."

Day 1 of trying to adjust to my first pair of varifocals. Will I regret wearing them to see a subtitled film tomorrow?

🚀 GovCamp 2025 is happening - Friday, 7 Nov in Cardiff! Get ready for a day of ideas, collaboration, and all things digital. 👀 Ticket info & location dropping soon. Stay tuned & join the chat in the Cymru Ddigidol Slack! More 👉 govcamp.cymru #GovCampCymru #Digital

Fairly sure this was a gigantic flower and not an alien cleverly hiding in Oxford’s Botanic Gardens

ANNOUNCEMENT Open Data Camp 10 will be held on the 27 & 28 September at the University of Edinburgh Business School @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social Details to follow. We’re looking for volunteers, sponsors & community supporters. Email [email protected] if that’s you! www.odcamp.uk #opendata #odcamp