Oh fuck. I’ve made a terrible mistake and signed up to run my first ever marathon… at 50. 😂🤮  Stoked to be running for Aussie mental health charity, Beyond Blue,  I’ll match donations $ for $.  https://melbmara2025.grassrootz.com/beyondblue/tim-minchin HUGELY appreciate any sized contribution.  Tx

If you're looking to make your content and communications more accessible, I have resources to help! This page has links to accessibility guidance, reports, resources and you can also pre-order my and @matissenelis.com book lisariemers.com/index.php/20... #Accessibility #A11y #ContentDesign #Comms

Hey gang, niche day job question - anyone got a photo of Gate 3 at Yarra Park (around the MCG)? Ideally showing the entrance, view from the street, or something to help a visitor orient themselves? Not having much joy because I don't know the area at all so don't know what I'm looking for!

Join me for this *free* webinar to explore new research mapping community sentiment about a controversial cycleway, after the 'bikelash' dust settles: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/6c8065...

Let's talk about what is accessible & effective public information. Our latest blog medium.com/@accesseasye... @speechbite.bsky.social @speechandlanguage.bsky.social @inclusioneurope.bsky.social @cri-uos.bsky.social @equalaccesspublicmedia.org @a11yawareness.bsky.social @a11yawareness.bsky.social

October is ADHD Awareness month. This is the ideal time to start a conversation with your team about Neurodiversity. I have limited slots available for talks or workshops. Find out more here

what are some of the most useful open datasets and apis? Please repost for reach!

Do you struggle with time? Take a look at my latest post. 21cmindset.com/making-frien...

I can't believe it's nearly the end of winter, but the blossoming trees are proving I should believe it

What makes content accessible? A personal blog post from me on: - structures - senses - complexity, ‘noise’ and maintaining a sense of place - fast, shallow tests in production - testing with disabled people - hiring disabled people onto design teams medium.com/@jack.garfin...

Do you believe automated accessibility tools will ever reach the levels of accuracy they claim? And, do you think AI will change the game? I’m speaking about this topic next month at @accessgiven.bsky.social conference. If you’re interested tickets are £119: accessgiven.co.uk #accessibility #a11y

What’s one component or pattern you constantly find accessibility issues with? It’s a “date picker” or “calendar widget” for me. Not sure if I’ve seen one that is intuitive and accessible for people who use assistive technology, or which doesn’t cause excessive cognitive load. #accessibility #a11y

Hey internet, what can I do with cumquats if I don't want to spend a million hours slicing & de-seeding for marmalade? Are they good for anything else? (No, autocarrot, I did not mean "kumquat". That spelling is unacSEPPtable.)

We're looking for a senior graphic designer to join our team. You'll be working on various things, including our product, brand, and new wallet app. It's a brilliant team, with brilliant people working on critical things that millions of people will use. Salary £55,403 - £73,702

What platforms are folk using to build, iterate and most importantly share their roadmaps? Mine is in Prodpad, but it turns out I can’t share it with anyone that doesn’t have a licence. Needs to be ‘government laptop friendly’…

Who wants a book or two, then?

Recommend me scenery munching performances please! Like Tom Hardy in peaky blinders or Raul Julia in street fighter. RT for reach 🙏

Having a little sulk. I was looking for very bad examples of tables, but all the ones I knew about have been fixed. I can't complain - all of my recommendations were taken seriously. Does anyone know of any rubbish HTML tables? (I'm particularly looking for 'too wide' /horizontal scroll issues.)

Day job news: got some company coin to spend on professional development before EOFY? Come spend 2 hours with me nerding out about words and literacy and getting your message across despite them: events.humanitix.com/insights-to-... #Accessibility #EasyEnglish

Product managers/owners who are driving internal business strategic change… how much are you relying on change management? Arguments for and against.

You want to build access and inclusion, but where to start...... We have the answer for you. We have released 'Ready to use' fact sheets and forms in Easy English. #UniversalDesign #ISO #PlainLanguage Buy...Print...Use Buy them once, save & print again & again. accesseasyenglish.com.au/shop/

Learn to write Easy English. 2 day training $200 off if you register before 30 June, 2025. Next events: June 17 & 19 or August 19 & 21. - Practice all the elements of quality development in workshop based activities - Includes a pack of reference materials accesseasyenglish.com.au/training/

Any good design podcasts these days that are not just tech bros talking about “leveling up”? But more about the craft? Hosted by women, ideally.

So, endings... What are your favourite original or interesting endings for stories in horror or weird fiction? I'm pondering on how many seem to conclude with someone dying, passing out, or going mad.

@theloveofwords.bsky.social is this what will happen to you?

Hello design people, have you ever had to show multiple errors on a single form field at the same time? Do you know of any good guidance on this? Is it a no? #Forms #ContentDesign

Love this new toolkit from Lauren Pope lapope.com/toolkits/sta...

Thinking about a new little micro four thirds camera to replace my Lumix GF2. GX800 looks nice, any thoughts or experiences?

We’re hiring. We’re looking for an Accessibility Specialist to join our team at TetraLogical www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/41... #accessibility #a11y

I’m raising money for WarChild. They support children affected by war. Donate to make a difference to a child in the worst of situations. www.justgiving.com/page/ben-lub...

My MacBook Pro is reaching the end of its life. I've been thinking about replacing it with an iMac and an iPad. Anyone got thoughts/experience to offer?

Nothing like spending a lovely Sunday morning drinking coffee and listening to the birds... and a leaf blower

I have a talk coming up next month and will be talking about Burnout (From Burnout to Balance: Supporting Teams to Thrive, Not Just Survive) if you have anything you would like to be shared with a wider audience e.g. tips for spotting burnout or things that helped you please let me know

Local gov content designers! Our next meet up is on Thursday 27 March, and features the fabulous guest speaker @niacampbell.bsky.social from @contentdesign.london 🎉 She’ll be sharing what she’s learned working with teams big and small. If you work in local gov let me know if you'd like to join!

User researchers with ADHD, we are looking for hints and tips here - please comment www.linkedin.com/posts/sharon...

I'm seeking a quick, easy to understand explainer about AI's impact on the environment so that I have something on-hand to share with folks when it comes up (which is often). Do you have a favorite?

Are you a startup in life sciences or tech? Struggle to communicate complex concepts to new audiences like investors or buyers? Join us today at 11am for the One Group LinkedIn Live: Essential Marketing Toolkit for Startups www.linkedin.com/events/72982...

I made a card for my partner for our anniversary. We're not very romantic so I didn't want the message to be soppy. 'You're the one I hate the least' made him laugh. I cut the hearts out of a watercolour painting I did a while ago.

Want to learn more? Register for our award winning 2 day Easy English training the next week in #Adelaide 17/18 March, 2025 events.humanitix.com/adelaide-fac... Register before 6 March, 2025 4/4

We will be at #agosci2025 conference. #adelaide #march2025 Come chat to Cathy & Rachel about the only evidence based development for people with low literacy. It is only Easy English. How do we know this? Have you read the literature on Easy Read? 1/4

My employers are hoping to recruit someone who can practice content design in both Welsh and English, attached to our Cardiff office: www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/41... Happy to answer any questions I can by DM.

I wrote about website redesigns, and how content teams can negotiate them successfully, strategically, and - hopefully - with the minimum of pain. Inspired by all the tears I've shed during redesigns. lapope.com/2025/02/21/a...

Anyone looking for a content writer? Want the best? Andy's available so have a chat with him.

Anyone used one of the services to easily get rid of books? Something like this? Are they good, anything to watch out for? play.google.com/store/apps/d...

A reminder that Axe-Con, the worlds largest virtual #accessibility conference, is next week! I’ll be talking about how to design for neurodiversity with lots of practical examples! If you don’t fancy that, there’s a whole line up of incredible speakers, and registration is free! lnkd.in/ert_uZe2

This is your periodic reminder that waiting to be asked to be more inclusive is not being inclusive. The burden is already too high on disabled people. Let’s be inclusive by default.

I’m starting to think about Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD). Last year, I made time to help others with their events. I’m planning on doing the same this year, so if you think I can help, let me know. I can speak at your event, or help you brainstorm and plan. I’ll do this for free.

The orange one said 'He who saves his Country does not violate any Law', so then Luigi should go free.

Trying to work out companion plants, with annual succession planting and crop rotation in a permaculture plan. Failing. So much failing. Don’t suppose you’ve done it already and would share, would you?