Gorgeous. BTW, I saw this and thought of you.

Why are organisations putting alt text in video adverts? There must be a reason

🎉 It’s a Sight Village day…Lottie from NCW is at the Leeds event today – come and say hello! 👋 She’d love to talk to you about how we inspire, nurture and empower young people with a vision impairment. 📍 Royal Armouries, Leeds, LS10 1LT ⏰ 9:00am – 3:00pm #SightVillage

There's something so incredibly fun about brainstorming a new telescope project 🔭 So much science is out there to be done!!!

@leemadgwick.bsky.social I have The Roost on my wall now, and I’m thrilled! It’s exquisitely painted and no online photo does justice to its broodiness. Thank you!

Fantastic! Catch them when they’re young. I’ll have to make a visit!

Looking for visually impaired people for focus group on Enhanced AD in York (7th May). Session includes accessibility designed for Dolby Atmos, so quite different to other focus groups we have run. Fee for participation + travel covered. Please get in touch if interested [email protected]

In hashtags, it helps if each new word starts with a capital letter. Otherwise, sighted users could see a string of letters and not immediately know where one word ends and a new word begins. Capitalized words also help screen readers properly read out the hashtag.

This is one of the most beautiful and tender things I’ve ever seen onstage.

When I describe at the Old Vi c in London I share the lighting box. Due to necessary renovations it was no longer accessible to 5’ 3’’ arthritic me. So they built me a platform. You know where you’re welcome.

Delighted to report 100% pass rate for the VocalEyes/ NT audio description training course. 8 new audio describers, writers, actors, theatre people, teamworkers, all from the global majority and ready to bring their skills to a show near you!

News subtitles variously naming Keir Starmer as Keir Drama, Karma and K Star.

“It takes a long time to sound like yourself.” — Miles Davis

Saturday is #PowellAndPressburger day! #BBC2. If you never have, you really should... #BeginnersGuide www.bfi.org.uk/features/whe...

Since this vid I've worked extensively with a specialist. I'm sounding and feeling WAY better with my op scheduled for February. Then I'll have to take WEEKS off work rehabbing. So tomorrow? FUNDRAISER! @vauxhalltavern.bsky.social! INSANE outfits! BANGER songs! 🎟️ www.outsavvy.com/event/31688/... 🎟️

The followers can have little meme, as a treat

The amount of good this Fund has done is immense. Esmée’s legacy is huge.

We're delighted to announce the recipients of the second round of the reimagined Esmée Fairbairn Communities and Collections Fund 💸 Congratulations to all our awardees – find out more about each of the projects: https://ow.ly/ovgP50Y4bj9 Esmée Fairbairn Foundation

He had me at Thucydides. Compare and contrast, people.

I recently updated my guide for how to write alt text and image descriptions with new examples! I also copied over some updates to my post on describing photojournalism and primary source images on social media: veroniiiica.com/how-to-write.... #a11y #AltText

I know I've asked this a few times recently but I've been very unwell for much of this year & am trying to get back on my feet again financially by teaching my workshops again alongside running my Etsy shop. Please could you give my posts above/below about my workshop a RT if you have a moment?...🌿

Great information day for the VocalEyes/National Theatre audio description info day. Nearly 30 people applying for 8 places.

Proud to support the Worcester Paint Festival in making art accessible for all! We helped shape 10 new QR-coded plaques with audio descriptions, bringing murals to life for people who are blind or vision impaired. https://loom.ly/-bxcDJo #AccessibleArt #WorcesterPaintFestival

Find out more about our accessible performances of Mike Bartlett’s JUNIPER BLOOD 🌳 The captioned performance is on Monday 22 September at 7.30pm. The audio-described performance is on Saturday 27 September at 2pm, with a touch tour before the show. 📸 Helen Murray

Turn up the wireless and pull on your best boots - the cast for Dancing at Lughnasa are here! Co-produced with the @rxtheatre.bsky.social, Brian Friel’s multi-award-winning drama is a moving exploration of reflection, memory and sisterhood. Opening at the Crucible from Sat 13 Sep. bit.ly/45jVAuH

I want to talk about disability & boundaries. Last week I was being assisted by staff at a train station. We entered a lift, staff told me there was another dog in the lift & I said that was no problem. Guide Dog Ava was a little sniffy & interested in the dog, so I gave the "leave it" command 1/

Sighted users often use bold or large fonts to create the appearance of headings in documents. People using screen readers have no way of understanding these visual cues. Use heading styles from the styles menu to correctly format headings.

My mental health was 1/10 yday-was struggling to hold on. If my photos or posts about mental health have ever lifted you,could you maybe like this post? I know it seems needy but I'm trying to change the narrative in my head-find some value in myself. If I've helped someone I can hold on to that x

Absolutely. And this is the best piece of journalism on the trial and its impact @lrb.co.uk : www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

You’re admiring Jonathan Bailey’s slutty little glasses when you remember you haven’t had an eye test for at least two years. Suddenly, the sexiest thing you can do is call your optician and book one in.

Okay so we are in trouble. We have failed to tell anyone on Bluesky that we are hosting a fundraising beer festival next week. It promises to be ace, so if you are in, near or nowhere near York do come along. More info here: merchantshallyork.org/merchant-adventurers-charity-beer-festival/

If you're new to captioning videos for your content, you might feel as if you don't know what you don't know. Meryl Evans' "Does Your Video Make These 6 Common Caption Mistakes?" is a great resource to help make your captions better. meryl.net/common-capti...

Shortly teaming up with a group of smaller museums and galleries for training in making their collections available through audio description. First step - is your website accessible? How easy is it for a VI person to find info about accessibility? Do your images include alt text?

Breaking News: Senator Bernie Sanders endorsed Zohran Mamdani for New York City mayor, calling him a “visionary” leader.

There is no excuse for this. None. And this is why we talk about abolishing the police. These people are not serving the public in any way. THEY TOOK HIS FUCKING WALKER AWAY.

Delftware tiles! There were hundreds of fabulous examples to choose from in the Victoria & Albert Museum’s online catalogue, but I eventually settled on nine. These 18th-century ships, shepherds, castles, figures, and flowers brought me joy. I hope they’ll do the same for you, too.

Hi, I’ve had a rough few months mental health (so income) wise & engagement is way down over on twitter. If you could maybe RT my workshop sale👇🏼to help put my classes in front of more eyes it would help so so much. Thankyou 🌿

So sorry to hear that the lovely Gawn Grainger - a huge talent as well as a charmer at touch tours - has died. Condolences to his wife Zoë Wanamaker and all his family.

I was unable to work between December & April due to a breakdown. Every single RT here helps put my creative & mental health workshops in front of more eyes & helps me get back on my feet financially. It would help *so* much if you could RT my workshop below if you have a few seconds. Thankyou 🌿

Anybody know who audio described Eurovision last night? I’d like to shake his hand

This evening at 8 UK time I'll be opening my Etsy shop for limited ed’n signed art prints of my botanical/nature collection photographs & frameable greetings cards. I create my photos using recent research to dial down fight or flight & lift your mood a little when you look at them.

My Etsy shop's now open for small & large limited ed'n fine art signed mounted prints & frameable greetings cards of my botanical collections. I design my photos using recent research so that they dial down your fight or flight/stress response just by looking at them: www.etsy.com/uk/shop/silv...

Running a workshop tomorrow about audio describing violence in the theatre. Any intimacy coordinators out there, describers are longing to have access to you.

On #StephenLawrenceDay, we honour Stephen's legacy and spotlight the vital work of @sldayfdn, inspiring equity and opportunity for marginalised young people. We believe in education's power to transform lives and create lasting change. stephenlawrenceday.org

Upcoming #AudioDescriptions: THE MINISTRY OF LESBIAN AFFAIRS, Kiln Theatre, 10/7/25 @ 7.30pm kilntheatre.com/whats-on/the-ministry-of-lesbian-affairs/ A MIDSUMMER NIGHTS DREAM, Bridge Theatre, 2/8/25 @ 2.30pm bridgetheatre.co.uk/whats-on/a-midsummer-nights-dream/

It’s like Battleship Potemkin over here. My husband just stood on my glasses and broke them.

🎭 Theatre should be for everyone! Audio Description brings performances to life for visually impaired audiences. This BBC VT highlights why inclusion matters. No one should be left out of the magic of live theatre. Watch, share, & raise awareness! #AccessibleTheatre #AudioDescription #TheatreForAll

Lovely celebration of audio description in the BBC’s Big Night of Musicals tinyurl.com/mr3rhe32 at 53.42 with Vicky Ackroyd at Bradford. But was the programme itself described? Place your guesses. Picture shows hosts Jason Manford, Michael Ball & Marisha Wallace beaming nevertheless.

This sounds like a wonderful immersive experience for #blind and #partiallySighted people at London Fashion Week but what I want to know is if the detailed audiodescriptions they produced will be made available after the event #Disability https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1en7pgvvvlo