This still lives in my head rent free. Perfect response.

The is disgusting - it would be appalling for animal welfare, the environment and public health. I dared to be hopeful about this government when they were elected but they just keep disappointing on all fronts.

I also become torpid when cold.

April Fools' Day doesn't really work in an era of rampant online disinformation, does it?

An accessibility statement lets your users know you're committed to web accessibility. These statements usually include the accessibility standard applied, such as WCAG 2.2 AA. They also include contact information in case users encounter problems. www.w3.org/WAI/planning...

The thing you didn’t know you needed - hearing a swimming beaver sneeze

'Labour Just Hounded a Blind Amputee Out of Office' We spoke to @novaramedia.com about Rosa Gomez, a Disabled councillor, being removed from her seat "It speaks to the wider, rising tide of ableism we are seeing, entrenched in austerity at a state level." novaramedia.com/2026/03/30/l...

Every day, an American replies to this video to say "Cope much? How come you back in 1812?" Literally, the only reason I know Britain burned down the White House in 1812 is because of the comments on this video. We don't learn your history! youtube.com/shorts/h513h-rXdQs?feature=share

*screaming in rage* BUT THAT'S NOT A MINI EGG THEN IS IT

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Lots of people conferencing at the moment - so please conference accessibly!

Lovely to hear about accessible provision at conferences

Gosford Park (2001) Gosford World (2015) Gosford World: Fallen Kingdom (2018)

Artist: Max Garcia @sunnystreetcomic on insta

Do popes still excommunicate people? I’m not sure of the theology of excommunicating JD Vance, but it would be hilarious.

Revealed: Farage’s farming adviser calls for wheat prices to double - despite cost of living crisis Coupled with Reform’s policies to import US chlorinated chicken & frack rural areas, it’s clear that Farage would be a disaster for the countryside: www.theguardian.com/environment/...

when replying on bluesky, remember that any word in the original post can be used as a springboard for incoherent free association

Warmer wetter weather (it’s climate change isn‘t it lads) also means ticks and Lyme disease are now a potential risk over much more of the UK than previously, so it’s important to know the signs to spot.

Desperate need of good news? Beavers are good

Under-staffing is an accessibility issue.

Be inclusive and put alt text please.

Extraordinarily powerful report. A reminder that our “allies” the UAE have been the central element in support of a genocidal war in Sudan. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

Lost remains of French musketeer d'Artagnan may have been found in Dutch church reut.rs/41oTXKu

Fritillaries in the park

Someone posted a photo of “cute ducklings” at work and it’s cute baby coots and I had to say it was actually coots and why am I like this.

Alt text is to help users! Give a common name or basic description as well as the binomial to make this meaningful for those relying on screen readers - and less confusing for a lot of others too!

Our latest blog post is out! It's another guest spot - this time from interns reflecting on their experiences as part of the Disability Inclusion Toolkit blogs.york.ac.uk/digital-acce...

Our awesome interns, Niamh Malone and Isabella Brinton, wrote an excellent reflective blog for our Digital Accessibility Unit on the work they did on creating a toolkit to include disabled people in research (blogs.york.ac.uk/digital-acce...). Link to the Toolkit is in the article ☺️

"I do not want art for a few, any more than education for a few, or freedom for a few." - William Morris, born 191 years ago today.

Unpredictability of buses gives a snakes and ladders quality to the morning commute. Caught an earlier bus! But it’s waiting for 15 minutes at the next stop.

I cunningly sidestepped this by being so disappointed by Phantom Menace that I refuse to acknowledge vols 1-3 as Star Wars, so from that point you can just pick and choose for your own head canon. Very freeing.

There is interplay here with neurotransmitters but I can offer an unsurprising insight - hurting all the time is quite depressing.

I just feel like if you're attacking ambulances you're not the good guy

My great grandmother lived off tea, sherry, cigarettes and cheap biscuits (well into her 90s). She was great but not really a model of a healthy lifestyle.

Despite laws 60,000 UK workers didn't get the minimum wage. Culprits include Browns Manufacturing, BUPA, Busy Bees Nurseries, Costa, Hays Travel, Hovis, ISS, KPMG, Norwich City Football Club. None forgot to the pay the bosses. Corporate fines passed to customers. No exec fined

the human body was not designed to know what the worst person in the world is doing every fifteen minutes

England water companies are ruining our seaside, prison is the only deterrent. Last year illegally dumped raw sewage on more than 15,000 occasions. Execs rewarded, dividends paid, customers fleeced. Fines announced but quietly waived. Criminal activity exceeds that of mafia. archive.ph/KOPMK

There are two main denominations of Islam with an estimated 70 or so variations on them. Christianity has at least 47,300 Christian denominations - and Calvin Robinson has belonged to just about all of them.

Obviously not going to - I’ll just keep replaying my most embarrassing moments in my head at night when I’m trying to sleep, like a normal person.

I’m appalled to see that we are following the US in their puritanical obsession with book banning. This has to stop: support your local school librarian, folks, and push back against this nonsense wherever you can.

Lovely day at Whitby with @meganeve.eurosky.social - blue skies and sunshine, beach, abbey and the delightfully bonkers Whitby museum.

Eduroam in the middle of Whitby!

Helped a student struggling with research yesterday - who had found references but wanted to check them. Turns out they used ChatGPT to find them but they knew to check everything, so I showed how to - the one picked as an example was made up. Real journal, real author, but fictional article.

"i'm on the struggle bus today" bro i am driving the struggle bus. and if it goes slower than 55 mph it's going to explode

Amazon are partnering with Comic Relief to sell their red noses. Last year Comic Relief raised £34 million which is how much Jeff Bezos makes in six hours. Dig deep everyone.

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