Deborah C NZ
@deborahc.bsky.social
Reader, social media scroller, dog lover, used to be a musician a million years ago. Love art and photography. Rainbow ally. Not your typical boomer, still a work in progress.
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talking with a colleague I was reminded of some accessibility infographics I saw about a decade ago, and was able to find them again. I think they are still pretty good accessibility.blog.gov.uk/2016/09/02/d...
A direct link to the English language pdf set is github.com/UKHomeOffice...
A direct link to the English language pdf set is github.com/UKHomeOffice...
Dos and don'ts on designing for accessibility
Karwai Pun is an interaction designer currently working on Service Optimisation to make existing and new services better for our users. Karwai is part of an accessibility group at Home Office Digital,...
accessibility.blog.gov.uk
October 14, 2025 at 3:42 AM
talking with a colleague I was reminded of some accessibility infographics I saw about a decade ago, and was able to find them again. I think they are still pretty good accessibility.blog.gov.uk/2016/09/02/d...
A direct link to the English language pdf set is github.com/UKHomeOffice...
A direct link to the English language pdf set is github.com/UKHomeOffice...
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Reposted by Deborah C NZ
Take Bishop Budde seriously. That wasn't resistance, that was leadership.
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We Kneel to No Pope, and We Kneel to No King
Yesterday, during a service at the National Cathedral in Washington, DC, the Rt. Rev. Mariann Budde delivered a solemn message to President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance. As she conclu…
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January 22, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Take Bishop Budde seriously. That wasn't resistance, that was leadership.
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Trying very hard to keep personal equilibrium in the current world news landscape.
January 22, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Trying very hard to keep personal equilibrium in the current world news landscape.
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I write a monthly science column for some awesome small-town newspapers in rural New York. My main goal is to actively and diplomatically push back against pseudoscience. I'm the wife of a U.S. diplomat, so I know a few things about diplomacy:🧵🧪🔭
November 24, 2024 at 9:56 AM
I write a monthly science column for some awesome small-town newspapers in rural New York. My main goal is to actively and diplomatically push back against pseudoscience. I'm the wife of a U.S. diplomat, so I know a few things about diplomacy:🧵🧪🔭
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"Everyone would welcome more and better research in a NZ context to support better care for trans young people. But the relative lack is no excuse to restrict care. Local medical experts agree that puberty blockers can be helpful, & existing research placed outside the review's scope backs this up."
November 21, 2024 at 2:22 AM
"Everyone would welcome more and better research in a NZ context to support better care for trans young people. But the relative lack is no excuse to restrict care. Local medical experts agree that puberty blockers can be helpful, & existing research placed outside the review's scope backs this up."
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I am not over the shock but I have picked myself up! When they go low we must go high, this is us now. For 4 years of Secret Santa we raised $$$ for City Missions across the motu, we can't do SSNZ right now but we can help people. Please chip in if you can 🎅❤️
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November 24, 2023 at 4:32 AM
I am not over the shock but I have picked myself up! When they go low we must go high, this is us now. For 4 years of Secret Santa we raised $$$ for City Missions across the motu, we can't do SSNZ right now but we can help people. Please chip in if you can 🎅❤️
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Acc: SECRET SANTA
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“Did you think we would never speak
from the graves you gave us?”
from the graves you gave us?”
‘Who were you to decide that our innings was over?’ Michael Rosen’s Covid inquiry poem
The poet and broadcaster, who spent 48 days in intensive care after contracting coronavirus, reflects on the ‘chilling’ evidence from the Covid inquiry, and pens a poem in response
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2023 at 7:40 PM
“Did you think we would never speak
from the graves you gave us?”
from the graves you gave us?”
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I’ve also written a ‘behind the paper’ post that explains how the project came about and why it’s taken more than 10 years to get our first paper out. #MicroSky microbiologycommunity.nature.com/posts/who-in...
Who infected who?
Breaking transmission chains is crucial for controlling infectious disease outbreaks. We used deep sequencing to find a way to infer who infected who more precisely. But rather than delve into the sci...
microbiologycommunity.nature.com
November 1, 2023 at 5:30 PM
I’ve also written a ‘behind the paper’ post that explains how the project came about and why it’s taken more than 10 years to get our first paper out. #MicroSky microbiologycommunity.nature.com/posts/who-in...
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Big News! The AOS decided to change the common names of birds named after people. Info here: americanornithology.org/about/englis... They'll be choosing new names in a formal process starting in 2024. In the meantime, let's have fun coming up w/ silly names for birds like Steller's Jay. Ideas?🪶🌎🧪
November 1, 2023 at 4:03 PM
Big News! The AOS decided to change the common names of birds named after people. Info here: americanornithology.org/about/englis... They'll be choosing new names in a formal process starting in 2024. In the meantime, let's have fun coming up w/ silly names for birds like Steller's Jay. Ideas?🪶🌎🧪
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A M6.0 earthquake struck the South Island of New Zealand a few hours ago. No serious damage reported, but shaking felt across the island, with >14,000 reports.
Read more on our blog: earthquakeinsights.substack.com/p/m60-earthq...
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Read more on our blog: earthquakeinsights.substack.com/p/m60-earthq...
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M6.0 earthquake strikes New Zealand's South Island
Felt across the country, but no reports of serious damage
earthquakeinsights.substack.com
September 20, 2023 at 2:31 AM
A M6.0 earthquake struck the South Island of New Zealand a few hours ago. No serious damage reported, but shaking felt across the island, with >14,000 reports.
Read more on our blog: earthquakeinsights.substack.com/p/m60-earthq...
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Read more on our blog: earthquakeinsights.substack.com/p/m60-earthq...
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