Holly Tuke
@lifeofablindgirl.bsky.social
Award-winning disability blogger and freelance writer. Social media person. Women’s football enthusiast.
New: What I wish I was taught in school as a disabled person.
I’ve taken to the blog to add some important lessons to the curriculum. Here’s my timetable which would include independent living skills, disability advocacy, and so much more. lifeofablindgirl.com/2025/09/21/w...
I’ve taken to the blog to add some important lessons to the curriculum. Here’s my timetable which would include independent living skills, disability advocacy, and so much more. lifeofablindgirl.com/2025/09/21/w...
What I wish I was taught in school as a disabled person - Life of a Blind Girl
There are many things I wish I’d learned during my time in education that weren’t on the curriculum. Since I can’t turn back the clock, I’m sharing them on the blog instead.
lifeofablindgirl.com
September 21, 2025 at 6:28 PM
New: What I wish I was taught in school as a disabled person.
I’ve taken to the blog to add some important lessons to the curriculum. Here’s my timetable which would include independent living skills, disability advocacy, and so much more. lifeofablindgirl.com/2025/09/21/w...
I’ve taken to the blog to add some important lessons to the curriculum. Here’s my timetable which would include independent living skills, disability advocacy, and so much more. lifeofablindgirl.com/2025/09/21/w...
Reposted by Holly Tuke
How lovely are these notes from mine and @lifeofablindgirl.bsky.social's talk at @accessgiven.bsky.social?
£274bn is the spending power of disabled people in the UK.
The difference between accommodations for disabled people and non disabled people is ableism.
#AccessGiven25
The difference between accommodations for disabled people and non disabled people is ableism.
#AccessGiven25
September 11, 2025 at 9:55 AM
How lovely are these notes from mine and @lifeofablindgirl.bsky.social's talk at @accessgiven.bsky.social?
Reposted by Holly Tuke
At #AccessGiven25 inaugural conference in Newcastle.
First new thing for me is audio descriptions of yourself (gender, race / colouring, hair style and clothes!)
Up first, @lifeofablindgirl.bsky.social and Helen Dutson.
“We want you here too.” 🖤
Meaning, accessibility efforts are a love note.
First new thing for me is audio descriptions of yourself (gender, race / colouring, hair style and clothes!)
Up first, @lifeofablindgirl.bsky.social and Helen Dutson.
“We want you here too.” 🖤
Meaning, accessibility efforts are a love note.
September 10, 2025 at 9:44 AM
At #AccessGiven25 inaugural conference in Newcastle.
First new thing for me is audio descriptions of yourself (gender, race / colouring, hair style and clothes!)
Up first, @lifeofablindgirl.bsky.social and Helen Dutson.
“We want you here too.” 🖤
Meaning, accessibility efforts are a love note.
First new thing for me is audio descriptions of yourself (gender, race / colouring, hair style and clothes!)
Up first, @lifeofablindgirl.bsky.social and Helen Dutson.
“We want you here too.” 🖤
Meaning, accessibility efforts are a love note.
Calling disabled people ‘brave’ or ‘inspirational’ for going about their everyday lives isn’t the compliment you think it is.
August 22, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Calling disabled people ‘brave’ or ‘inspirational’ for going about their everyday lives isn’t the compliment you think it is.
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I really just go around telling people "I'm just a little under the weather today" as if there has been a day in the last 15 years where I've been over it.
July 19, 2025 at 4:07 PM
I really just go around telling people "I'm just a little under the weather today" as if there has been a day in the last 15 years where I've been over it.
Reminder to social media managers: accessible social media content isn’t a nice to have, it’s a necessity.
Please prioritise accessibility so that everyone can access the content you’re sharing and join in on the conversation.
Please prioritise accessibility so that everyone can access the content you’re sharing and join in on the conversation.
July 10, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Reminder to social media managers: accessible social media content isn’t a nice to have, it’s a necessity.
Please prioritise accessibility so that everyone can access the content you’re sharing and join in on the conversation.
Please prioritise accessibility so that everyone can access the content you’re sharing and join in on the conversation.
Reposted by Holly Tuke
🟣 Holly is a disability advocate, social media accessibility champion at RNIB, and blogger at @lifeofablindgirl.bsky.social
🟣 Helen is a creativity and accessibility advocate who’s worked on accessible and boundary-pushing campaigns with @rnib, Specsavers, Bodyform, and many more.
🟣 Helen is a creativity and accessibility advocate who’s worked on accessible and boundary-pushing campaigns with @rnib, Specsavers, Bodyform, and many more.
July 8, 2025 at 3:12 PM
🟣 Holly is a disability advocate, social media accessibility champion at RNIB, and blogger at @lifeofablindgirl.bsky.social
🟣 Helen is a creativity and accessibility advocate who’s worked on accessible and boundary-pushing campaigns with @rnib, Specsavers, Bodyform, and many more.
🟣 Helen is a creativity and accessibility advocate who’s worked on accessible and boundary-pushing campaigns with @rnib, Specsavers, Bodyform, and many more.
Although last night’s defeat hurts, ITV’s offering of audio descriptive commentary for blind and visually impaired fans felt like a big win for accessibility of the women’s game. As a blind fan, having every single visual detail relayed back to me audibly was the best result. #WEuro2025
July 6, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Although last night’s defeat hurts, ITV’s offering of audio descriptive commentary for blind and visually impaired fans felt like a big win for accessibility of the women’s game. As a blind fan, having every single visual detail relayed back to me audibly was the best result. #WEuro2025
Happy #DisabilityPrideMonth! I’m proud to be disabled. And I’m proud to be claiming my space in a world where I don’t fit the mould.
July 1, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Happy #DisabilityPrideMonth! I’m proud to be disabled. And I’m proud to be claiming my space in a world where I don’t fit the mould.
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🚨 Three months to go!
In three months, on 10th September, Access:Given will be taking place at Newcastle Helix.
We've got great speakers @ettiebaileyking.bsky.social , @craigabbott.co.uk, @heldutson.bsky.social , @lifeofablindgirl.bsky.social and @rachelanne.bsky.social of @contentdesign.london/
In three months, on 10th September, Access:Given will be taking place at Newcastle Helix.
We've got great speakers @ettiebaileyking.bsky.social , @craigabbott.co.uk, @heldutson.bsky.social , @lifeofablindgirl.bsky.social and @rachelanne.bsky.social of @contentdesign.london/
June 12, 2025 at 8:40 AM
🚨 Three months to go!
In three months, on 10th September, Access:Given will be taking place at Newcastle Helix.
We've got great speakers @ettiebaileyking.bsky.social , @craigabbott.co.uk, @heldutson.bsky.social , @lifeofablindgirl.bsky.social and @rachelanne.bsky.social of @contentdesign.london/
In three months, on 10th September, Access:Given will be taking place at Newcastle Helix.
We've got great speakers @ettiebaileyking.bsky.social , @craigabbott.co.uk, @heldutson.bsky.social , @lifeofablindgirl.bsky.social and @rachelanne.bsky.social of @contentdesign.london/
Reposted by Holly Tuke
Did you know Bluesky has a setting that will remind you to add alt text before posting any images?
Global Accessibility Awareness Day is a great day to help you get that set up.
Go to "Settings," then "Accessibility." Select the checkbox for "Require alt text before posting."
#GAAD #GAAD2025
Global Accessibility Awareness Day is a great day to help you get that set up.
Go to "Settings," then "Accessibility." Select the checkbox for "Require alt text before posting."
#GAAD #GAAD2025
May 15, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Reposted by Holly Tuke
Access is a right, not a luxury.
This #GlobalAccessibilityAwarenessDay, we’re calling on everyone — from government to social media managers — to take responsibility for the barriers they create.
Read the open letters below.
✉️Who would you write to?
#GAAD
This #GlobalAccessibilityAwarenessDay, we’re calling on everyone — from government to social media managers — to take responsibility for the barriers they create.
Read the open letters below.
✉️Who would you write to?
#GAAD
May 15, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Access is a right, not a luxury.
This #GlobalAccessibilityAwarenessDay, we’re calling on everyone — from government to social media managers — to take responsibility for the barriers they create.
Read the open letters below.
✉️Who would you write to?
#GAAD
This #GlobalAccessibilityAwarenessDay, we’re calling on everyone — from government to social media managers — to take responsibility for the barriers they create.
Read the open letters below.
✉️Who would you write to?
#GAAD
Not only did I attend the 7 goal thriller between Arsenal and Manchester United over the weekend, I was also provided with the most amazing audio descriptive commentary.
You can read about my experience of attending the match in my new blog post. #BarclaysWSL lifeofablindgirl.com/2025/05/12/w...
You can read about my experience of attending the match in my new blog post. #BarclaysWSL lifeofablindgirl.com/2025/05/12/w...
WSL Arsenal V Manchester United: Football match experience - Life of a Blind Girl
My accessible football match experience of attending the Arsenal V Manchester United match at Emirates Stadium on the final day of the 2024/25 WSL season.
lifeofablindgirl.com
May 12, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Not only did I attend the 7 goal thriller between Arsenal and Manchester United over the weekend, I was also provided with the most amazing audio descriptive commentary.
You can read about my experience of attending the match in my new blog post. #BarclaysWSL lifeofablindgirl.com/2025/05/12/w...
You can read about my experience of attending the match in my new blog post. #BarclaysWSL lifeofablindgirl.com/2025/05/12/w...
New on the blog: How I became a confident disability advocate.
From learning my rights, knowing my worth to feeling empowered by my disability, here’s how I got there. lifeofablindgirl.com/2025/04/06/h...
From learning my rights, knowing my worth to feeling empowered by my disability, here’s how I got there. lifeofablindgirl.com/2025/04/06/h...
lifeofablindgirl.com
April 6, 2025 at 6:48 PM
New on the blog: How I became a confident disability advocate.
From learning my rights, knowing my worth to feeling empowered by my disability, here’s how I got there. lifeofablindgirl.com/2025/04/06/h...
From learning my rights, knowing my worth to feeling empowered by my disability, here’s how I got there. lifeofablindgirl.com/2025/04/06/h...
Sometimes I see something which makes me feel like we’re taking huge strides in making the world more accessible.
Then something else happens which makes me feel like we’ve taken a step backwards.
Either way, the good fight continues 💪
Then something else happens which makes me feel like we’ve taken a step backwards.
Either way, the good fight continues 💪
April 4, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Sometimes I see something which makes me feel like we’re taking huge strides in making the world more accessible.
Then something else happens which makes me feel like we’ve taken a step backwards.
Either way, the good fight continues 💪
Then something else happens which makes me feel like we’ve taken a step backwards.
Either way, the good fight continues 💪
Something that I love about the disabled community is how we always come together to support each other. Although things are terrible right now, we’re all there for one another 💛
March 20, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Something that I love about the disabled community is how we always come together to support each other. Although things are terrible right now, we’re all there for one another 💛
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Coor Down latest video for World Down Syndrome Day(March 21)
Hell yes! 💯 all of this! Disabled people have the expertise on their own lives—listen to them, amplify their voices, and don’t make decisions for them without their input. #BeAnAlly
youtu.be/xRIQ80rJKAc?...
Hell yes! 💯 all of this! Disabled people have the expertise on their own lives—listen to them, amplify their voices, and don’t make decisions for them without their input. #BeAnAlly
youtu.be/xRIQ80rJKAc?...
NO DECISION WITHOUT US | World Down Syndrome Day 2025
YouTube video by CoorDown
youtu.be
March 14, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Coor Down latest video for World Down Syndrome Day(March 21)
Hell yes! 💯 all of this! Disabled people have the expertise on their own lives—listen to them, amplify their voices, and don’t make decisions for them without their input. #BeAnAlly
youtu.be/xRIQ80rJKAc?...
Hell yes! 💯 all of this! Disabled people have the expertise on their own lives—listen to them, amplify their voices, and don’t make decisions for them without their input. #BeAnAlly
youtu.be/xRIQ80rJKAc?...
Reposted by Holly Tuke
Listen to Holly Tuke, Social Media Officer @rnib.bsky.social who shares her favourite social media campaign and thoughts on what an inclusive future would look like in our new #LivedExperience podcast with Nina Chesworth.
Listen: ow.ly/G1uw50Ul5IY
Read more: www.visionary.org.uk/latest/visio...
Listen: ow.ly/G1uw50Ul5IY
Read more: www.visionary.org.uk/latest/visio...
March 11, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Listen to Holly Tuke, Social Media Officer @rnib.bsky.social who shares her favourite social media campaign and thoughts on what an inclusive future would look like in our new #LivedExperience podcast with Nina Chesworth.
Listen: ow.ly/G1uw50Ul5IY
Read more: www.visionary.org.uk/latest/visio...
Listen: ow.ly/G1uw50Ul5IY
Read more: www.visionary.org.uk/latest/visio...
Reposted by Holly Tuke
Journalist use alt text on your text screenshots challenge
March 10, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Journalist use alt text on your text screenshots challenge
I’m here to remind you that your work isn’t complete until it’s accessible.
March 3, 2025 at 9:23 AM
I’m here to remind you that your work isn’t complete until it’s accessible.
Reposted by Holly Tuke
Due to the OVERWHELMING response to this (9 likes), here's my not-shit QR code generator:
qr.matteason.co.uk
I made it because the top Google results are full of enshittified generators - examples in thread
qr.matteason.co.uk
I made it because the top Google results are full of enshittified generators - examples in thread
February 27, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Due to the OVERWHELMING response to this (9 likes), here's my not-shit QR code generator:
qr.matteason.co.uk
I made it because the top Google results are full of enshittified generators - examples in thread
qr.matteason.co.uk
I made it because the top Google results are full of enshittified generators - examples in thread
Reposted by Holly Tuke
Add alt text to your protest images. Add alt text to your rally flyers. Add alt text to your screenshots of news articles, tweets, and blog posts.
If you're posting ANY sort of image file to social media, you should be adding alt text so it's accessible.
If you're posting ANY sort of image file to social media, you should be adding alt text so it's accessible.
February 27, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Add alt text to your protest images. Add alt text to your rally flyers. Add alt text to your screenshots of news articles, tweets, and blog posts.
If you're posting ANY sort of image file to social media, you should be adding alt text so it's accessible.
If you're posting ANY sort of image file to social media, you should be adding alt text so it's accessible.
If you’re talking about accessibility, it’s a given that your content should be accessible. Okay?
February 20, 2025 at 11:23 PM
If you’re talking about accessibility, it’s a given that your content should be accessible. Okay?
Reposted by Holly Tuke
Chronically ill & disabled people love to put "LOL" or 🤣 after the most disturbing sentences you've ever set your eyes on.
February 16, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Chronically ill & disabled people love to put "LOL" or 🤣 after the most disturbing sentences you've ever set your eyes on.