Matt Obee
@obee.me
Staff Accessibility Designer @GitHub.com. Maintainer of @Eventua11y.com. Postgraduate student of Systems Thinking at the OU. Builder of LEGO. Seb's Dad. Views are my own etc.
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Today is World Braille Day, marking Louis Braille's birthday. At 15, he created a system that gives millions of blind people independence. Check out LEGO Braille Bricks for a fun way to learn braille at any age. braillebricks.com #WorldBrailleDay #Accessibility
LEGO Braille Bricks
LEGO Braille Bricks help children with blindness learn braille through play. The Braille Program helps teachers to use them.
braillebricks.com
January 4, 2026 at 12:08 PM
Today is World Braille Day, marking Louis Braille's birthday. At 15, he created a system that gives millions of blind people independence. Check out LEGO Braille Bricks for a fun way to learn braille at any age. braillebricks.com #WorldBrailleDay #Accessibility
I’m updating events for 2026 on Eventua11y and experimenting with having Claude create them using the Sanity MCP server. I am of course checking them, but if there’s temporary weirdness, that’s why!
December 11, 2025 at 10:33 PM
I’m updating events for 2026 on Eventua11y and experimenting with having Claude create them using the Sanity MCP server. I am of course checking them, but if there’s temporary weirdness, that’s why!
Me: "I bet ChatGPT has come up with some great deep research insights for my question about accessibility in design systems."
ChatGPT: "I’m thinking through a funeral director's wine blog and personal site..."
ChatGPT: "I’m thinking through a funeral director's wine blog and personal site..."
November 3, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Me: "I bet ChatGPT has come up with some great deep research insights for my question about accessibility in design systems."
ChatGPT: "I’m thinking through a funeral director's wine blog and personal site..."
ChatGPT: "I’m thinking through a funeral director's wine blog and personal site..."
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🚨 Was the Emergency Alert test accessible to you?
We’d like to hear your experiences. All you have to do is comment on this post, and our team will collate your answers and share your responses with the team running the Emergency Alert tests.
We’d like to hear your experiences. All you have to do is comment on this post, and our team will collate your answers and share your responses with the team running the Emergency Alert tests.
September 7, 2025 at 2:18 PM
🚨 Was the Emergency Alert test accessible to you?
We’d like to hear your experiences. All you have to do is comment on this post, and our team will collate your answers and share your responses with the team running the Emergency Alert tests.
We’d like to hear your experiences. All you have to do is comment on this post, and our team will collate your answers and share your responses with the team running the Emergency Alert tests.
Came for a burger, ended up with a logical paradox. This McDonalds location is closed until it’s open, which is 24 hours a day.
September 2, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Came for a burger, ended up with a logical paradox. This McDonalds location is closed until it’s open, which is 24 hours a day.
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This #GAAD and every GAAD, you can champion #accessibility by hiring accessibility specialists, paying them well, ensuring they have what they need to be successful and make a change, and by not putting their heads on the chopping block first whenever layoffs roll around.
#a11y
#a11y
May 15, 2025 at 3:58 PM
This #GAAD and every GAAD, you can champion #accessibility by hiring accessibility specialists, paying them well, ensuring they have what they need to be successful and make a change, and by not putting their heads on the chopping block first whenever layoffs roll around.
#a11y
#a11y
And the bug that caused GAAD to appear yesterday has been fixed. 😅
Today is the 14th Global Accessibility Awareness Day! There will be lots of events happening online and in-person around the world and Eventua11y's live feed is tracking the relevant hashtags on Bluesky. bsky.app/profile/did:... #GAAD #GAAD2025 #Accessibility
GAAD
Thursday, May 15, 2025, help us celebrate the 14th Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD)! The purpose of GAAD is to get everyone talking, thinking and learning about digital access and inclusion,…
accessibility.day
May 15, 2025 at 9:53 AM
And the bug that caused GAAD to appear yesterday has been fixed. 😅
OK I want to know more about BT's web infrastructure. I've created an account and now they're like "please allow at least 10 minutes from the time you receive your activation email before completing this step". Is someone literally scribing my details onto a parchment scroll or something?
May 11, 2025 at 9:04 PM
OK I want to know more about BT's web infrastructure. I've created an account and now they're like "please allow at least 10 minutes from the time you receive your activation email before completing this step". Is someone literally scribing my details onto a parchment scroll or something?
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Come check out our talk today at #Config2025!
Excited to be speaking at @figma.com Config this year alongside @lukasoppermann.com! We'll share how designers can make better decisions by being active in the development process, and how pushing beyond traditional design roles unlocks new opportunities for impact.
May 8, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Come check out our talk today at #Config2025!
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Just updated our guide to using Signal. If you aren't already on Signal, this will get you up to speed. Also, you should be using Signal—there's no time like this very second! www.wired.com/story/signal...
How to Use Signal Encrypted Messaging
The best end-to-end encrypted messaging app has a host of security features. Here are the ones you should care about.
www.wired.com
March 12, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Just updated our guide to using Signal. If you aren't already on Signal, this will get you up to speed. Also, you should be using Signal—there's no time like this very second! www.wired.com/story/signal...
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Obsidian is now free for work.
Starting today, the Obsidian Commercial license is optional. Anyone can use Obsidian for work, for free. Explore the organizations that support Obsidian on our site.
obsidian.md/blog/free-fo...
Starting today, the Obsidian Commercial license is optional. Anyone can use Obsidian for work, for free. Explore the organizations that support Obsidian on our site.
obsidian.md/blog/free-fo...
Obsidian is now free for work
Starting today, the Obsidian Commercial license is optional. Anyone can use Obsidian for work, for free. Explore organizations that support Obsidian on our new Enterprise page.
obsidian.md
February 20, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Obsidian is now free for work.
Starting today, the Obsidian Commercial license is optional. Anyone can use Obsidian for work, for free. Explore the organizations that support Obsidian on our site.
obsidian.md/blog/free-fo...
Starting today, the Obsidian Commercial license is optional. Anyone can use Obsidian for work, for free. Explore the organizations that support Obsidian on our site.
obsidian.md/blog/free-fo...
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I just made a thing:
A collection of links for web developers to navigate the web platform more easily.
🟢 Places to follow progress and keep track.
🟣 Places to make your voice heard and influence the platform with your use cases.
A collection of links for web developers to navigate the web platform more easily.
🟢 Places to follow progress and keep track.
🟣 Places to make your voice heard and influence the platform with your use cases.
Navigating the Web Platform Cheatsheet
As a web developer, navigating the web platform isn't always easy. Here are ways to keep track of what you can use, of what's new in web browsers, and ways you can influence the development of the…
buff.ly
February 18, 2025 at 8:02 PM
I just made a thing:
A collection of links for web developers to navigate the web platform more easily.
🟢 Places to follow progress and keep track.
🟣 Places to make your voice heard and influence the platform with your use cases.
A collection of links for web developers to navigate the web platform more easily.
🟢 Places to follow progress and keep track.
🟣 Places to make your voice heard and influence the platform with your use cases.
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Friend made a website just for this
LEGO not Legos
LEGO® is a registered trademark of the LEGO group, but all too often it is referred to incorrectly as Legos or LEGOs. This is a simple site to help people understand the difference.
legonotlegos.com
February 18, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Friend made a website just for this
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🦊
Friday was my last day working at 18F. It was a team of extraordinary people, but a few things happened that made me realize I had to leave.
Everything happens so much these days, so I thought I’d write down for myself what happened, and how I made my decision:
ethanmarcotte.com/wrote/leavin...
Friday was my last day working at 18F. It was a team of extraordinary people, but a few things happened that made me realize I had to leave.
Everything happens so much these days, so I thought I’d write down for myself what happened, and how I made my decision:
ethanmarcotte.com/wrote/leavin...
Moving on from 18F. — ethanmarcotte.com
I had a wonderful job, until I didn’t. This is about what happened—and what is happening.
ethanmarcotte.com
February 18, 2025 at 6:43 PM
🦊
Friday was my last day working at 18F. It was a team of extraordinary people, but a few things happened that made me realize I had to leave.
Everything happens so much these days, so I thought I’d write down for myself what happened, and how I made my decision:
ethanmarcotte.com/wrote/leavin...
Friday was my last day working at 18F. It was a team of extraordinary people, but a few things happened that made me realize I had to leave.
Everything happens so much these days, so I thought I’d write down for myself what happened, and how I made my decision:
ethanmarcotte.com/wrote/leavin...