Richard Morton
@accessibleweb.bsky.social
Christian, Head of Accessiblity and Digital Inclusion at Government Digital Service, part of Department for Science, Innovation and Technology. Terrible puns. Music wot I wrote at https://soundcloud.com/user-480796149
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Richard Morton
@accessibleweb.bsky.social
· Jun 17
Twenty four of the ‘Top 75’ government services failed to meet basic accessibility standards in Q1 2024.
From www.gov.uk/government/p...
#Accessibility #a11y #AccessibilityRegulations
From www.gov.uk/government/p...
#Accessibility #a11y #AccessibilityRegulations
State of digital government review
www.gov.uk
I don't have statistics more recent than this, but I suspect the situation is still similar now, and it can probably safely be extrapolated meaning that thousands of the 7000+ government services aren't digital accessible to the minimum required standards.
#accessibility #AccessibilityRegulations
#accessibility #AccessibilityRegulations
Quite pleased. Can’t think of any other possibles even though I only had two letters to go on. Wordle 1,604 4/6
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November 9, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Quite pleased. Can’t think of any other possibles even though I only had two letters to go on. Wordle 1,604 4/6
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Some people think the area I live in is quite wealthy / posh, but honestly we are pretty average. We eat the same jammy dodgers as everyone else, both strawberry and apricot varieties:
November 6, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Some people think the area I live in is quite wealthy / posh, but honestly we are pretty average. We eat the same jammy dodgers as everyone else, both strawberry and apricot varieties:
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Look, it’s trite to say, but I’m gonna say it anyway: tell your people that you love them. Apologize when you screw up, check in just to say hi, celebrate every mundane happiness you can with them. They need it more than you know, and so do you.
October 28, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Look, it’s trite to say, but I’m gonna say it anyway: tell your people that you love them. Apologize when you screw up, check in just to say hi, celebrate every mundane happiness you can with them. They need it more than you know, and so do you.
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If you've had any UX/accessibility wins lately tell us please. I need to know tech isn't all just slop and feature chasing. I've been SPIRALING.
I've also just been in "big tech world" since like 2017 so what do I know. Maybe the grass is greener on the other side.
October 22, 2025 at 5:36 PM
If you've had any UX/accessibility wins lately tell us please. I need to know tech isn't all just slop and feature chasing. I've been SPIRALING.
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Realising you’re autistic can change everything
Your past suddenly makes sense - but your future feels uncertain
My group for newly identified autistics is a 5-week space to understand your needs & start building a life that actually fits
www.theautisticcoach.com/new-autistic...
Your past suddenly makes sense - but your future feels uncertain
My group for newly identified autistics is a 5-week space to understand your needs & start building a life that actually fits
www.theautisticcoach.com/new-autistic...
October 19, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Realising you’re autistic can change everything
Your past suddenly makes sense - but your future feels uncertain
My group for newly identified autistics is a 5-week space to understand your needs & start building a life that actually fits
www.theautisticcoach.com/new-autistic...
Your past suddenly makes sense - but your future feels uncertain
My group for newly identified autistics is a 5-week space to understand your needs & start building a life that actually fits
www.theautisticcoach.com/new-autistic...
Birmingham 26th-27th November www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/local-gove...
Local Government Innovation Hackathon on Homelessness and Rough Sleeping
Hosted by the Government Digital Service, Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government and the Local Government Association.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
October 16, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Birmingham 26th-27th November www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/local-gove...
I’ve started a small scale repair shop specialising in brass and copper cleaning and restoration. My website makes things clear but I still get loads of questions. I don’t know why people keep giving me the verdigris.
#RateMyPun
#RateMyPun
October 15, 2025 at 9:23 AM
I’ve started a small scale repair shop specialising in brass and copper cleaning and restoration. My website makes things clear but I still get loads of questions. I don’t know why people keep giving me the verdigris.
#RateMyPun
#RateMyPun
A reminder - this role is open for applications until 11:55pm on Sunday 26th October
I am recruiting a Senior Accessibility Specialist to be part of the Government Digital Service accessibility and digital inclusion team. Applications open until Sunday 26th October. www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/index.cg...
#a11y #Accessibility #AccessibilityRegulations
#a11y #Accessibility #AccessibilityRegulations
Quick Check Needed
www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk
October 14, 2025 at 3:19 PM
A reminder - this role is open for applications until 11:55pm on Sunday 26th October
A rare 3 - about the minimum involving some skill and not just luck.
Wordle 1,578 3/6
Wordle 1,578 3/6
October 14, 2025 at 3:17 PM
A rare 3 - about the minimum involving some skill and not just luck.
Wordle 1,578 3/6
Wordle 1,578 3/6
Much as I like the word "oftentimes" I didn't expect my phone to autocorrupt my words to include that, especially as I can't remember ever actually using it myself.
October 9, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Much as I like the word "oftentimes" I didn't expect my phone to autocorrupt my words to include that, especially as I can't remember ever actually using it myself.
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for those eligible to work in the UK
I am recruiting a Senior Accessibility Specialist to be part of the Government Digital Service accessibility and digital inclusion team. Applications open until Sunday 26th October. www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/index.cg...
#a11y #Accessibility #AccessibilityRegulations
#a11y #Accessibility #AccessibilityRegulations
Quick Check Needed
www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk
October 7, 2025 at 11:42 AM
for those eligible to work in the UK
2-s complement, 3-s a crowd (modernish take on an old saying)
October 8, 2025 at 3:41 PM
2-s complement, 3-s a crowd (modernish take on an old saying)
I am recruiting a Senior Accessibility Specialist to be part of the Government Digital Service accessibility and digital inclusion team. Applications open until Sunday 26th October. www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/index.cg...
#a11y #Accessibility #AccessibilityRegulations
#a11y #Accessibility #AccessibilityRegulations
Quick Check Needed
www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk
October 7, 2025 at 11:35 AM
I am recruiting a Senior Accessibility Specialist to be part of the Government Digital Service accessibility and digital inclusion team. Applications open until Sunday 26th October. www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/index.cg...
#a11y #Accessibility #AccessibilityRegulations
#a11y #Accessibility #AccessibilityRegulations
What’s your sign?
September 28, 2025 at 11:44 AM
What’s your sign?
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Are you free next Sunday? Do you live in Oxford? I'm running a noticing workshop at Caper Books for children ages 5 to 9. We'll be finding joyous, tiny stories in ordinary things to help with overwhelm and discover magic in the everyday! And tickets are only £3! To book: tinyurl.com/4tutvvfm #oxford
September 21, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Are you free next Sunday? Do you live in Oxford? I'm running a noticing workshop at Caper Books for children ages 5 to 9. We'll be finding joyous, tiny stories in ordinary things to help with overwhelm and discover magic in the everyday! And tickets are only £3! To book: tinyurl.com/4tutvvfm #oxford
If you want to confuse a digital interaction designer today remind them that radio buttons in cars were mostly rectangular www.globalnerdy.com/wp-content/u...
September 23, 2025 at 11:25 AM
If you want to confuse a digital interaction designer today remind them that radio buttons in cars were mostly rectangular www.globalnerdy.com/wp-content/u...
@lubes.bsky.social great handle. Anything that links music with computing in a punlike way appeals to me.
September 23, 2025 at 11:18 AM
@lubes.bsky.social great handle. Anything that links music with computing in a punlike way appeals to me.
Overheard in a coffee shop, someone asking for 1.5 shots instead of the usual 2 or 1. Feels like sitting on the fence to me, and I didn’t see what they did with the spare 0.5 shot.
September 23, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Overheard in a coffee shop, someone asking for 1.5 shots instead of the usual 2 or 1. Feels like sitting on the fence to me, and I didn’t see what they did with the spare 0.5 shot.
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The Heimtückegesetz is a 1934 Nazi German law
that punished "treacherous attacks"
on the state and party,
restricting free speech
and enforcing penalties for any remarks
damaging the prestige of the Third Reich,
the Nazi government,
or the Nazi Party.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_...
that punished "treacherous attacks"
on the state and party,
restricting free speech
and enforcing penalties for any remarks
damaging the prestige of the Third Reich,
the Nazi government,
or the Nazi Party.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_...
Law of Nazi Germany - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
September 20, 2025 at 6:12 PM
The Heimtückegesetz is a 1934 Nazi German law
that punished "treacherous attacks"
on the state and party,
restricting free speech
and enforcing penalties for any remarks
damaging the prestige of the Third Reich,
the Nazi government,
or the Nazi Party.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_...
that punished "treacherous attacks"
on the state and party,
restricting free speech
and enforcing penalties for any remarks
damaging the prestige of the Third Reich,
the Nazi government,
or the Nazi Party.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_...
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It’s time for women and allies to speak up. To say ‘not in our name’ to the discrimination and exclusion of trans people. Are you with us?
✍️ If you are a woman and agree please sign @nionwomen.bsky.social 's open letter
https://goodlaw.social/wu1u
✍️ If you are a woman and agree please sign @nionwomen.bsky.social 's open letter
https://goodlaw.social/wu1u
Not In Our Name: Women in support of the trans+ community - Not in our name
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September 19, 2025 at 12:00 PM
It’s time for women and allies to speak up. To say ‘not in our name’ to the discrimination and exclusion of trans people. Are you with us?
✍️ If you are a woman and agree please sign @nionwomen.bsky.social 's open letter
https://goodlaw.social/wu1u
✍️ If you are a woman and agree please sign @nionwomen.bsky.social 's open letter
https://goodlaw.social/wu1u
Screen readers do not need to be saved by AI
Why LLMs should not be integrated with screen readers
www.craigabbott.co.uk
September 19, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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I love London so much. So much.
Did you know that London has the lowest level of ethnic violence of any city of comparable size in the world?
Multiculturalism has in fact worked here. They just don’t want it to be true because we happen to have a Muslim mayor.
Did you know that London has the lowest level of ethnic violence of any city of comparable size in the world?
Multiculturalism has in fact worked here. They just don’t want it to be true because we happen to have a Muslim mayor.
September 17, 2025 at 7:50 AM
I love London so much. So much.
Did you know that London has the lowest level of ethnic violence of any city of comparable size in the world?
Multiculturalism has in fact worked here. They just don’t want it to be true because we happen to have a Muslim mayor.
Did you know that London has the lowest level of ethnic violence of any city of comparable size in the world?
Multiculturalism has in fact worked here. They just don’t want it to be true because we happen to have a Muslim mayor.
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If you're looking to hire people with accessibility knowledge and experience, the Accessibility Skills Hiring Toolkit created by Teach Access can help you. The toolkit provides language to use when writing job ads, and questions to ask when interviewing.
teachaccess.github.io/accessibilit...
teachaccess.github.io/accessibilit...
Accessibility Skills Hiring Toolkit
Teach Access provides the Accessibility Skills Hiring Toolkit to help organizations build internal capacity for producing accessible digital products by developing a knowledgeable and skilled workforc...
teachaccess.github.io
September 10, 2025 at 2:41 PM
If you're looking to hire people with accessibility knowledge and experience, the Accessibility Skills Hiring Toolkit created by Teach Access can help you. The toolkit provides language to use when writing job ads, and questions to ask when interviewing.
teachaccess.github.io/accessibilit...
teachaccess.github.io/accessibilit...