Matthew Cock
@ihereyounowthis.bsky.social
freelance fundraiser FundYourCause.co.uk / DisabilityRightsUK.org / #museums. Live in #Exeter, Devon, UK
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🎉 The wait is over! Meet the Family Friendly Museum Award 2025 shortlist🏆
From free, hands on activities to co-designed inclusive resources, these museums are going above and beyond to ensure a great experience for their family visitors.
Explore the shortlist: kidsinmuseums.org.uk/2025/06/disc...
From free, hands on activities to co-designed inclusive resources, these museums are going above and beyond to ensure a great experience for their family visitors.
Explore the shortlist: kidsinmuseums.org.uk/2025/06/disc...
Discover the UK’s best museums for families this summer - Kids in Museums
18 museums are in the running to be named the UK’s Best Family Friendly Museum.
kidsinmuseums.org.uk
June 23, 2025 at 9:02 AM
🎉 The wait is over! Meet the Family Friendly Museum Award 2025 shortlist🏆
From free, hands on activities to co-designed inclusive resources, these museums are going above and beyond to ensure a great experience for their family visitors.
Explore the shortlist: kidsinmuseums.org.uk/2025/06/disc...
From free, hands on activities to co-designed inclusive resources, these museums are going above and beyond to ensure a great experience for their family visitors.
Explore the shortlist: kidsinmuseums.org.uk/2025/06/disc...
Brilliant UEFA Nations League Final last night between Portugal and Spain. Portugal snatched victory on penalties!
June 9, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Brilliant UEFA Nations League Final last night between Portugal and Spain. Portugal snatched victory on penalties!
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For the morning crowd - please do sign and share. Every single one of my former #DisabilityStudies colleagues at Liverpool Hope is at risk of redundancy. This isn't just about individuals; it's a threat to the field itself.
Jill Pluquailec of Sheffield Hallam has organised an open letter laying out the impact on #DisabilityStudies as a field - please do share and sign [add a comment with your info]
May 22, 2025 at 7:00 AM
For the morning crowd - please do sign and share. Every single one of my former #DisabilityStudies colleagues at Liverpool Hope is at risk of redundancy. This isn't just about individuals; it's a threat to the field itself.
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I voted @greenparty.org.uk at the election because they would introduce a wealth tax of 1% on assets worth over £10m, and 2% on assets worth more than £1bn. It would affect fewer than 1% of UK households and raise £15bn a year by the end of the Parliament. This, not cuts to PIP for disabled people!
March 17, 2025 at 10:28 AM
I voted @greenparty.org.uk at the election because they would introduce a wealth tax of 1% on assets worth over £10m, and 2% on assets worth more than £1bn. It would affect fewer than 1% of UK households and raise £15bn a year by the end of the Parliament. This, not cuts to PIP for disabled people!
@disrightsuk.bsky.social is exploring different approaches to fundraising, including legacy giving, or people leaving gifts in their wills. If you're a follower or supporter of the organisation, we would be grateful if you would help us by completing a survey. forms.office.com/Pages/Design...
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March 14, 2025 at 12:08 PM
@disrightsuk.bsky.social is exploring different approaches to fundraising, including legacy giving, or people leaving gifts in their wills. If you're a follower or supporter of the organisation, we would be grateful if you would help us by completing a survey. forms.office.com/Pages/Design...
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History, culture, philosophy, politics.
HUMAN BEINGS.
Couldn't be happier that this is coming out on June 5th published by Wildfire. Available for preorder now on Amazon.
@wildfirebooks.bsky.social
HUMAN BEINGS.
Couldn't be happier that this is coming out on June 5th published by Wildfire. Available for preorder now on Amazon.
@wildfirebooks.bsky.social
February 14, 2025 at 10:39 AM
History, culture, philosophy, politics.
HUMAN BEINGS.
Couldn't be happier that this is coming out on June 5th published by Wildfire. Available for preorder now on Amazon.
@wildfirebooks.bsky.social
HUMAN BEINGS.
Couldn't be happier that this is coming out on June 5th published by Wildfire. Available for preorder now on Amazon.
@wildfirebooks.bsky.social
I enjoyed reading this correction in the Guardian "The headline of this article was amended on 29 March 2024 to remove an incorrect reference to Ewan McGregor’s moustache being fake."
February 11, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I enjoyed reading this correction in the Guardian "The headline of this article was amended on 29 March 2024 to remove an incorrect reference to Ewan McGregor’s moustache being fake."
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is a bit crushed to learn Anthology Editions will shut down July 1. they are still publishing #othernetworks but instead of a print run of 4000, they'll print 1000 with extremely limited promo/marketing...thems are the breaks, I guess and I know there are much worse things in the world right now 1/3
table of contents for Other Networks: A Radical Technology Sourcebook
At long last, I can share the final table of contents for Other Networks: A Radical Technology Sourcebook (forthcoming from Anthology Editions…sometime…soon!)–a coffee table book …
loriemerson.net
February 10, 2025 at 8:10 PM
is a bit crushed to learn Anthology Editions will shut down July 1. they are still publishing #othernetworks but instead of a print run of 4000, they'll print 1000 with extremely limited promo/marketing...thems are the breaks, I guess and I know there are much worse things in the world right now 1/3
My heart goes out to arts and cultural workers in the US www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump says he will appoint himself chair of Kennedy Center
President plans to fire board members and chair David Rubenstein to bring about ‘golden age in arts and culture’
www.theguardian.com
February 8, 2025 at 1:13 PM
My heart goes out to arts and cultural workers in the US www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
AI having a moment .... Apparently Karl Marx and George Michael are American....
February 1, 2025 at 10:04 AM
AI having a moment .... Apparently Karl Marx and George Michael are American....
The UK and Europe have to draw a red line at Trump's ethnic cleansing "solution" for Gaza. And for their voices to be heard now and cross-party.
January 26, 2025 at 3:34 PM
The UK and Europe have to draw a red line at Trump's ethnic cleansing "solution" for Gaza. And for their voices to be heard now and cross-party.
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The #bbc is looking for a Head of Digital #accessibility, with the role only open to #deaf, #disabled, and/or #neurodivergent applicants. Hybrid working, based at any UK BBC hub. Salary up to £110,000.
https://careers.bbc.co.uk/job/Head-of-Digital-Accessibility/811220202/
#jobs #a11y
https://careers.bbc.co.uk/job/Head-of-Digital-Accessibility/811220202/
#jobs #a11y
Head of Digital Accessibility - Extend
Head of Digital Accessibility - Extend
careers.bbc.co.uk
January 24, 2025 at 3:28 PM
The #bbc is looking for a Head of Digital #accessibility, with the role only open to #deaf, #disabled, and/or #neurodivergent applicants. Hybrid working, based at any UK BBC hub. Salary up to £110,000.
https://careers.bbc.co.uk/job/Head-of-Digital-Accessibility/811220202/
#jobs #a11y
https://careers.bbc.co.uk/job/Head-of-Digital-Accessibility/811220202/
#jobs #a11y
So proud to be able to say that I supported @disrightsuk.bsky.social through the application process for @citybridgefndn.bsky.social's Anchor Programme. DR UK can develop its support for the DPO sector in London and beyond for 10 more years! www.disabilityrightsuk.org/news/disabil...
Disability Rights UK announce ten-year funding from City Bridge Foundation | Disability Rights UK
www.disabilityrightsuk.org
January 20, 2025 at 10:22 AM
So proud to be able to say that I supported @disrightsuk.bsky.social through the application process for @citybridgefndn.bsky.social's Anchor Programme. DR UK can develop its support for the DPO sector in London and beyond for 10 more years! www.disabilityrightsuk.org/news/disabil...
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Bluesky is getting its own photo-sharing app, Flashes
Bluesky is getting its own photo-sharing app, Flashes
More good news for those looking to exit Meta’s social app ecosystem in favor of a more open alternative: An independent developer is building a photo-sharing app for Bluesky called Flashes. The soon-to-launch app is powered by the same technology that…
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January 15, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Bluesky is getting its own photo-sharing app, Flashes
Anyone watching Traitors S3? What is going on with Anna? They never show her, except when voting at Round Table. She's invisible....
January 5, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Anyone watching Traitors S3? What is going on with Anna? They never show her, except when voting at Round Table. She's invisible....
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In light of the recent publication of my book 'Sonic Pasts: acoustical heritage and historical soundscapes' I'd like to celebrate some of the many books and articles that inspired me along the way 😊
December 28, 2024 at 2:59 PM
In light of the recent publication of my book 'Sonic Pasts: acoustical heritage and historical soundscapes' I'd like to celebrate some of the many books and articles that inspired me along the way 😊
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incredible plot summary
December 13, 2024 at 10:55 AM
incredible plot summary
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Thank you for this great read about #AI @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social . Everyone else, if you're considering / concerned / quacking about AI, do yourself a favour and take 5 mins to read this really calming, practical take 🌻☺️
New edition of Just enough Internet just landed in inboxes. This one on how non-technical people actually appear to be using generative AI at work.
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FOMO is not a strategy
End of year reflections on how people are using genAI at work
buttondown.com
December 1, 2024 at 12:56 PM
Thank you for this great read about #AI @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social . Everyone else, if you're considering / concerned / quacking about AI, do yourself a favour and take 5 mins to read this really calming, practical take 🌻☺️
Snow settling, and a power cut here in Exeter EX2....
November 21, 2024 at 7:56 AM
Snow settling, and a power cut here in Exeter EX2....
A great radio series on @bbcsounds.bsky.social by Edward Stourton, the Shadow of Algiers www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/serie...
BBC Sounds - The Shadow of Algiers - Available Episodes
Listen to the latest episodes of The Shadow of Algiers on BBC Sounds.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 21, 2024 at 7:24 AM
A great radio series on @bbcsounds.bsky.social by Edward Stourton, the Shadow of Algiers www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/serie...