Steph Driver
@stephdriver.bsky.social
Personal profile. A11y specialist working on Janeway at the OLH.
#Knitter #ActuallyAutistic #ADHD #IAmWriting
with guest posts from #AssistanceDog Archer 🦮
was @driver_steph on the other.
#Knitter #ActuallyAutistic #ADHD #IAmWriting
with guest posts from #AssistanceDog Archer 🦮
was @driver_steph on the other.
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A High Court judge has forced a six-year-old girl to keep the surname of the man who raped her mother. We think this is an outrage and are putting together a legal team so D's mother can take her case to the European Court of Human Rights.
But we need your help. goodlawproject.org/crowdfunder/...
But we need your help. goodlawproject.org/crowdfunder/...
The law has failed a woman and her child – fight back
No survivor should face harm from the very system that is meant to protect them. No child should have to carry an abuser’s name. It’s time to change the system.
goodlawproject.org
November 18, 2025 at 7:45 PM
A High Court judge has forced a six-year-old girl to keep the surname of the man who raped her mother. We think this is an outrage and are putting together a legal team so D's mother can take her case to the European Court of Human Rights.
But we need your help. goodlawproject.org/crowdfunder/...
But we need your help. goodlawproject.org/crowdfunder/...
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If you or a Disabled person you know has benefitted from the Cycle to Work scheme or hopes to use it in the future, whether that's using a bike, e-bike or non-standard cycle, we'd love to hear from you. Share your story in the comments or pop and email to info@wheelsforwellbeing.org.uk.
November 18, 2025 at 3:53 PM
If you or a Disabled person you know has benefitted from the Cycle to Work scheme or hopes to use it in the future, whether that's using a bike, e-bike or non-standard cycle, we'd love to hear from you. Share your story in the comments or pop and email to info@wheelsforwellbeing.org.uk.
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Open AI loses copyright case in Germany.
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Blow for OpenAI in Germany as court rules song lyrics used illegally
A German court ruled on Tuesday that OpenAI violated copyright on nine popular songs in a lawsuit that marked another attempt to prevent the free use of artists' content online. The Munich Regional Co...
www.yahoo.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Open AI loses copyright case in Germany.
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
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Love being reminded to do this every year. It's a win/win all round
November 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Love being reminded to do this every year. It's a win/win all round
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Employers are always handwringing about autism accommodations in the workplace and I gotta tell you: ear defenders and quiet workstations are the least of your problems. What autistic people really need is *whispers* for other people to do their actual jobs.
November 11, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Employers are always handwringing about autism accommodations in the workplace and I gotta tell you: ear defenders and quiet workstations are the least of your problems. What autistic people really need is *whispers* for other people to do their actual jobs.
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Unreasonable fear of battery fires stoked by dangerous e-(motor)bike imports from online platforms is now stopping #Disabled people from using conventional mobility aids.
AFAIK Powerchairs and mobility scooters are the same for highway law & product safety regulations.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
AFAIK Powerchairs and mobility scooters are the same for highway law & product safety regulations.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
'Fire-risk' mobility scooters face flats ban in South Kesteven
Batteries and blocked exits leave sheltered housing tenants at risk, South Kesteven council says.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Unreasonable fear of battery fires stoked by dangerous e-(motor)bike imports from online platforms is now stopping #Disabled people from using conventional mobility aids.
AFAIK Powerchairs and mobility scooters are the same for highway law & product safety regulations.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
AFAIK Powerchairs and mobility scooters are the same for highway law & product safety regulations.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Day 1 Computer Science UG - we were told specifically that the dept had a first name policy for *everyone*. My other two depts left me guessing - so now guess which subject I specialised in!
Seriously, don’t make students sweat the small stuff, tell us day one, nobody is anxious or offended.
Seriously, don’t make students sweat the small stuff, tell us day one, nobody is anxious or offended.
November 6, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Day 1 Computer Science UG - we were told specifically that the dept had a first name policy for *everyone*. My other two depts left me guessing - so now guess which subject I specialised in!
Seriously, don’t make students sweat the small stuff, tell us day one, nobody is anxious or offended.
Seriously, don’t make students sweat the small stuff, tell us day one, nobody is anxious or offended.
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Ways being a high-masking autistic person is similar to being a fluent speaker of English as a second language, a thread:
November 4, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Ways being a high-masking autistic person is similar to being a fluent speaker of English as a second language, a thread:
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Genuinely delighted to download a PhD thesis from a university repository where the author has neglected to remove the words "BITCH THIS IS YOUR THESIS" from the filename.
October 30, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Genuinely delighted to download a PhD thesis from a university repository where the author has neglected to remove the words "BITCH THIS IS YOUR THESIS" from the filename.
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A four-day week has been on @greenparty.org.uk manifestos since 2017. 💚
We should all have extra time for family and friends, hobbies, or new qualifications, or simply for some decent rest and time away from work.
www.theargus.co.uk/news/2529269...
We should all have extra time for family and friends, hobbies, or new qualifications, or simply for some decent rest and time away from work.
www.theargus.co.uk/news/2529269...
A four-day working week could be on its way, MP says
Sitting down to talk about a four-day working week with local business leaders and University of Sussex academics has shown me how close we are to…
www.theargus.co.uk
October 30, 2025 at 1:25 PM
A four-day week has been on @greenparty.org.uk manifestos since 2017. 💚
We should all have extra time for family and friends, hobbies, or new qualifications, or simply for some decent rest and time away from work.
www.theargus.co.uk/news/2529269...
We should all have extra time for family and friends, hobbies, or new qualifications, or simply for some decent rest and time away from work.
www.theargus.co.uk/news/2529269...
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Literally one of the greatest soft power brands on planet earth driven into the ground by successive British governments that embrace failure, decline and irrelevance.
on.ft.com/3Wq1XIT
on.ft.com/3Wq1XIT
British Council ‘selling everything it can’ to survive
Cultural body plans more job cuts, sale of assets and closure in 35 countries to stave off ‘financial peril’
on.ft.com
October 28, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Literally one of the greatest soft power brands on planet earth driven into the ground by successive British governments that embrace failure, decline and irrelevance.
on.ft.com/3Wq1XIT
on.ft.com/3Wq1XIT
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Nope. No no no. Autistic students do not 'face growing challenges on campus'. They do however experience existing, entrenched, systemic barriers created and perpetuated by structural inequities that are baked into pretty much every element of the student journey from pre-applicant to graduate...
Autistic students face growing challenges in higher education. Learn how universities can help them adjust to campus life, build supportive social connections and find calm with some four-legged support: https://ow.ly/UNGv50XjabA #Academia #HigherEd #AcademicSky #Autism #Neurodiversity
How to help autistic students adjust to life on campus
With autistic students’ drop-out rate spiking, here’s how to help them ease into their university career, allow for neurodiversity-friendly socialising and reduce their anxiety with a furry friend
ow.ly
October 29, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Nope. No no no. Autistic students do not 'face growing challenges on campus'. They do however experience existing, entrenched, systemic barriers created and perpetuated by structural inequities that are baked into pretty much every element of the student journey from pre-applicant to graduate...
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“Amidst increasing corporate pressure on editors to compromise academic integrity in favour of increasing profit margins, there are signs that a tipping point has been reached in recent years”. Check out Rose Harris-Birtill’s piece on editorial freedom, radical hope, and the mission of the OLH
October 22, 2025 at 11:34 AM
“Amidst increasing corporate pressure on editors to compromise academic integrity in favour of increasing profit margins, there are signs that a tipping point has been reached in recent years”. Check out Rose Harris-Birtill’s piece on editorial freedom, radical hope, and the mission of the OLH
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We’ve just released our 2024–2025 Annual Report!
Lots of exciting updates and highlights inside — take a look 👇
Lots of exciting updates and highlights inside — take a look 👇
📣 🎉 Our annual report 2024–2025 is OUT! It showcases collaborations, journal flips, latest dev work from @janewayolh.bsky.social, new staff and more.
Library memberships grew by 25%, an incredible achievement at such a difficult time for higher education!
🔗 www.openlibhums.org/news/865/
Library memberships grew by 25%, an incredible achievement at such a difficult time for higher education!
🔗 www.openlibhums.org/news/865/
OLH annual report 2024-2025
We're delighted to be publishing our 2024-25 annual report, which outlines the fantastic successes of the entire OLH team over the past financial year from 01 August 2024 to 31 …
www.openlibhums.org
October 22, 2025 at 2:14 PM
We’ve just released our 2024–2025 Annual Report!
Lots of exciting updates and highlights inside — take a look 👇
Lots of exciting updates and highlights inside — take a look 👇
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It is so heartening to see @openlibhums.org (and its publishing model that prioritises research integrity over profit!) growing at such a challenging time for the humanities.
We all need to start thinking more carefully about where we publish our work...
www.openlibhums.org/news/865/?fb...
We all need to start thinking more carefully about where we publish our work...
www.openlibhums.org/news/865/?fb...
OLH annual report 2024-2025
We're delighted to be publishing our 2024-25 annual report, which outlines the fantastic successes of the entire OLH team over the past financial year from 01 August 2024 to 31 …
www.openlibhums.org
October 22, 2025 at 1:02 PM
It is so heartening to see @openlibhums.org (and its publishing model that prioritises research integrity over profit!) growing at such a challenging time for the humanities.
We all need to start thinking more carefully about where we publish our work...
www.openlibhums.org/news/865/?fb...
We all need to start thinking more carefully about where we publish our work...
www.openlibhums.org/news/865/?fb...
Wintry and beautiful at #FingringhoeWick today.
October 18, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Wintry and beautiful at #FingringhoeWick today.
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This is good (also, short).
youtu.be/bw5zxdSObso?...
youtu.be/bw5zxdSObso?...
A Message From The Frog Resistance
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
youtu.be
October 18, 2025 at 9:24 AM
This is good (also, short).
youtu.be/bw5zxdSObso?...
youtu.be/bw5zxdSObso?...
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not only does Gary Larson still have the juice, it seems to have only gotten stronger
October 16, 2025 at 10:25 PM
not only does Gary Larson still have the juice, it seems to have only gotten stronger
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We all need the freedom to travel, but time restrictions on bus passes lock Disabled people out of work, study and our community. It’s time to #UnlockTransportAccess
@transportforall.org.uk #TransportForAll #ActiveTravel
@transportforall.org.uk #TransportForAll #ActiveTravel
October 15, 2025 at 10:42 AM
We all need the freedom to travel, but time restrictions on bus passes lock Disabled people out of work, study and our community. It’s time to #UnlockTransportAccess
@transportforall.org.uk #TransportForAll #ActiveTravel
@transportforall.org.uk #TransportForAll #ActiveTravel
Show-off Bird or Harbinger?
Seen from the #WivenhoeTrail at Hythe.
I’m still unsure whether the bird was covered by sewage discharge (the smell was overpowering) or simply a dark shadow against the light.
Seen from the #WivenhoeTrail at Hythe.
I’m still unsure whether the bird was covered by sewage discharge (the smell was overpowering) or simply a dark shadow against the light.
October 11, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Show-off Bird or Harbinger?
Seen from the #WivenhoeTrail at Hythe.
I’m still unsure whether the bird was covered by sewage discharge (the smell was overpowering) or simply a dark shadow against the light.
Seen from the #WivenhoeTrail at Hythe.
I’m still unsure whether the bird was covered by sewage discharge (the smell was overpowering) or simply a dark shadow against the light.