UoY Digital Accessibility Unit
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Supporting and developing everyone for greater digital accessibility at University of York.
See more of our work at: https://blogs.york.ac.uk/digital-accessibility/
See more of our work at: https://blogs.york.ac.uk/digital-accessibility/
It's so tempting but no... When explaining certain accessibility problems people can be doubtful that anyone did it - we always caveat with "I'm sorry if this sounds obvious but these are all things we've seen before!"
November 13, 2025 at 9:18 AM
It's so tempting but no... When explaining certain accessibility problems people can be doubtful that anyone did it - we always caveat with "I'm sorry if this sounds obvious but these are all things we've seen before!"
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Thank you so much for sharing. I would also suggest thinking about accessibility more generally, I wrote a blog post that also reflects on other forms of accessibility and has a video that explains some of those decisions as well enhancingaudiodescription.com/darci-confer...
Reflecting on the DARCI Conference – Enhancing Audio Description
On beautiful, creative and thought-provoking access and representation: reflecting on the DARCI Conference.
enhancingaudiodescription.com
October 29, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Thank you so much for sharing. I would also suggest thinking about accessibility more generally, I wrote a blog post that also reflects on other forms of accessibility and has a video that explains some of those decisions as well enhancingaudiodescription.com/darci-confer...
So have a Happy Halloween - and always check for charcoal! 4/4
a person with a pumpkin on their head dancing in a cemetery
Alt: Pumpkin dance meme - a man in skin tight black clothes and wearing a jack o lantern carved pumpkin over his face dances cheesily but jauntily against a graveyard backdrop
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October 23, 2025 at 12:09 PM
So have a Happy Halloween - and always check for charcoal! 4/4
If you take oral medication, always check any black coloured foods as to whether they contain charcoal. It can significantly reduce your uptake of a wide range of medications, including painkillers, antidepressants and the pill. 3/
October 23, 2025 at 12:01 PM
If you take oral medication, always check any black coloured foods as to whether they contain charcoal. It can significantly reduce your uptake of a wide range of medications, including painkillers, antidepressants and the pill. 3/
Activated charcoal can be used to treat poisoning - charcoal is very effective at binding with other chemical agents. Unfortunately this is indiscriminate, so the action that can remove poison from your digestive tract can also absorb necessary medication from any tablets you have taken 2/
October 23, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Activated charcoal can be used to treat poisoning - charcoal is very effective at binding with other chemical agents. Unfortunately this is indiscriminate, so the action that can remove poison from your digestive tract can also absorb necessary medication from any tablets you have taken 2/