Richard Morton (he/him)
@accessibleweb
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Bluesky: https://t.co/Kz7bklDwRx - Head of Accessibility, Government Digital Service, DSIT . Christian
Birmingham, England
Joined January 2009
The worst one yet… this is the disabled toilet in @koynlondon last night. When I asked them about it, they said, “It’s not the disabled toilet; it’s a storage cupboard”. I then asked them to show me where the disabled toilet was. They responded, “Uhhh, well, we can clear it
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Has anyone tried to gather and analyse accessibility statements across the UK public sector recently (possibly using artificial intelligence)? #accessibility #AccessibilityRegulations
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Minister for Women and Equalities @bphillipsonMP was in Darlington this week, discussing the barriers that women face when entering politics with @5050Parliament. https://t.co/kh1k20iBxG
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A disabled person being “well enough” to do something that brings their life a bit of joy & meaning every so often, doesn’t mean they’re suddenly “well enough” to work. Work is not a healthcare outcome.
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Did you know that creating your document as a PDF rather than as HTML is likely to produce more Carbon Dioxide emissions?
accessibility.blog.gov.uk
As communicators, we must take care to make our content as easy to understand and accessible as possible.
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On 5 September 2024, the https://t.co/pmjggfEySo Design System team will host its flagship event Design System Day in Liverpool. Our latest blog post from Kam Nijjar gives an insight into what goes on when organising this community-led event. https://t.co/qJcxjFzTok
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https://t.co/KesuW73X6H - I hadn't heard of this service before, but it feels like a great service to provide.
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"This accessibility overlay's website says that to avoid being sued I just have to hand over a wad of cash and include one line of HTML, and my site will auto-comply with all legislation! Is this true? Should I use it?" @heydonworks has your answer here https://t.co/Ba6GJFJaKZ
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Barriers to transport mean that disabled people make 38% fewer journeys every year than non-disabled people. Find out what needs to change in our accessible transport survey report https://t.co/FImitrMe1N PS Sorry we missed the alt text first time, and thanks for telling us!!
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The older I get, the more plain I try and make my language, because I know that makes it easier for many people, perhaps because of a cognitive impairment, or because English isn’t their first language. #a11y #accessibility
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Making colour contrast right can be hard when it comes to ratios, web content accessibility guidelines success criteria, and compliance, but it can mostly be summarised as: - dark background needs pale foreground text - light background needs dark foreground text #accessibility
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You can build a functional car without brakes, but if you treat braking as a separate thing and add it later then it probably won't be as effective, and will be very difficult to do and maintain.
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Has anyone designed and built a waterfall in an agile way? Feels like it should be possible #JustAsking
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We need to stop thinking of accessibility and other aspects of inclusion as separate things in an organisation and just think of them as part of the professional culture of the organisation. They should become a given in any organisation. Thoughts? #accessibility #Accessibility
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Great advice from @UKHomeOffice on how to write good content for people who have limited English https://t.co/aQNVeJoupQ
#accessibility #a11y
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