This episode is actually less depressing than you think! Thank you @annaecook.com for being so open and honest.

Design Overtime: The Cost of Caring: Accessibility, Burnout, and Finding Yourself Again (with Anna E. Cook) | Design Downtime

In this conversation, Anna E. Cook and I talk about what happens when the work that defines you stops being the work you're hired to do.

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Some wonderful architectural optical illusions here. www.core77.com/posts/145098...

Felice Varini's Optical-Illusion Interiors - Core77

These interiors appear to have had a Photoshop layer added to them, in preparation for a magazine article. In fact, those geometric shapes were captured in-camera, and actually exist within the space....

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Bookmarks always seem to be where good links go to be forgotten. So I built Gather: a searchable library of things I find around design, accessibility and technology - with markdown versions of articles incase links change or disappear. Have a browse and let me know what you think gather.human.cx

Gather - Chris Bush's shared bookmark collection

A shared, searchable library of 1,129 links, articles, media, and files curated by Chris Bush (Human.cx) and collaborators - browse by tag, or add your own.

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I’ve known about Secrid wallets for a while, and always thought they were quite cool, but I never knew they also provide so many career opportunities for disabled people in their production processes. You can read more about it here secrid.com/en-de/storie... #valuingcapabilities #accessibility

Have you donated to charity, fundraised, or supported a campaign in the last 12 months? We’re looking for people across England, Wales and Scotland to take part in a 1-hour online research session this August. You’ll receive a £60 voucher as a thank you. Interested? bit.ly/3TBezP0

Nexer Digital has completed a major digital transformation project for The HALO Trust, creating a new online platform designed to help the international charity increase donations, improve supporter engagement and strengthen its global digital presence. www.charitytoday.co.uk/digital-agen...

Digital agency strengthens humanitarian charity fundraising | Charity Today News

Nexer Digital was appointed to redesign and develop the charity's primary website as part of a wider strategy to support fundraising growth and deliver a more

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Bang on time for #GAAD! We are announcing the introduction of the Accessible Games Initiative's tags on our Store pages. So players can get the information they need where it matters the most: before purchase! #GameAccessibility #a11y news.ubisoft.com/en-gb/articl...

Ubisoft Launches Accessible Games Initiative Tags for Global Accessibility Awareness Day

The Accessible Games Initiative strives to provide players with clear information about accessibility features in games through a series of tags. Ubisoft has begun its progressive rollout of the tags,...

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Enjoying @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social keynote kicking off @nexerdigital.com #CampDigital Hope spreads

Dan Hett closed out the day talking about how to get on and do the things. From body modification to creating games in response to tragedy to projecting patterns in Pakistan, his talk was about staying creative with just enough knowledge to be dangerous #CampDigital

Am I part of the problem, if I keep filling in the gaps? Am I helping drive unsustainable change? @himal.bsky.social on restoring our ability to survey the conditions and make sure we don't burn out trying to make a bad plan work #CampDigital

I’m looking forward to taking a deeper dive into “ Inclusive Design for a Digital World” by Reginé M Gilbert.

Allbirds’ pivot from eco-friendly shoes to AI is astounding! For a brand built on sustainability, removing those commitments is a sad shift. It also raises a question: how real is a brand’s purpose, if values slip as priorities change? www.engadget.com/ai/shoe-comp... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

That thing where you go and raid your own bookshelf and realise that you’ve loaned out your favourites again… and you’re going to need to buy a couple for the third or forth time

Not sure what financial chaos I caused in January, but it was serious enough for the @financialtimes.com to check in on me. 🤜💥🤛

Reducing anxiety is accessibility. A car dealer doing better #accessibility work than many digital teams. Stendahls Bil's guide to help people with access needs understand the car buying journey, explaining the process and building confidence before they arrive. www.linkedin.com/pulse/reduci...

Reducing anxiety is accessibility

One of the most inspiring accessibility examples I came across last year came from Stendahls Bil, a Swedish car dealer. Simple idea, done well: help people know what to expect when buying a car.

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Just the browser (justthebrowser.com)- a nifty tool to help you liberate your browser from AI bloat and tracking. cybernews.com/security/dev...

One developer’s tool strips AI and other junk from Chrome, Edge, and Firefox

A developer released a free tool called “Just the Browser” that disabless AI features, ads, and other unwanted junk in Chrome, Edge, and Firefox.

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We'll keep our 'Kirby wrapped' post brief. There's one number we really want to share with you. Together, we’ve collected and donated €4,778 to the Against Malaria Foundation in 2025. 💛 This is a great achievement. We are very grateful that you use our donation chechbox at checkout so frequently!

These annual ‘year wrapped’ things are melting my brain. Spotify, Amazon, Strava, LinkedIn… mostly fine. But Miro? 256 collaborators. 1,936 boards. ”Specialism in workshops.” Lots of numbers. Zero insight. Genuinely worried about what might Microsoft one might say.

AI reads your site like a blind person. This piece explains why accessibility matters for AI search. Clear structure, proper headings, meaningful alt text, and transcripts help models understand context The work that helps people use your site helps AI interpret it. www.forbes.com/councils/for...

How Accessibility Prepares Your Website For AI Search

The foundation for AI search success isn't new technology—it's timeless principles of clear communication, semantic structure and accessible design.

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2025: A WordPress plug-in accidentally pushes something to live - the chair of a national institution resigns OpenAI intentionally release products to a mass market that includes errors, manipulations and stolen material - cool, cool Is this how it works? www.theguardian.com/business/202...

“So, hinge is that like grinder? “

Had a lot of fun recording this! Thanks to @anikacolliernavaroli.com and @techpolicypress.bsky.social for the opportunity. www.techpolicy.press/through-to-t...

Through to Thriving: Protecting Our Privacy with Chris Gilliard | TechPolicy.Press

Tech Policy Press fellow Anika Collier Navaroli in conversation with Critical Internet Studies Institute privacy researcher and advocate Chris Gilliard.

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#CampDigital is back! As many of you already know, it's an absolutely wonderful event for for anyone working in design, accessibility, and digital transformation. It's gonna be a goodun - So, sign-up for your early bird tickets before they go!

Nexer_Digital@nexerdigital.com · 12mo ago

🔥 Exciting news...early bird tickets for #CampDigital 2026 are now available! We're back at the RNCM on Thurs 7th May, and we've already confirmed some fantastic speakers and workshops (with more TBA)! Check out our lineup so far, and book early birds at: www.nexerdigital.com/camp-digital...

Love this idea - Black Market are fighting back against planned obsolescence by turning into a proposition and product www.backmarket.co.uk/en-gb/e/obso...

The Obsolete Computer | Back Market

Find the best deals on Obsolete Windows laptops. Free standard shipping ✅ 1-year warranty ✅ 30-day money-back guarantee ✅ Verified Refurbished ✅

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Quick question. I’m in need of some advice. Does anyone of any good platforms for publishing conference slides that maintain accessibility quality/standards? I’ve not looked into it for a while, but it’s always been a bit of a big bear of mine. Thanks in advance.

One of the funniest headlines I’ve read in ages. “Heathrow, NatWest and Minecraft sites down in Microsoft global outage”

100% this!!!!!

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"The fastest path to improved accessibility is to stop defending patterns that already irritate non-disabled users. Those patterns are already creating friction." buttondown.com/access-abili...

Today, we're launching Transforming Public Services for a Modern Wales. This report sets out a clear path for the next Welsh Government to move beyond short-term fixes and deliver better, human-centred services. #DigitalWales #PublicServiceReform