@calumryan.com.bsky.social
Making the web a better more accessible place on GOV.UK at GDS and in my own time with https://calumryan.com #Accessibility Advocate INFJ, Neurodivergent 💭 Train travel enthusiast 🧳🚄 👋 he/him 🇬🇧 🇮🇪
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03.08.2025 20:09 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0This weekend, taking the train to dazzling Derby. To see trains, about a hundred or more trains of all generations for probably a once-in a lifetime experience all in one place
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Calum outside a Cathedral entrance in bright daylight holding an audio guide
Sightseeing in Málaga's 36°C with a copious intake of cool drinks and air conditioned bars and restaurants
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Hera Hussain presents at Camp Digital with her baby in its pram by her side
Baby's first keynote. lconic @herahussain.bsky.social presents the opening talk at #CampDigital while simultaneously being a parent. Normalise this!
03.07.2025 09:22 — 👍 13 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0Updated my website to @getkirby.com version 5! 🎉
Updating a five-year-stale PHP setup reminded me how much has changed—grateful for AI speeding up what would’ve once felt impossible as someone who hates having to tinker with backend code.
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29.06.2025 21:47 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Today marks one year since I joined the Civil Service—what a year it’s been, with department changes and a new government along the way. Navigating digital accessibility challenges in such a large and evolving organisation hasn’t been easy, but I’m learning to value the small wins […]
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Hello friends with a personal website (and friends who want one)! 🩵
Tomorrow I will be co-hosting Homebrew Website (London timezone).
Join us online! Everyone from any timezone is welcome.
Check what we’re about:
events.indieweb.org/2025/06/home...
Recent changes across government departments mean I’ve to use Windows via a virtual machine on Mac as an interim fix. Each day starts with a 10+ minute wait just to log in and open Outlook or Teams—a daily reminder why I never looked back after switching my personal computer to a Mac 10 years ago.
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08.06.2025 18:35 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0One month until I travel by bike to a Belgian hotel near Lille (via train and ferry) to watch Le Tour's opening stages 🚴🏻♀️🇫🇷
Any recommendations for a compact waterproof backpack suitable for 3 nights away? 🌦️🚴🏻♀️
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The house number 38 on ceramic tiles with a pretty backdrop of plants and brick wall, Calum stand beside wearing sunglasses
The house number 38 on ceramic tiles with a pretty backdrop of plants and brick wall, Calum stands beside looking at the number
The house number 38 on ceramic tiles with a pretty backdrop of a black door, Calum stand beside
Another beautiful birthday in a stunning city, where East meets West in Istanbul. Grateful for the sunshine, the views, and the amazing partner and photographer—thanks to Mena for capturing the magic!
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“Accessibility in HTML emails remains critically under-addressed in 2025” emailmarkup.org/en/reports/a...
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Headshots of the following Pixel Pioneers speakers: Hidde de Vries, Chris Gannon, Ana Rodrigues, Rachel-Lee Nabors, Leonie Watson, Rachel Ilan Simpson, Jack Franklin, plus two silhouettes.
⏳ @pixelpioneers.co Bristol is just 1 month away! Meet this year's core speakers:
👉 @hidde.blog
👉 @chrisgannon.bsky.social
👉 @ohhelloana.blog
👉 @nearestnabors.com
👉 @tink.uk
👉 Rachel Ilan Simpson
👉 @jackf.io
And stay tuned for news on the two lightning talks! pixelpioneers.co/events/brist...
Hello and welcome to a new week. For you start into this week, we go @tink.uk from #btconf Düsseldorf 2025 with her brilliant talk titled “There Is No Spoon”. Please find it in our YouTube channel. youtu.be/fyRxd072JrA
19.05.2025 08:41 — 👍 19 🔁 15 💬 2 📌 0Today is Global Accessibility Awareness Day #GAAD💡
Meet our former trainee Selma, as she shares her experience working at the Council with a visual impairment.
Discover more about the tools & technologies that empower her in her everyday work!
More about EU accessibility rules: europa.eu/!KtFQyn
The UK has 16.1 million disabled people, that's 1 in 4 people 23% working age adults are disabled 45% of pension age adults are disabled Scope
Great first talk by @calumryan.com Senior Accessibility Specialist from Government Digital Service.
15.05.2025 09:31 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0Today's Global Accessibility Awareness Day and I'm speaking about web accessibility 👉🏻
15.05.2025 07:19 — 👍 5 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0Emailed May 8th including case reference from previous message last year
13.05.2025 11:33 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Once again having to pay additional eye watering service charges to KFH agents for maintenance costs incurred prior to me living in my current leasehold. Following this up again with my MP @paulkohlersw19.bsky.social
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Thoughts from Beyond Tellerrand Düsseldorf 2025 calumryan.com/articles/tho... #BTconf
12.05.2025 10:34 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Must visit again and meetup :)
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