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Weeknotes, Friday 17 October This week has felt grey and slightly apocalyptic. The long suffering roof on the block of flats we live in is finally getting fixed which…

Weeknotes, including:

- slow and steady progress
- contact us conundrums
- demoing new functionality

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Bluesky’s limited character count + my Covid brain resulted in this being quite a lacklustre bit of promo. But IMHO this is one the most important episodes of this series.

The rights and safety of trans people are being politicised, threatened and eroded right now and we have a duty to fight that

UKGovCamp Birmingham: Join Us!

UKGovCamp is happening on 17 Jan 2026. If you work in gov and haven’t attended, now’s the time!

Leaders in policy, operations, and diversity, please share with your teams, connect with colleagues, and help spread the word! Contact us to get involved.

Telly is weird. As an autistic person, I’ve never felt wholesome The microphone is passed to a young man sat along the row. He laughs a little, avoiding all eye contact, and suddenly struggles to speak…

The new series of The Assembly dropped on ITVX at the weekend, starring David Tennant and Danny Dyer.

Here’s an article I wrote last year about the show’s format and portrayals of autism on screen.

medium.com/@elsalwillia...

Weeknotes, including:

- new cookie banner going live
- tiny bits of progress on form questions
- snazzy campaign pages

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Happy Friday!

If you'd like to listen to a talk on considering intersectionality and compounding barriers when we think about accessibility, the recording is now on YouTube!

Thank you @contentdesign.london @tomyoull.bsky.social @niacampbell.bsky.social @adrianortega.bsky.social for having me! 💖

Autism assessment questionnaire designed to personally attack you An autism assessment quiz has reportedly been designed to obliterate your sense of self worth - yes, you, specifically. The questionnaire, which is supposedly meant to indicate whether or not you’re…

The questionnaire, which is supposedly meant to indicate whether or not you’re autistic, is actually out to roast every flaw you’ve ever been insecure about.

Weeknotes, Friday 26 September I’m not the biggest Iron Maiden fan (know the hits and that’s about it) but got a mate who’s desperate to see them while they’re still…

Weeknotes, including:

- attending a short design sprint
- trying to make training docs
- watching a fab cross gov content club talk

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Inclusive Design 24 (#id24) A free 24-hour online community event on accessibility and inclusion

Little reminder that Inclusive Design 24 is currently happening, and the talks and discussions have been fantastic so far!! It's free and you can join live, but also, you can catch the replays on YouTube later.
Here you go: inclusivedesign24.org/2025/

#Accesssibility #InclusiveDesign #id24

Using artificial intelligence (AI) in services Guidance on using AI in public sector services, including when and when not to use it, considerations and where to find more information.

this is very good

www.gov.uk/service-manu...

Location Matters: Everyday Gender Discrimination in Remote and On-site Work - pubsonline.informs.org/doi/10.1287/...

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"Women tend to face significantly more gender discrimination when they are on-site than when working remotely."

Chuffed to see this get a massive boost yesterday. If you haven’t already, please read, sign and share (fellas, the read and share bit applies to you too)

Thanks Caroline, hope you’re having a great SDinGov!

Weeknotes, Friday 19 September Slightly weird week with some sad events happening in my local neighbourhood, but overall a good one and feeling grateful.

Weeknotes, including:

- prototypes that are too pretty
- figuring out maps
- attending a really good talk about AI and content design (a sensible one not a silly over-hyping one)

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It's time to talk about something very personal. Receiving an invoice from a freelancer is very triggering. There, I said it. The thought of money leaving my account gives me distress. That's why it can take me 6, 10, sometimes even 15 months to transfer it. There is nothing more anxiety inducing than having to pay someone for a job they've done for you. I once received an invoice from my gardener and immediately threw my phone into the ocean. It's debilitating. I wish I could pay people on time, but my emotions won't let me. So please, if you are upset, just remember the person on the other end refusing to pay you is also a human. And they're going through a lot.

please, think about the damage you might cause before sending an invoice

Mark Zuckerberg presenting his Pervert Glasses for perverts

I'm not sure about this branding but I'm not the billionaire business genius

Retweet of a post by LoveCraftBot @Lovebotcraft z "the rapping was now repeated with greater instance, and this time bore a hint of metal." The retweet reads: "Lovecraft predicted Limp Bizkit."

Great bunch of people in that group! ❤️

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I only ask one question in job interviews. "Would you still work for me if I were a worm?" If they say yes, I make them prove it. I go to my closet and get my human-sized worm costume. The candidate watches me crawl inside it. I lie on the floor below their chair, gently moving my tail from side to side. I stare up at them in silence, waiting for them to speak while wriggling. This usually lasts 15-20 minutes until they get freaked out and leave. If a candidate says no, I hire them immediately. You're an idiot if you would work for a worm. They can't speak or run a business. You should only work for human bosses.

would you still work for me if I were a worm?

Do not use Gemini in Google Sheets for any kind of data analysis. Just tried it for some very simple survey analysis,and when I double-checked the results, there were discrepancies. Dug into it, and it seems to be inventing things.

Weeknotes, Friday 12 September If I’m honest the main highlight this week has been getting a new fridge, after a few weeks of cupboard only meals. We can now buy things…

Weeknotes, including:

- sacking off a tool that tested badly
- fun in person meet ups
- interesting online meet ups

It was a week of meet ups. Meet ups.

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Drupal Training: A Developer's Guide to Core Concepts New to Drupal? Mark Conroy breaks down nodes, terms, blocks, Views, and more in this beginner-friendly explainer—perfect for anyone starting their Drupal dev journey.

🚀 New to Drupal or mentoring a junior dev?

Mark Conroy’s @mark.ie‬ latest guide covers nodes, blocks, views, and config management—with examples and docs links.

Great foundational resource:
🔗 https://bit.ly/46xYcpt

#Drupal #WebDev #OpenSource #DrupalTraining

Thanks for sharing Caroline!

Weeknotes, Friday 5 September Had a bit of low energy and brain fog this week — think I’m not ill anymore but a bit knackered from being ill if that makes any sense…

Weeknotes, including:

* writing form questions
* attending an interesting accessible maps session
* high quality cheese toasties

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Lots of good stuff here if you are interested in how people use the epistemic authority of science.