Access:Given

So almost every image I have seen today lacked alt text.

Click Settings
Click Accessibility
Check both boxes

Alt text matters, not everyone here can see, and even for those of us that can alt text allows you to add a description and context for your images.

BE INCLUSIVE

#AltText

Accessibility For Everyone by Laura Kalbag Read the book online for free.

My book, Accessibility For Everyone, is now free and online as a website.

accessibilityforeveryone.site

The book was first published by A Book Apart in 2017 but it holds up! It covers web accessibility for designers, developers, content folks, and really everyone who works in tech.

5 minutes with Michelle O’Connor and Ellen Boyle, organisers of Access:Given We work with organisations, big and small, to transform their content and help them succeed.

Michelle O'Connor and Ellen Boyle are making digital content accessible for everyone. Learn what Access:Given taught them and why small content choices matter.

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#ContentDesign #Accessibilty #InclusiveDesign

How lovely are these notes from mine and @lifeofablindgirl.bsky.social's talk at @accessgiven.bsky.social?

You heard them come and hear our genius 🥲

@accessgiven.bsky.social looking forward to this today! Might just be the neurodiverse friendly tonic I need ❤️

Access:Given | Digital Accessibility Conference in Newcastle Upon Tyne Join us on 10th September 2025 for Access:Given, a one day digital accessibility conference.

Tickets are £119 each, plus £3 booking fee.

Bargain for what's set to be a day to remember.

accessgiven.co.uk/tickets

And you also fancy...

Tea, coffee, pastries and chats with a bunch of people who are passionate about accessibility and inclusivity, in an accessible and inclusive space...

Then pick up your ticket this week to secure your place.

@heldutson.bsky.social and @lifeofablindgirl.bsky.social share their genius about making accessibility creative

...and @ettiebaileyking.bsky.social discuss how to cut through the overwhelm and communicate in a way that’s clear, simple, and (nearly) impossible to misunderstand.

@craigabbott.co.uk talking about AI and accessibility

@rachelanne.bsky.social explore creating content with dignity

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You read that right.

We've only got a handful of tickets left for Access:Given next Wednesday at Newcastle Helix.

So, if you want to hear...

Access:Given | Digital Accessibility Conference in Newcastle Upon Tyne Join us on 10th September 2025 for Access:Given, a one day digital accessibility conference in Newcastle Upon Tyne.

Do you believe automated accessibility tools will ever reach the levels of accuracy they claim? And, do you think AI will change the game?

I’m speaking about this topic next month at @accessgiven.bsky.social conference. If you’re interested tickets are £119: accessgiven.co.uk

#accessibility #a11y

Access:Given | Digital Accessibility Conference in Newcastle Upon Tyne Join us on 10th September 2025 for Access:Given, a one day digital accessibility conference.

UK folks; the inaugural @accessgiven.bsky.social digital accessibility conference is happening on 10th sept in Newcastle! accessgiven.co.uk/pif/

@mocogam.bsky.social tells me there's a few Pay-It-fwd tickets still available (i.e. free for those in need) - so share / apply quick if you can make it.

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Less than a month until we all gather at Newcastle Helix for the first ever Access:Given!

Access:Given | Digital Accessibility Conference in Newcastle Upon Tyne Join us on 10th September 2025 for Access:Given, a one day digital accessibility conference.

Ettie works with organisations such as Amnesty International, Wellcome, Harrods, Decathlon, Vodafone, On, Savills, Global Witness, and Girlguiding.

Secure your tickets to see Ettie and our other speakers at our website: accessgiven.co.uk/tickets

The way we communicate is a largely untrodden area of digital accessibility, with WCAG only recently adding criteria about reading level, for example, to the AAA standard.

This talk will give attendees the information they need to practically apply positive changes to how they communicate.

At Access:Given, she will discuss how to communicate for frazzled brains. She'll explore how to cut through the overwhelm and communicate in a way that's clear, simple and (nearly) impossible to misunderstand.

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MEET THE SPEAKER

Ettie Bailey-King is our keynote speaker; she is an inclusive and accessible communication educator.

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We're really excited to be supporting the @accessgiven.bsky.social 1 day digital accessibility conference!
10 September in Newcastle Upon Tyne.
Find out more: accessgiven.co.uk

Secure your tickets to see Craig and our other speakers at our website: accessgiven.co.uk/tickets

Can't afford to come? Apply for a Pay-It-Forward ticket: accessgiven.co.uk/pif

He will discuss research and experiments conducted with various language models. With lots of examples of good, bad, and downright weird outputs, this talk will help you make informed decisions about whether to integrate AI into your own accessibility work.

For Access:Given, Craig is sharing his expert opinion on a very hot topic indeed: AI.

Craig will explore the current obsession with AI, and whether it’s currently reliable enough to help you solve accessibility problems.

He is a design lead and accessibility specialist, and his focus is on user-centred design.

He is autistic and has ADHD. He is passionate about breaking down the stigma of mental health and neurodivergence.

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MEET THE SPEAKERS

@craigabbott.co.uk is the former Head of Accessibility at the Department for Work and Pensions and the creator of the DWP Accessibility Manual.

Our co-founder Ellen Kate Boyle took a trip to Newcastle Helix today to visit our sensory room, which will be sponsored by Content Design London.

@ellenkateboyle.bsky.social @contentdesign.london

Access:Given | Digital Accessibility Conference in Newcastle Upon Tyne Join us on 10th September 2025 for Access:Given, a one day digital accessibility conference.

Buy tickets to hear Rachel speak at Access:Given in Newcastle Upon Tyne on Wednesday 10th September: accessgiven.co.uk/tickets/

An expert in trauma-informed design, Rachel specialises in using content to help people understand policy, services, and their rights.

As a content designer, she shares how helping people access information enables their human rights. Rachel has also written and spoken about children's rights to accessible information.

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MEET THE SPEAKERS

@rachelanne.bsky.social Rachel Edwards is a senior content designer at @contentdesign.london!