Léonie Watson

YouTube video by Pixel Pioneers There Is No Spoon – Léonie Watson | Pixel Pioneers 2025

🎥 Here's the first video from Pixel Pioneers Bristol 2025!

@tink.uk's opening keynote covers the risks and limitations of generative AI but also its extraordinary potential to make the world more accessible. It's a must-watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVZP...

#ThrowbackThursday #tbthursday #a11y

Accessibility and the agentic web - TetraLogical Imagine being in a department store that sells clothes from multiple brands and having a personal shopping assistant to help you select the clothes you want to buy. As a blind person, that's about the...

With agentic AI contributing to the AI hype-cycle, I've been giving it some thought from the point of view of a disabled person, and as an accessibility specialist who's already witnessing the arrival of the agentic web first-hand:
tetralogical.com/blog/2025/08...

#AI #agentics #accessibility

AccessiBe and data protection? - Tink - Léonie Watson Enhanced Tracking Protection (ETP)

On this day in 2021, Léonie Watson @tink.uk examined the privacy risks of overlays and made a compelling case. The questions she addressed to #accessiBe about their Data Protection Impact Assessment were never answered.

Using ChatGPt Agent...

Me: "What's the next event on my calendar?"

Agent: Thinks

Me: Goes to make tea.

Time passes.

Agent: "Your next event is daily stand-up today at 9:05AM."

"Also, apologies, but I seem to have deleted the previous event in your calendar. Would you like me to restore it?"

Understanding the European Accessibility Act (EAA) - TetraLogical The European Accessibility Act (EAA) requires that products and services made available within the European Union (EU) are accessible. Like most EU Directives, the EAA (DIRECTIVE (EU) 2019/882) is har...

Understanding the European Accessibility Act (EAA):
tetralogical.com/blog/2025/03...

Including the bit no-one talks about, EN 17161 Design for All:
tetralogical.com/blog/2025/06...

And a set of FAQ just in case:
tetralogical.com/blog/2025/07...
#EAA #accessibility #a11y #SustainableAccessibility

In 1994 the UK voted the widget inside a can of Guinness as Invention of the Year.

The Internet came second.

Yes, yes, I know that far more people were probably drinking Guinness than using the interwebs back in 1994, but c'mon... 😂

Accessibility is Not an Option: What the European Accessibility Act (EAA) Means for You - Start Your Business Magazine We are moving into a new era of accessibility, when online stores and eBooks that talk, tablets that connect wirelessly to hearing aids, and controlling your laptop with your voice are ubiquitous. And...

From 28 June 2025, the EU’s Accessibility Act will reshape how businesses approach accessibility.

Lasting success means making accessibility part of your everyday work practices.

Read more from @tink.uk at:
www.startyourbusinessmag.com/blog/2025/06...

#SustainableAccessibility #EAA #EUCompliance

YouTube video by Elena Rossini Introducing the Fediverse: a New Era of Social Media

Give me four minutes and I will change how you see social media. Forever."

Italian film-maker Elena Rossini introduces the fediverse: a new era for social media:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRJH...

The more we like and share this video, the more it'll irritate the hell out of Musk, Zuckerberg and co.

Decriminalise abortion and make it a protected human right. Women’s rights are under threat from the far right. Nigel Farage just called our current abortion provisions “utterly ludicrous” – and others in power are paying attention. A vote in Parliament could ...

Did you know that abortion is a crime in the UK? Now you do - and it's time that changed. Please lend your support by signing this petition:
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/de...

In 1997, Mary Schmich published a guide to life in the Chicago Tribune. In 1999, Baz Lurhmann turned it into a chillout anthem called Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen).

It was, and remains, some of the best advice for life I've ever heard...
tink.uk/advice-for-l...

A photo of Leonie Watson next to a cup of tea on a table, alongside the title of the talk she will deliver at Pixel Pioneers Bristol on 20 June 2025: There Is No Spoon.

A headshot of Rachel-Lee Nabors alongside the title of the talk they will deliver at Pixel Pioneers Bristol on 20 June 2025: Death of the Browser.

Discover how AI is changing how we interact with the web — for better or worse. This year, @pixelpioneers.co Bristol is bookended with AI talks by @tink.uk and @nearestnabors.com.

🎟️ Check out the schedule and snap up one of the last remaining tickets here: pixelpioneers.co/events/brist...

Making sticky pork belly slices; cooked in ginger ale, then clarted in a reduction made with maple syrup, lime juice, ketchup, ginger, chilli and garlic.

A photo of Leonie Watson next to a cup of tea on a table, alongside the title of the talk she will deliver at Pixel Pioneers Bristol on 20 June 2025: There Is No Spoon.

"The more we understand about ourselves, the more our awareness of disability evolves, the better we can get at designing and building things that work for more people."

👉🏽 @tink.uk is the latest guest in the @pixelpioneers.co speaker spotlights. Read the interview: pixelpioneers.co/blog/speaker...

Foundations: Keyboard accessibility - TetraLogical By prioritising semantic HTML and offering keyboard-friendly alternatives for complex interactions, you help create a more inclusive experience for people who use a keyboard.

@TetraLogical.com has added another post to the Foundations series. This time on keyboard accessibility:
tetralogical.com/blog/2025/05...

#accessibility #a11y #usability

This made my day 💜

It might say a person in a hat, but not much more than that. The Metas don't describe individuals in any kind of detail. If you're curious about SeeingAI though, we can give it a go when I see you next.

This is a must listen!

@tink.uk will open Pixel Pioneers Bristol on 20 June and @brucel.bsky.social is kindly sponsoring the event with @vivaldi.com. 😊

I finally got around to jotting down a few notes on using my Ray-Ban Meta Glasses:
tink.uk/using-ray-ba...

#MetAI #AI #AssistiveTech

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

The @InclusiveDesign24@bluesky.social Call For Presenters (CFP) closes on 31 May, so don't hesitate, submit your talk now!
inclusivedesign24.org/2025/

#id24 is on 25 September; 24 hours of #free talks about #accessibility #a11y #code #design #inclusion and more

YouTube video by beyond tellerrand Léonie Watson – There Is No Spoon – beyond tellerrand Düseldorf 2025

There is no spoon - really nice talk by @tink.uk ! 👏

youtu.be/fyRxd072JrA?...

In the course of trying to understand why Windows 11 context menu shortcuts that use modifier keys don't work (The modifier tables don't get loaded apparently), I discovered you can open the current folder by typing "wt" in the explorer address bar.

WeAreDevelopers Accessibility & AI Day • 5 June 2025 • Online Discover how AI is redefining Accessibility at this masterfully curated single-track event with industry-leading experts.

If you're curious how AI is redefining #accessibility, why not come to AI and Accessibility Day hosted by We Are Developers on 5 June:
www.wearedevelopers.com/events/acces...

You can use code A11YDAY_Leonie
for 15% off too.

#AI #a11y

YouTube video by beyond tellerrand Léonie Watson – There Is No Spoon – beyond tellerrand Düseldorf 2025

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

In Touch - The European Accessibility Act; The Audio Description Association - BBC Sounds In Touch assesses the implications of the upcoming European Accessibility Act on the UK.

@tink.uk joined BBC Radio 4’s In Touch programme to discuss the implications of the upcoming European Accessibility Act on the UK.

The episode explores how this legislation could influence accessibility standards and practices.

Listen now at: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

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

Inclusive Design 24 is on 25 September 2025, and our Call For Presenters (CFP) is open until 31 May:
inclusivedesign24.org/2025/

#id24 #a11y #accessibility #UX #inclusion #InclusiveDesign #code #gamedev

A photo of Leonie Watson next to a cup of tea on a table, alongside the title of the talk she will deliver at Pixel Pioneers Bristol on 20 June 2025: There Is No Spoon.

Happy Global Accessibility Awareness Day! The perfect opportunity to announce that #a11y legend @tink.uk is opening @pixelpioneers.co Bristol on 20 June!

👉🏽 Check out the full talk description and secure your ticket: pixelpioneers.co/events/brist...

#GAAD #GAAD2025 #accessibility

Happy to find @eurovisiondrinking.com is alive and kicking! #Eurovision:

Kudos to the #BBC for live Audio Description for #Eurovision tonight!

#inclusive #TV

Léonie Watson: The Privacy Principles are now a #W3C Statement:
www.w3.org/TR/2025/STMT...
#privacy

TetraLogical hiring Associate Accessibility Specialist in United Kingdom | LinkedIn Posted 8:09:04 AM. TetraLogical is looking for an Associate Accessibility Specialist to join our team and help us…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.

We're looking for an Associate Accessibility Specialist to join the @TetraLogical.com team:
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/42...

Also here if Linkedin is not your thing:
misc.tetralogical.com/careers/2025...

Closing date is Wednesday 21 May.

#accessibility #a11y #UK