Richard Morton
@accessibleweb.bsky.social
Christian, Head of Accessiblity and Digital Inclusion at Government Digital Service, part of Department for Science, Innovation and Technology. Terrible puns. Music wot I wrote at https://soundcloud.com/user-480796149
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Richard Morton
@accessibleweb.bsky.social
· Jun 17
Twenty four of the ‘Top 75’ government services failed to meet basic accessibility standards in Q1 2024.
From www.gov.uk/government/p...
#Accessibility #a11y #AccessibilityRegulations
From www.gov.uk/government/p...
#Accessibility #a11y #AccessibilityRegulations
State of digital government review
www.gov.uk
I don't have statistics more recent than this, but I suspect the situation is still similar now, and it can probably safely be extrapolated meaning that thousands of the 7000+ government services aren't digital accessible to the minimum required standards.
#accessibility #AccessibilityRegulations
#accessibility #AccessibilityRegulations
Apparently Scotland won against Expectations in the football. I haven’t been following closely and I didn’t even know that Expectations is a country.
June 14, 2026 at 7:53 AM
Apparently Scotland won against Expectations in the football. I haven’t been following closely and I didn’t even know that Expectations is a country.
New roles at the Government Digital Service
Associate Product Manager: www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/index.cg...
Senior user researcher: www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/index.cg...
Senior service designer www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/index.cg...
Associate Product Manager: www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/index.cg...
Senior user researcher: www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/index.cg...
Senior service designer www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/index.cg...
Quick Check Needed
www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk
June 12, 2026 at 3:49 PM
New roles at the Government Digital Service
Associate Product Manager: www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/index.cg...
Senior user researcher: www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/index.cg...
Senior service designer www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/index.cg...
Associate Product Manager: www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/index.cg...
Senior user researcher: www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/index.cg...
Senior service designer www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/index.cg...
This is a great opportunity to help make sure government information and services are available to everyone #a11y #Accessibility
Yay! I'm hiring two Senior Accessibility Specialists to join my team on GOV.UK One Login. You'll be working with great people, solving complex problems for tens of millions of users. Salary of £70,834 - £74,317 (London) / £63,240 - £66,610 (National). Please share!
Quick Check Needed
www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk
May 15, 2026 at 4:08 PM
This is a great opportunity to help make sure government information and services are available to everyone #a11y #Accessibility
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Yay! I'm hiring two Senior Accessibility Specialists to join my team on GOV.UK One Login. You'll be working with great people, solving complex problems for tens of millions of users. Salary of £70,834 - £74,317 (London) / £63,240 - £66,610 (National). Please share!
Quick Check Needed
www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk
May 15, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Yay! I'm hiring two Senior Accessibility Specialists to join my team on GOV.UK One Login. You'll be working with great people, solving complex problems for tens of millions of users. Salary of £70,834 - £74,317 (London) / £63,240 - £66,610 (National). Please share!
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If you're interested in a foundational understanding of accessibility, start here.
Feedback from many accessibility professionals turned into a free online resource. For you to read, watch and share!
www.inklusivo.nl/accessibilit...
Feedback from many accessibility professionals turned into a free online resource. For you to read, watch and share!
www.inklusivo.nl/accessibilit...
inklusivo | Accessibility fundamentals
Why and how you remove barriers for people with disabilities
www.inklusivo.nl
April 29, 2026 at 7:50 AM
If you're interested in a foundational understanding of accessibility, start here.
Feedback from many accessibility professionals turned into a free online resource. For you to read, watch and share!
www.inklusivo.nl/accessibilit...
Feedback from many accessibility professionals turned into a free online resource. For you to read, watch and share!
www.inklusivo.nl/accessibilit...
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Today is #NationalPenguinDay so we're remembering that time we made a Penguin out of Penguin Books.
It's a Penguin Penguin. 🐧
It's a Penguin Penguin. 🐧
April 25, 2026 at 10:21 AM
Today is #NationalPenguinDay so we're remembering that time we made a Penguin out of Penguin Books.
It's a Penguin Penguin. 🐧
It's a Penguin Penguin. 🐧
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A lot of people think growth as an autistic adult means no meltdowns - no shutdowns - no overwhelm - no dysregulation
But I think growth looks more like recognising them earlier, recovering smoother, and not hating yourself after
That’s real growth and I think more sustainable and realistic
But I think growth looks more like recognising them earlier, recovering smoother, and not hating yourself after
That’s real growth and I think more sustainable and realistic
April 23, 2026 at 7:00 AM
A lot of people think growth as an autistic adult means no meltdowns - no shutdowns - no overwhelm - no dysregulation
But I think growth looks more like recognising them earlier, recovering smoother, and not hating yourself after
That’s real growth and I think more sustainable and realistic
But I think growth looks more like recognising them earlier, recovering smoother, and not hating yourself after
That’s real growth and I think more sustainable and realistic
It's good to see at least one firm putting the sole into AI www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #LunchPun
Allbirds shares soar 580% after pivot from shoes to AI
The company is selling off its shoe brand as it plans to shift to providing technology infrastructure.
www.bbc.co.uk
April 16, 2026 at 12:36 PM
It's good to see at least one firm putting the sole into AI www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #LunchPun
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I'm grateful for every single one of you who has recommended my course and has been advocate for it over the years. I'm so incredibly proud of how far it's reached and how many careers it has influenced (literally)!
Thank you so much! 🩷
Thank you so much! 🩷
April 11, 2026 at 5:03 PM
I'm grateful for every single one of you who has recommended my course and has been advocate for it over the years. I'm so incredibly proud of how far it's reached and how many careers it has influenced (literally)!
Thank you so much! 🩷
Thank you so much! 🩷
This may be useful, but only to anyone who is a contractor or contingent labour www.accessibilitycloud.com/auditor-supp... #a11y #accessibility #AccessibilityRegulations
Auditor – Free Accessibility Cloud account for testers - Accessibility Cloud
Making websites accessible takes enormous effort. Behind every accessible website is an under-appreciated accessibility tester tackling daunting auditing tasks every day, often with inadequate tools. ...
www.accessibilitycloud.com
March 18, 2026 at 3:21 PM
This may be useful, but only to anyone who is a contractor or contingent labour www.accessibilitycloud.com/auditor-supp... #a11y #accessibility #AccessibilityRegulations
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One of those annoying ones with lots of possibilities after the first go. Pleasing pattern though.
March 13, 2026 at 7:47 PM
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One of those annoying ones with lots of possibilities after the first go. Pleasing pattern though.
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For my disabled comrades who work - what do you wish your manager and team knew?
March 5, 2026 at 10:28 AM
For my disabled comrades who work - what do you wish your manager and team knew?
@xkcd.com what would the world be like now if we had never discovered how to harness electricity? Would we have incredibly complex mechanical computers, would steam supercars be a thing, would the worlds biggest company make candles, would we have exhausted fossil fuels?
February 12, 2026 at 9:18 PM
@xkcd.com what would the world be like now if we had never discovered how to harness electricity? Would we have incredibly complex mechanical computers, would steam supercars be a thing, would the worlds biggest company make candles, would we have exhausted fossil fuels?
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On Bluesky and LinkedIn, the hashtag #accessibility allows you to find lots of accessibility-related resources. To find accessibility resources in Spanish, use the hashtag #accesibilidad. The hashtag #accessibilité helps you find resources in French.
February 10, 2026 at 3:10 PM
On Bluesky and LinkedIn, the hashtag #accessibility allows you to find lots of accessibility-related resources. To find accessibility resources in Spanish, use the hashtag #accesibilidad. The hashtag #accessibilité helps you find resources in French.
It's interesting and encouraging that this sort of educational programme exists, but this needs to be taught in every school and college, not just at university level in very few universities: iadp.ahs.illinois.edu #accessibility #AccessibilityRegulations
Information Accessibility Design and Policy (IADP) | A publish.illinois.edu site | College of Applied Health Sciences | Illinois
iadp.ahs.illinois.edu
January 30, 2026 at 9:19 AM
It's interesting and encouraging that this sort of educational programme exists, but this needs to be taught in every school and college, not just at university level in very few universities: iadp.ahs.illinois.edu #accessibility #AccessibilityRegulations
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Is there a website or directory or similar of tools that don’t use AI? Search engines are being incredibly unhelpful.
January 20, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Is there a website or directory or similar of tools that don’t use AI? Search engines are being incredibly unhelpful.
January 19, 2026 at 3:51 PM
January 19, 2026 at 3:50 PM
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January 3, 2026 at 11:44 AM
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A lucky first word and a bit of thought gets a rare 2.
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Amusing little Macbook bug - it turns out that if you plug the USB-C end of the Magsafe cable into the Macbook, it thinks the battery is being charged, Maybe it's a feature and Apple are trialling perpetual motion through power loops.
December 18, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Amusing little Macbook bug - it turns out that if you plug the USB-C end of the Magsafe cable into the Macbook, it thinks the battery is being charged, Maybe it's a feature and Apple are trialling perpetual motion through power loops.
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In 2026 we are reinstating the regular One Team Gov breakfast club in London and also running a virtual one for anybody who doesn't have a meetup near them.
If you're interested you can sign up for both using the link (and please retweet/skeet!)
www.linkedin.com/posts/onetea...
If you're interested you can sign up for both using the link (and please retweet/skeet!)
www.linkedin.com/posts/onetea...
Between 2017 and 2021 One Team Gov held space weekly for people working across government to come together, connect, reflect and support each others work. Some local meetups like in Manchester have… |...
Between 2017 and 2021 One Team Gov held space weekly for people working across government to come together, connect, reflect and support each others work. Some local meetups like in Manchester have be...
www.linkedin.com
December 11, 2025 at 1:57 PM
In 2026 we are reinstating the regular One Team Gov breakfast club in London and also running a virtual one for anybody who doesn't have a meetup near them.
If you're interested you can sign up for both using the link (and please retweet/skeet!)
www.linkedin.com/posts/onetea...
If you're interested you can sign up for both using the link (and please retweet/skeet!)
www.linkedin.com/posts/onetea...
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November 27, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Very rare 2 - under pressure because others in the house already got it in 2. Wordle 1,622 2/6
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