Inclusive user research: vulnerable people, from the @TetraLogical.com blog
tetralogical.com/blog/2026/04/09/inclusiv...
#inclusive #research

Gene therapy to be studied for treating Type 1 Diabetes:
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/gene-therapy...

Hire Me | gerardkcohen.me I am now available to hire for speaking, consulting, training, and media engagements.

If you are even remotely interested in me helping you with your accessibility goals, just reach out.

gerardkcohen.me/hire-me.html

Absolutely do this! #accessibility

Absolutely do this!

Absolutely do this. Gerard is an excellent person to have on-side for #accessibility

Featuring @bram.us @tink.uk @anjana.dev @jakearchibald.com @alistairshepherd.uk @cassiecodes.bsky.social @philhawksworth.dev

@acuity.design It's a good question, but it isn't a new one. It's always been a risk with propriatary assistive tech.

beyond tellerrand in Düsseldorf - 27–28 Apr 2026 beyond tellerrand is the affordable single-track event where creativity and technology meet. Taking place in Düsseldorf and Berlin these days with 500+ attendees each in a renowned, familiar and frien...

Good morning and happy easter! Today is a bank holiday, but tomorrow I‘ll publish the final schedule for #btconf 2026. What a great line-up. Don‘t be a fool to miss that and get your ticket now. beyondtellerrand.com/events/dusse...

@acuity.design What about the use of AI to ease the cognitive burden/postpone the cognitive surrender?

Today I was introduced to the traditional Yorkshire apple pie made with Wensleydale cheese. Oh. My. Goodness. I need to lie down and not eat again until Thursday 😊 😋

That moment when the idea for a talk just clicks into place and you know you're going to have fun with it ❇️

Do Androids Dream of Accessible webs?

We can find out together at #AllDayHey! by @heypresents.com on 7 May:
https://heypresents.com/conferences/2026

#BeCurious #accessibility #agenticAI

A ‘masculinity crisis’ is brewing in UK schools, union says Misogynistic abuse of female staff is increasing, leaving teachers feeling ‘traumatised’ and ‘humiliated’

This isnt' a "masculinity crisis". Let's call it what it is: a deliberate campaign by the right to brainwash boys with misogynistic propaganda. Calling a woman teacher "a fucking slag" isn't masculine behaviour.

www.theguardian.com/education/20...

@sil.kryogenix.org Well, some of them at any rate. Closer inspection reveals some are missing 🙄

@paulhhowells.bsky.social Confirming that the WayBackPack has done the trick, but thank you again for offering to help in any case.

@benjystanton.co.uk No. I still know one or two people there but at this point I'd rather retreve the posts and put them somewhere under my control in any case.

@sil.kryogenix.org Interesting. I didn't know that. Definitely worth a try. Thanks! However, yes, definitely time to grab my own copies in any case methinks.

@sil.kryogenix.org I have all the URL on this page:
https://tink.uk/on-other-websites/

Trying this today to grab the rest:
https://github.com/jsvine/waybackpack

@sil.kryogenix.org Oh! Those are indeed the posts from TPGi. Thanks for the detective work 😊 Goodness knows you'd think a redirect wasn't beyond the wit of people.

@paulhhowells.bsky.social Thank you! That's a very generous offer. My mission for today is to try this, so keep your fingers crossed 😊
https://github.com/jsvine/waybackpack

GAIN (formerly Nomensa) and TPGi have removed all my posts from their blogs (from 2002 on).

The Internet Archive Way Back Machine is not the most accessible thing to use, so if anyone has any bright ideas about how I could retreve the contents so I can republish, I'd be glad to hear!

Use this link to try #Smol planet friendly essentials (laundry capsules, dishwasher tabs, multipurpose spray, and handwash) for £3, and the £6 referral for PerlBod and me will go to Suds In Schools to help them tackle hygiene poverty in schools:
http://smol.refr.cc/suds-in-schools/u/danhopkins

In November the UK Gov promised to remove some levies and obligations from fuel bills and this comes into effect on 1 April, saving the average household about £120 a year.

Octopus Energy has a good explaination here:
octopus.energy/blog/april-2026-price-ca...

#energy #CostOfLiving

In her talk in May, @tink.uk will explore where agents fracture first, and what that reveals about whether they are built to serve people, or merely optimise for statistical averages.

More information: heypresents.com/conferences/...

#RIP Len Deighton
www.theguardian.com/books/2026/mar/17/len-de...

Time to read the excellent Berlin Game, Mexico Set, and London Match again.

The world's most credible democracy watchdog, warns that Trump is aiming for dictatorship and the US is no longer a liberal democracy:
www.theguardian.com/world/commentisfree/2026...

Delighted to have an @Eurosky.social account so I can use AT Protocol apps like Bluesky, but with my data hosted in Europe and governed in Europe 🥳

https://www.eurosky.tech/

@robin.berjon.com However, I've now signed up for a Eurosky account, so all is well 😊

@robin.berjon.com Hm. Actually, sorry, it's not the sharing disclosure. It's whatever contains options like "Eurosky", "Atmosphere", and "Atproto".