UK Gov Comms (NON GOVERNMENT ACCOUNT) @ukgovcomms.bsky.social *Not* a government account.
A Bluesky account for sharing best practice of government communications in the UK. Run by @bowsy.co.uk.
Antony Poveda @tonytoners.bsky.social Some sort of designer/Head of Morale, mainly content. Working for users of government. Stealing all your best ideas since 2014 (reading stuff, not much posting). antonypoveda.design Sheffield.
Darwin Peltan @darwinp.bsky.social Public sector Product and Delivery person, Husband, Dad and Hot Air Balloon Pilot
Samina @meanius.bsky.social Forever curious. Business Analysis & Design in Local Gov. New here 👋
Katie Driver @thinkingalliance.bsky.social Putting Thinking First. Helping public and third sector leaders prioritise the thinking that builds trust, shapes better decisions and strengthens progress on the work that matters.
Also: parent, runner, reader, volunteer, cat person, nature-lover...
Rachael Dietkus @rdietkus.bsky.social care for the public / lifelong advocate / designer / social worker / organizational ecologist / space nerd / tech ethicist / founder of www.socialworkerswho.design
Amanda Wowk @amandawowk.bsky.social Content designer. I'm pretty boring. Views are my own, all that jazz.
Inclusive Design 24 (#id24) @inclusivedesign24.bsky.social Inclusive Design 24 is a free 24-hour online community event on inclusive design and accessibility.
https://inclusivedesign24.org/
https://www.youtube.com/@InclusiveDesign24
Laurence Berry @laurenceberry.bsky.social Working with teams globally to deliver services, platforms and infrastructure.
Working on service patterns with govstack.global, tools for participatory democracy at assemblis.org and advising governments through komo.international
Ruth Stokes @ruthstokeswords.bsky.social Senior content designer working in the charity sector. May also post about nature and other nice stuff. A former editor at The Guardian and author. She/her.
Jamie Arnold @jamiearnold.com Humanist, agilist, ale-ist. DOGS. Sometimes, I write things down at jamiearnold.com.
SDinGov @sdingov.bsky.social 11 March 2026 | Virtual, online | virtual.sdingov.net
23-25 September 2026 | Edinburgh | sdingov.net
The original international community event for anyone involved in designing and commissioning public services.
Adrián Ortega 🗺️🧭 @adrianortega.bsky.social Existential holistic detective 🇪🇸
User-centred Design @ Digital Public Services Wales (DPSW) 🏴
Views my own, and all that.
www.adrianortega.co.uk
Tom Youll @tomyoull.bsky.social A vinyl record buyer, a coffee drinker, a wearer of caps, a drinker of beer, a holder of opinions, he/him/they/them.
Alex Torrance @alextorrance.co.uk The Idiot
Oliver Byford @obyford.com Lead frontend developer on the GOV.UK Design System. Dad to a brilliant toddler. Also known to occasionally take photos, climb things, do techy theatre things, and travel. Rarely all at the same time.
Into Design Systems @intodesignsystems.bsky.social 💪The Online Conference that helps you become a Design System expert
🌍 Join Design System experts from all around the world
👉 https://www.intodesignsystems.com
Clare Hussey @cjhussey.bsky.social
Buffer @buffer.com The social media management platform for scheduling, publishing & analytics across every major network. Plan your content calendar in one place. This account is managed by real humans. 💙
⬇️ buffer.com/bluesky
Dan Howarth @danhowarth.bsky.social Ally in training. Generally curious. Rookie dad. Into hills, indy mags and #designjustice. Content strategy and IA in UK gov.
Trilly C @trillyc.bsky.social Head of Product Management @nhsengland. Audiophile. Serial hobbyist.
@cjgroom.bsky.social @cjgroom.bsky.social
Dave Burton @ideasintheround.bsky.social Product person in central government, and part of OneTeamGov.
Co-founded Glean, a design agency for international development.
Manchester now, previously Birmingham, Dhaka and Phnom Penh. Good people doing good work together is my jam.
Jodi Bennett @babythunderball.bsky.social Interaction Designer
@jo-scho.bsky.social @jo-scho.bsky.social Content design and strategy.
James Kemp @jamesmkemp.bsky.social Public servant, delivering change mostly. Have worked in many departments. Based in Scotland. #GovPDC Explorer Scout Leader, sometimes gamer & writer
David DeWald - Community Expert | AI & Digital Marketing @handle.invalid David’s been in the community profession for over 25 years, starting way back in the late ’90s, and he’s seen just about every stage of building, growing, and sustaining online spaces.
International Association of Facilitators (IAF) @iafacilitators.bsky.social The International Association of Facilitation (IAF) promotes facilitation through exchange, professional growth, networking and other support. Join us!
Farrah Nazir @farrah-nazir.bsky.social 📊 EDI Insights & Learning Lead at @wellcometrust.bsky.social
🔥 Cofounder New Fables Collective https://newfablescollective.com
✨ “What we cannot imagine cannot come into being” bell hooks
✍🏽 https://farrah-nazir.medium.com/
Crystal Preston-Watson @scopicengineer.com Accessibility agitator in the streets, Accessibility agitator in the sheets. 24/7/365 absurdist.
https://crystalprestonwatson.com/
https://a11ysavvy.com/
Carie Fisher @cariefisher.bsky.social 😻 Accessibility @ GitHub
🎮 XR + AI
💻 Recovering frontend dev
✨ Star Wars fan (obviously)
💁♀️ she/her
Bruce Lawson @brucel.bsky.social Web standards a11y lovegod who leverages synergies at Vivaldi browser. More posts & conversation at @brucelawson@vivaldi.net. This is broadcast-only, as I've been disappointed by non-Fediverse platforms before. Musician. He/ him. Personal views. RT≠+1.
xirclebox @xirclebox.com Front-end Dev / Recording Artist / Speaker / Certified A11y Professional (CPACC) / Scuba Diver / Psychologist / Muso Shinden Ryu / PHA F&AM / rightbadcode.com / spotcheck.tools
Alexa Heinrich (she/her) @alexaheinrich.bsky.social Social media strategist and accessibility advocate. Creator of Accessible Social. Wealthy dragonfruit farmer in the Sims.
TheRealAlexa.com/hello
https://accessible-social.com/
Chris Gibbons @gbbns.co Design Engineer • Front End • Accessibility • Design systems • Framework agnostic • Astro • Northerner • Swearer • LFC • Buffalo Bills • Walker of Wainwrights
🔗 - http://gbbns.co
Steve Faulkner @stevefaulkner.eurosky.social Accessibility is political✊ Working for the web, anywhere and everywhere 🖖🏽
Shell Little @shellelittle.bsky.social ✨Officially building my 'WCAG for Designers' courses✨
Actually 3 Raccoons in a Trench-coat 🦝
Accessibility & Inclusive Design Specialist
#A11y, #GameA11y, #CogDis Educator & Keynote Speaker
AuDHD/hEDS/MCAS (she/they)
Mike Gifford, CPWA @ox.ca Open Standards & Practices lead at @CivicActions.com | #Drupal #Accessibility | Digital Services Coalition Board | @w3c Invited Expert #SustainableWeb #ARRM | http://ox.ca | #SolarPunk #Quaker #Feminist #Canadian #WebAlmanac #IAAPCPWA
#UNOpenSourceWeek
Neil Milliken @neilmilliken.bsky.social Founder of Thrival Holdings former VP #accessibility at Atos, lover of good #UX #Neurodivergent #ADHD #Dyslexic
Co-founder of @AXSChat.bsky.social
Keen amateur gardener & nature photographer.
Social networking should be sociable feel free to engage.
Meryl K. Evans, CPACC @meryl.bsky.social Speaker, trainer, and operational problem‑solver.
Communication, workflows, access, and user experience.
CPACC‑certified.
💌 Speaking: info@meryl.net
Gareth Ford Williams @garethfw.bsky.social Accessibility Old Timer, ex-BBC Head of UX/Accessibility, Web/Mobile/Games/Fonts/Design Systems.
Has #Dyslexia and #ADHD.
Director of Ab11y.com and A11yQuest.com #a11y #UXDesign #accessibility
Kevmarmol @kevmarmol.bsky.social Accessibility & Inclusive Design specialist @Digitas_UK ex @kinandcarta, member of @BIMA inclusive design council, BIMA 100 2021 & W3c COGA member.
Living with dyslexia & dyscalculia, all spelling mistakes my own
Chris Bush @chrisbush.bsky.social Head of Design Group @ Nexer
Bit of a geek.
Loves all things inclusion.
Very antiracist.
https://gather.human.cx (Resources)
https://www.human.cx (Personal site)
https://www.nexergroup.com
Hector Minto @hminto.bsky.social Kerbcut Founder. Strategic AI/Innovation Strategic Advocate for BASE. Ex Microsoft Accessibility lead. Former UK govt disability and access ambassador for the tech sector. Long time working in assistive technology. Sourdough/Kombucha/Pickling officionado.
Grace Snow, CPACC - #A11y @gracesnow.bsky.social 🌈👩💻 Accessibility specialist | Front End Developer | Inclusivity Champion | Strategic Designer. She/Her.
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https://FEDmentor.dev
https://GraceSnowDesign.co.uk
Chad @kitation.co.uk They/he. Queer (nonbinary/pan), autistic, disabled. User researcher, accessibility advocate. Talks about disability, gender, gaming.
Rachele DiTullio @racheled.bsky.social Accessibility engineer. I’ve been adopted by four cats.
Web: https://racheleditullio.com/
Jamie And Lion (aka, SpacedOutSmiles) @jamieandlion.bsky.social Monotropic semi speaking adult writing about neurodivergent play & adventures. MTB, digital a11y, AAC user, podcast host & lion tamer (he/him)
Andrew Hick @andrewhick.bsky.social Accessibility and test person at Government Digital Service, AndrewHick.com. Bath UK, he/him, opinions my own.
Profile picture: white beardy man smiling.
Banner: colour chart with "blue" and "sky" colours prominent.
James Buller @jbuller.bsky.social Lead Accessibility Consultant: UK Civil Service. UX & communications professional in public/charity sectors #CPACC #Logistician #ESTJ #VI #Londoner He/Him
Eliza Lawson-Abbott @elizalawson.bsky.social Digital Product Manager. Process Improvement. Accessibility advocate. Music. Fitness. Cats #adhd
Lori @lori-t.bsky.social Works in digital accessibility.
Scottish.
Being nice is cool.
Views my own.
Marcy Sutton Todd @marcysutton.com Senior engineer frontend infrastructure at @KhanAcademy.org, accessibility advocate, cyclist, hiker, wife, mom 💚 Bellingham, WA
Todd @toddl.dev 🦞👾🌵🎲🏜️⚔️👨🏻🍳
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
Winnie - a11y member @bosibori.bsky.social Lover of Life.
Anything web accessibility and Inclusive design
#a11y
Léonie Watson @tink.uk Accessibility engineer, Director of TetraLogical, Chair of W3C Board of Directors, W3C WebApps WG co-chair, writer and speaker, screen reader user, tequila drinker and crime fiction junkie.
Ricky Onsman @ronsman.bsky.social Principal Technical Writer at @tpgi.bsky.social. Web articles at https://onsman.com/category/developing-the-web/. Enthusiastic cook. Recipes at https://onsman.com/category/kitchen-counter/. #a11y #Fryslân #Australia
Patrick H. Lauke #TrumpIsAFascistCunt #ElonMuskNaziTwat @patrickhlauke.bsky.social Joined the Jack Dorsey circle-jerk (now apparently funded by crypto vulture capitalists) to just reserve a place, but am actually over on https://mastodon.social/@patrick_h_lauke
no ethical consumption under LLM/GEN-AI
Eric Eggert @yatil.net Accessibility Specialist. Find me on Mastodon: @yatil@yatil.social
Benjy Stanton @benjystanton.co.uk Contract interaction and service designer. User-centred design in gov. Accessibility. Music fan. https://www.benjystanton.co.uk/ He/him
Ben Myers @benmyers.dev #Accessibility person and human T-rex 🦖
Blogging about accessibility at https://benmyers.dev/
If you prefer Mastodon: https://a11y.info/@ben
Ashlee 🤟🏻 @ashleemboyer.com Deaf, ND, multiply disabled.
W3C Invited Expert participating in WCAG 3.
Software eng. & consultant:
@ashlee.semanticfish.com
Blog:
ashleemboyer.com
More writing:
@semanticfish.net
Interests: crip theory & critical access/disability studies.
Manuel Matuzović @matuzo.at frontend developer and consultant
HTML, CSS, accessibility
big fan of <button>s
creator of HTMHell
author of the Web Accessibility Cookbook
Sophie @localghost.dev 🐕 Dog botherer
🚀 Staff Eng
🚧 Web1 enthusiast and fan of pointless websites
👻 localghost.dev
#TransRightsAreHumanRights
Banner pic: florian.photo
Emily Ladau @emilyladau.bsky.social Author of "Demystifying Disability: What to Know, What to Say, and How to be an Ally." Disability rights activist who lives life on wheels. ♿️
Scott O'Hara @scottohara.me i work on things related to web accessibility. i'm probably reviewing your github issue/pr right now. i'll have thoughts.
Silvestar Bistrović @silvestar.codes Fearless web engineer, CSS developer, JAMstack enthusiast, WordPress theme specialist, author of UI Dev Newsletter, founder of Studio CiTA.
David A. Kennedy @davidakennedy.com Designer and accessibility advocate. Curator of the Accessibility Weekly newsletter (https://a11yweekly.com/). Trust the process. https://davidakennedy.com
Stef Walter @stephaniewalter.bsky.social UX Researcher & Strategist, Inclusive Designer in Enterprise UX. Speaker, Author, Mentor & Teacher.
Chaotic neutral tea & CSS lover.
Complaining = being alive.
She/Her 🌈
https://stephaniewalter.design/
http://neurospicy.agency/
Emma Dawson @emmadawsondev.bsky.social Full stack software developer • Passionate about accessibility
Adrian Roselli, pH0 @aardrian.bsky.social One hoopy frood who really knows where his towel is.
Active at toot.cafe/@aardrian.
Amy @click2carney.bsky.social Digital accessibility specialist. #a11y Freelance web developer & consultant. Mom. Visually-impaired. Climate concerned. Librarian in an earlier life. #AlaskaSky
Paul J. Adam @pauljadam.bsky.social Native #iOSdev Accessibility Specialist, Web/Mobile #a11y Consultant. #SwiftUI, JavaScript/ARIA, HTML/CSS, #WCAG / ADA/508. ATX #F150Lightning / #FordRaptor Meetup Organizer.
www.pauljadam.com
https://mastodon.social/@pauljadam
Andrew Dyton @dryton.dev Front end dev, design systems, accessibility, AI
🇩🇰 CPH
Alastair Somerville @acuity.design Clarity and kindness as foundations for work. Information perception in physical & digital places. Facilitation and workshop design for codesign and civic assemblies. Public prototyping on BlueSky. He/him
Lainey Feingold @lflegal.bsky.social (She/her)
Digital #accessibility since 1995.
Author: Structured Negotiation, a Winning Alternative to Lawsuits 2d ed 2021 English 2024 Spanish
Disability rights lawyer
Image: me 50 years ago. Banner: me speaking at Paris Web 2024
LFLegal.com #a11y
Theresa @gertiethedino.com Disney Parks-loving, Orioles-cheering, Parks and Rec-quoting accessibility advocate and higher ed marketing professional from Baltimore with low vision.
She/her.
Alena Nikolaeva @alenanik.github.io product designer @remote, software engineer • @github @typeform alumni • giving a 🦆 about accessibility, responsible and inclusive web
https://www.alenanik.com/
Joelly-Roly-Poly @uxaboveall.bsky.social Welcome to the 2,170,654th most popular page on BlueSky!
Yoda of UX. KCMO. Wonk. Open to work. Hire a UXR
Founder of FloatGoat
Slava Ukraini!
Mundus sine Caesaribus
Trust only in the Force!
POWER TO THE USER!!
Jesse Gardner @plas.tc 🗽 Design systems and a11y for New York State
🍎 Aspiring orchardist and candlemaker
Amberley Romo @amberley.dev 👩🏻💻 Tired in tech. 🏋️♀️ Gym possum.
🧶 Made the yarn emoji happen.
🏳️🌈 Y’all means all. 📍ATX. She/her.
🌐 amberley.dev | a11y.coffee | amberley.omg.lol
🌵 Views and opinions my own
Meg Brunson (she/they) @megbrunson.com Just Marketing® = Ethical, Inclusive, & Accessible: MegBrunson.com
Startup CMO // ADHD Productivity: BetterCEO.app
Will not shut up about social justice.
Sara Joy ☠️ @sjoy.lol Fronty-front end developer. Extremely online since 1998!
I'm a cis het elder millennial mum of 2, she/her. I like bikes, buses, trains and inclusivity.
♿✊🏿🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈🚲
(see also @sarajw.front-end.social.ap.brid.gy - bridged Mastodon account)
Michael Spellacy (Spell) ❌👑 @michaelspellacy.com Spell is a web developer, designer, and accessibility specialist living in beautiful Allentown, PA. Views are his own.
Andrew Hedges 🦔 @segdeha.com Founder @MadEggLabs.com. Creator of Is It Yacht Rock?
https://linktr.ee/segdeha
Laura Wissiak @laura-wissiak.com Assistive Tech R&D at HopeTech.vision | A11y News - Accessibility in Tech & UX | part of IAAP DACH & the Disabled Leaders Network
https://www.Laura-Wissiak.com/links
#ForbesUnder30 #WomenTechmakers #CPACC
Ahmed Khalifa @iamahmedkhalifa.com - Founder of Untangli
- Building the systems and processes, so your business never needs untangling in the first place.
- Edinburgh, UK
BklynDH @bklyndh.bsky.social Librarian, OER Developer, Accessibility Specialist, Instructional Designer, tech enthusiast, feminist & sports lover. | #a11y | #OER | #EdTech | #DH | #GoPackGo | #Knicks
Profile pic: white water lily floating
Mark Steadman @steady5063.bsky.social Squad Leader, Accessibility Squad
at Fidelity Investments
Accessibility automation, Mobile iOS/Android A11y
Check out my articles: http://dev.to/steady5063
Don Nelson @donnelson.dev Frontend developer | Musician | Husband | Father
WordPress developer and certified accessibility professional. Also a motion graphics artist and SEO dabbler.
🍍 does NOT belong on 🍕
Location: Wisconsin, USA 🇺🇸
Rachael Yomtoob @ryomtoob.bsky.social Software developer turned product owner📱🧑💻 Digital accessibility advocate 💻♿️ Cat parent to 3 fluffy muffins 😸 Purple person 💜
Chris Holloway 🚀 CPACC @chrisjholloway.bsky.social Head of Accessibility at Recite Me. As a digital accessibility leader, I create conditions for people to thrive by building confident teams, clear strategies & inclusive experiences. I lead with a people first mindset helping others navigate accessibility.
Thomas Logan @techthomas.bsky.social Owner of Equal Entry, Accessibility Activist, Musician, 🏳️🌈 🇺🇸 Co-Organizer of A11yNYC, A11yVR, and A11yTokyo meetups
contact@equalentry.com for accessibility auditing, training, and legal support
Courtney Heitman @courtneyheitman.com 💻 Farm girl turned tech nerd
🎙️ Occasional conference speaker
🍪 Part-time baker, full-time foodie
♀️ She/her
📍Omaha, NE
AccessForAll / Angela M. Hooker @accessforall.bsky.social Me: ✝️🎵🦯🦻🤕😶🌫️😷👩🏽💻🗣️😊 | Formerly #a11y in design, dev, content @ Microsoft, USAgov, Library of Congress/CRS | I’m mostly here for: #accessibility #disability #UX #userResearch and…stuff
Digital equity = dignity
Africa Kenyah @africakenyah.bsky.social Accessibility engineer, former rehab therapist.
Your accessibility BFF 🧘🏾♀️♥️
Join the Web A11y Study Group!
YouTube.com/africakenyah
Nic Steenhout @nicolas-steenhout.com Eclectic! Keynote speaker and accessibility trainer. But this platform is mostly for chatting about anything and everything. And amateur bird and wildlife photography! All photos my own. Birds ethically photographed. Copyright me. He/Him/His
Joe Lanman @joelanman.com Design Lead on data.gov.uk at the UK Government Digital Service
Projects include Register to Vote, Petition Parliament, GovWifi and the GOV.UK Prototype Kit
https://joelanman.com
Cristian Díaz @itscrisdiaz.com Frontend Developer from Colombia
Accessibility Auditor at Zenyth Group
🏳️🌈(Gay, ace/aro)
🐙Believer of cephalopod's supremacy since 1993
https://www.itscrisdiaz.com/links/