Andrew Cairns @acairns.co.uk Using metaphors and analogies to explain Software Engineering in fun ways: https://youtube.com/@metaphoricallyspeaking
Staff Software Engineer. Passionate about DDD, CQRS, Event Sourcing and Distributed Systems.
Kayaking, too.
Adrian Littlejohn @yorksfella59.bsky.social Proud to be a Yorkshireman of Scottish descent. Lefty Humanist. Green Party member. Dislikes Tories. Hates racism, bigotry, misogyny, Putin, Trump and Farage. Loves music - Alan Hull/Lindisfarne, Runrig, Springsteen, Dylan, Cohen, Al Stewart. #FBPE. 🏴. 🇺🇦.
Anna @foodyfocus.bsky.social European 🇪🇺 Mostly harmless
DefendTheHuman @defendthehuman.bsky.social 🧑💻I make those little ones and zeros do something useful sometimes.
🧠 In my mind I am free📚
Ernesto Priego @ernestopriego.com Editor & founder, @comicsgrid.com. Senior Lecturer @hcid.city. Sharing and reposting are not endorsement. I am human; I have critical views. Absolutely personal capacity. Mexican British. DMs are not monitored. https://linktr.ee/ernestopriego
Debra Ruh (she/her/hers) @debraruh.bsky.social Debra Ruh, CEO of Ruh Global IMPACT, Founder of Billion Strong - #WeAreBillionStrong, Co-Host of #AXSChat, 3x Author, US State Speaker, Market Influencer, Human Inclusion, Accessibility, SmartCities, Tech4All, AI4Good, BlockChain, & SDGs. [Don't check DMs]
Essex @essex.bsky.social The original (& still the best) #Essex Bluesky account run by the Essex community - Latest news & views independent of any local authority or news outlet
#EssexAndProud
@combatradio.bsky.social @combatradio.bsky.social Survived Warner Bros Studios/Now Exec Director of Combat Radio/Brigade-Radio-One based at NBC/Universal Studios. MMA practitioner. Terrorist attack survivor. Monk. https://linktr.ee/ethandettenmaier
Chad @kitation.co.uk They/he. Queer (nonbinary/pan), autistic, disabled. User researcher, accessibility advocate. Talks about disability, gender, gaming.
Whittmann @whittmann.bsky.social Software Engineer, Writer, curious about distributed social media applications
Fionchadd @fionchadd.bsky.social She/her. WordPress developer, music maker, festival goer, cider drinker, crocheter. Not Fiona. Please hire me.
https://makeaspectacle.co.uk
Terence Eden @edent.tel Longer hair than you.
Chaotic Good.
Doesn't work for The Man™ any more.
If you're involved in Blockchain or Crypto you will be blocked on sight.
All content © and personal. May not be reproduced without consent.
Blog https://shkspr.mobi/blog
Wendy Patterson @wendypatterson.bsky.social By day: Aiming to help researchers better communicate and disseminate their work in the chemical sciences. Beilstein-Institut Scientific Director supporting #openscience #diamondOA #openinfrastructure
Otherwise: rescue dogs, hiking, spicy food
Nev @alphukit.bsky.social Outdoors and all things nature type of guy.
I love camping, hiking, foraging and travelling anywhere, anytime.
Open Book Publishers @openbookpublish.bsky.social Leading Open Access publisher of high-quality academic books. Non-profit, scholar-led. Part of @copim.bsky.social and @openbookcollective.bsky.social. Find us here: https://lnk.bio/openbookpublishers
Obsidian Voices @author.bsky.social Featuring poets from around the world.
Daily spotlights, interviews, and unforgettable poems.
Because every voice deserves to be heard.
Autistic Science Person @autsciperson.bsky.social Autistic consultant and writer with a Masters in Neuroscience.
white, nonbinary. they/them Opinions are my own. #SayNoToABA
www.AutisticSciencePerson.com
Public Knowledge Project @pkp.sfu.ca PKP, a Core Facility of SFU, is a community-governed organization dedicated to increasing the quality, access, and reach of non-commercial #ScholarlyPublishing — the trusted and original home of #OpenJournalSystems (#OJS), OMP, and OPS: https://pkp.sfu.ca
Bookshelfie ⭐️ @bookshelfie.bsky.social The Self-Pub Hub (Book Review and Story Site)
Submissions open now:
https://book-shelfie.com/submissions
Book tour inquiries: contact@book-shelfie.com
TandemKate @tandemkate.bsky.social Active travel enthusiast, mobility impaired, enjoy outdoors, making stuff, reading, games, music
I work for Wheels for Wellbeing - all views here are my own
Maddie Sinclair @maddiesinclair.bsky.social Editorial Officer @openlibhums.org | Teaching Fellow (Contemporary Literature) @ University of Warwick
Bobbi Elman @autismadvocate.co.uk #Queer #AuDHD #Coach #Presenter #Educator #PostGradAutism #LGBTQAI2S🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️ #TransAlly
Board member of @aim-rainbow
#hEDS #AuDHDInfluencer
website autismadvocate.co.uk (under construction )
blog- autismadvocacylondon.co.uk
LAFAYETTE @lastudiolafayette.bsky.social Father, Writer, Photographer, Herbalists, Tribal Medicine Researcher, Explorer, Seeker, Int Negotiator, FIT, Designer, Airline Safety & Health Chairperson, Jungle Crisis Counselor, 105 Countries, Navy Vet, Futurist, 60 yrs Cooking. 🚫MAGA
Dr Lucy Rycroft-Smith @ljrycroftsmith.bsky.social Researching, mathing, designing, writing, queering, drawing, talking, comedying, teaching, board gaming. Homerton College, Cambridge. Currently researching and talking about #AI and #education.
Disability Rebellion @disrebellion.bsky.social Welcome to the Disability Rebellion - a feisty fightback against ableism and cruel government cuts! • DM for Discord invite • DR links: linktr.ee/DRDRebellion
OpeningTheFuture @openingthefuture.bsky.social openingthefuture.net is a funding model for open access books. Designed for small/med scholarly publishers, it is free to use by any Press seeking a low-risk move towards OA. Doesn't rely on BPCs, is equitable, sustainable, & part of the Copim Community.
Doug Knows @dougknows.bsky.social Doug knows everything
retired police officer
father of two children
democracy to the end
Creative Writing at NEIU @neiu-cw.bsky.social Home of Northeastern Illinois University’s Creative Writing Minor, The 82 Reading Series, and more!
https://www.neiu.edu/academics/colleges-departments/arts-and-sciences/departments/english/student-groups-and-honor-society/82-writers-reading
@constablereeves.bsky.social @constablereeves.bsky.social
0(not spam) @8bitpsych0.bsky.social 🚫MAGA🚫 🚫FASCISM🚫 🚫TRUMP🚫
42 He/Him. Metal Musician/Writer.
Horror. Cannabis. Atheist. Introvert.
Misanthrope. Happily taken. Pro-Choice.
Vibing with like-minded people. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇺🇦
Atlanta Rey ❤️🔥🐦🔥 @atlantarey.bsky.social Dystopian romance writer ✍️ WIP: Fire & Steel series ⚔️ Bookish content creator 🪄British-Spanish. Powered by books, snark & sugar. Owned by a cat ❤️🔥 #BookSky ✨
🔗 https://linktr.ee/areyoflight
Wheels for Wellbeing @wheelsforwellbeing.org.uk A disabled people’s cycling organisation campaigning for equity in cycling, #ActiveTravel, multimodal journeys, and mobility justice. #BeyondTheBicycle
Find out about our work at www.WheelsForWellbeing.org.uk
Open Journals Collective @ojcollective.bsky.social We are a not-for-profit collective of academics, libraries and university-based publishers changing the way that academic research is supported and disseminated. Launching in Jan. 2026.
Join the movement: https://www.openjournalscollective.org/
@joemull.bsky.social @joemull.bsky.social I mostly use Mastodon, but you can follow me on Bluesky here: https://bsky.app/profile/joemull.zirk.us.ap.brid.gy
Holistic Health Visitor @holistichv.bsky.social 🇬🇧Holistic, inclusive, trauma-informed, neurodivergent experience and inequalities aware, paediatric Nurse, Health Visitor &researcher (with lived experience of ADHD, hEDS,CRPS & SEND parenting).
Think KPI (not ✅ box)- Keeping People Included!
Views my own.
Lucy Burke @lucyburkemcr.bsky.social Academic (literary & cultural disability studies/medical humanities), Green New Deal podcast https://www.gndmedia.co.uk Wellcome Trust Advisory Committee, North Manchester & Kreiz Breizh.
@ecargo-colchester.bsky.social @ecargo-colchester.bsky.social
Universum - Universidad de Talca @universumutalca.bsky.social Universum (Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences)
Revista de Humanidades y Ciencias Sociales (Q2). Publicación científica del Instituto de Estudios Humanísticos Juan Ignacio Molina de la Universidad de Talca, Chile.
https://linktr.ee/universumutalca
Dogtor Approximate @dogtorapproximate.bsky.social rescue GSD assistance dog & handler. U.K. books cooking , carriage driving , gardening, learning . kindness & equality is all. Agnostic. i do typos lots. DM wary unless talked on posts. Tired and scared.
Purpl Discounts @purpldiscounts.bsky.social 💜 UK’s first disabled discount site
💜 Social cause at our heart
💜 Hundreds of brands and offers
💜 Founded by a disabled person
Dr. Alyssa (they/them) @yesthattoo.bsky.social Autistic researcher with too many interests and no real intention of narrowing it down. Mostly AAC research at the moment. Sometimes a math teacher.
Not speaking on behalf of any companies/organizations here.
Dr Nicola Robertson @drnicolarobertson.bsky.social Molecular Biophysicist (PhD). Former scapegoat. Writer of children’s fiction. Kindness and decency matter. Toxic free zone! X 😊💖💪
Clive Durdle @evilceldrud.bsky.social “If you cannot or will not imagine the results of your actions, there’s no way you can act morally or responsibly “
Ursula K. Le Guin, Acclaimed for Her Fantasy Fiction, Is Dead at 88
https://clivedurdle.wordpress.com/2023/12/18/about-me-2/
Neurodivergent07 @neurodivergent07.bsky.social I’m an AuDHD elder UK Democratic Socialist who is still trying to fight for human rights of all people despite... all this! I’m a bit sweary sometimes and hate unfairness or bullying. Love reading, stoicism, motorbike racing and my 7 dogs🔻🖖🇵🇸
Dr Jess Mannion @drjessmannion.bsky.social Research Fellow at the University of Leeds. Research on disability studies, action research, & the arts. ADHDer. Working class academic.
Natalya D @natalyad.bsky.social Deaf and disabled cis queer woman. Interests in law, disability justice, cats, technology. Drinks a lot of tea.
ForThe100 @forthe100.bsky.social Campaigning ForThe100 ~ Higher education providers owe a duty of care to their students. It’s that simple. We want students safety to be a legal must. 💛
🌐 https://www.forthe100.org.uk/
ForThe100 Mailing List: https://bit.ly/3Q3GD9g
Project Moonbase @projectmoonbase.com Project Moonbase - The Historic Sound of the Future | Unusual music show I
Podcast | Space cult. DJ Bongoboy & MC Zirconium
The Multiverse, Edinburgh
https://www.projectmoonbase.com/archives/9654
Chris Dixon @avalanchechris.bsky.social Mental health book author who is attempting to archive as much of MAGA's misdeeds on Bluesky as humanly possible.
Terraclash.co.uk fantasy board game. Sign up to the mailing list and get an exclusive Character if you back the Kickstarter.
Alicia Painter (they/them) @aliarthpainter.bsky.social NHS public governor. Autistic, Dyspraxic, hEDS. Tea drinker with too many hobbies. Aspiring clinical researcher. *Opinions are my own.* 🚲 🇵🇸
Paula Clemente Vega @paulaclemente.bsky.social @openlibhums.org / Birkbeck, University of London / 🇮🇨
Thriving Autistic @thrivingautistic.bsky.social Neuro-Affirmative, non-profit by & for the Autistic & Neurodivergent community dedicated to advancing the human rights of #ActuallyAutistic & otherwise #Neurodivergent people
@missfiona.bsky.social @missfiona.bsky.social
Greg from Oz (he/him) @greg38589422.bsky.social #ActuallyAutistic #Australia #Poetry #Science If I ignore DM’s without notice, that’s not personal but a policy. I reserve right to unfollow or block based on not reading my profile.
Christiane Link @christiane.link I make 🚆 ✈️ 🏘️ more accessible, still a journalist at heart, German Londoner with British passport 🇩🇪🇬🇧♿️ social model of disability 👍 accessiblelink.substack.com
Snowball @snowballcommunity.bsky.social
What’s is Snowball??…Think TripAdvisor for the disabled community.
Apple https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/snowball-community/id1624679548
Android https://play.google.com/store/search?q=snowball+community&c=apps&hl=en&gl=US
Stimpunks Foundation @stimpunks.org Stimpunks is created by and for neurodivergent and disabled people. We provide mutual aid, learning opportunities, human-centered research, and living wages for our community.
Authenticity is our purest freedom.
ThomasJPitts @thomasjpitts.bsky.social
Richard Amm ♿ (Disability & Research) @richamm.bsky.social 🔥Free Disability Zines🔥 https://linktr.ee/disabilityark
Disability: History, Politics, Media Analysis and more!
Recent ones include Disability and: | Star Trek | Ancient Egypt | Radicals | Gods | Film Analysis Tools | Feminists | Anarchists | and more!
Ausome Charlie AuDHD @ausomecharlie.bsky.social Neurodiversity Advocate, Neurodivergent, Queer AuDHDer with PTSD, Bi/Pan, Professional Keynote Speaker, Unintentional Comedian, Wannabe Author. My pronouns are she/her or they/them and my adjectives are Autistic, AuDHD and Awkward AF! #Neurodiversity
Chloe and Toshi @assistancecats.bsky.social Autism support animals trained by @ifenn.bsky.social. Sadly, taking @sainsburys to court for disability discrimination. Tweets by Ian.
Jane Collins @fostersupportcouk.bsky.social CEO of a Not For Profit organisation providing high quality support to fostering families: FosterSupport Ltd
Here to raise awareness of fostering and disability issues.
https://www.fostersupport.co.uk/
Mary Doherty @autisticdoctor.bsky.social Autistic anaesthetist, ADHD, Clinical Associate Professor UCD School of Medicine, autism researcher, parent, founder Autistic Doctors International
Harriet Cannon @harrietcannon.bsky.social University Disability Practitioner and Manager, NADP Senior Accredited member, NADP Director, AAPHE founder. Accidental competence standards nerd. Pronouns: she/her. Views entirely my own.
atlantic 40 @atlantic40.bsky.social Berlin. Painting + illustration. Works in progress
Connor Scott-Gardner @connorscottgardner.bsky.social Writer, activist, public speaker. Disability and trans rights. I like to talk about books.
Dr Tatiana Porto @drtatianaporto5.bsky.social 🇧🇷 born + 🇬🇧 by ❤️.
👩🏼🔬 chemist from Uni of Sao Paulo w/a PhD in Biochemistry from Essex Uni.
💼🧠👩🏼💻 www.tatianaporto.com + www.amarok5.com
🇬🇧📺🎭⭐️❤️🥇Peter Davison
Keep it Strong 🧠
DOAJ @doaj.bsky.social #DOAJ is a unique and extensive index of diverse open access journals from around the world, driven by a growing community, committed to ensuring quality content is freely available online for everyone. #openaccess #openscience #scholcomm
https://doaj.org/
ScholCommTom @scholtom.bsky.social Copim 'Open Book Futures' Project. Helping presses flip to OA monographs through 'Opening the Future' 🔗openingthefuture.net
Academic publishing, scholarly comms, HE, open access.
@copim.bsky.social @openingthefuture.bsky.social
Emma Kalb @emmakale.bsky.social Postdoc at Uni Bonn. Historian of slavery, gender, and sexuality in early modern South Asia.
Janeway @janewayolh.bsky.social Janeway is an open source digital platform for publishing scholarly articles online. Developed by the openlibhums.bsky.social. Posts usually by @ajrbyers.bsky.social.
Pepe❤️ @pepehart.bsky.social Former HT, love teaching and learning new things! Pride of Britain, Teacher of The Year. Always an optimist! Out of darkness comes light. Keep believing, we always have hope.
http://www.pepehartandhead.co.uk/- N 🇺🇸 @n976wow.bsky.social
Kate Wise @katewise.bsky.social possible poet.
Lucky enough to be published by
@rialtopoetry.bsky.social @theemmapress.bsky.social @thelondonmagazine.bsky.social @finishedpoetry.bsky.social etc
Marian Christie @marianchristie.bsky.social Learner, listener, poet.
https://marianchristiepoetry.net/
Dennis Duncan @djbduncan.bsky.social Associate Prof @ucl.ac.uk | FRHistS | INDEX, A HISTORY OF THE | NYT, LRB, Guardian, WaPo, TLS | Book history, Oulipo, translation | Rep: Anna Webber/A.M.Heath
Toby Price @jedipadmaster.bsky.social Trophy Husband, Special Needs Dad, Writer, Illustrator, Educator, and Jedi.
Naomi L. Jacobs @naomijacobs.bsky.social Researcher-activist, Manchester Met @learningmet.bsky.social #DisabilityStudies
Member, Neurodiversity Working Group of the Church of England
Co-author, At the Gates: Disability, Justice & the Churches https://bit.ly/3YMoUaE
Disabled, ND, they/them