Umbraad @umbracoa11y.bsky.social A free, virtual event exploring accessibility, inclusion and digital best practices. May 21st
Supporting #GAAD. Powered by the Umbraco community.
www.umbraad.com
To register: http://bit.ly/3OwtPuz
#accessibility #inclusion #GAAD
Peg Coover @pegcoover.bsky.social I've been an educator in math, science, and educational technology for 34 years! I love all things edtech, running, gardening, and my grandkids!
Pam Wilson @pamw143.bsky.social Science, art, gardening, 🎶, Human Services Advisory Committee, Housing TF, Health, Inclusion. PTA Golden Acorn award! Brownie / GS co-leader, Cub Scouts, Campfire Kids.
Type 1 Diabetes and Down syndrome research and advocacy
Past life at DownSynAdvocacy
Alun Francis @alunfrancis.bsky.social Chief Executive, Blackpool and the Fylde College and Chair, Social Mobility Commission.
Claire Green @c-jgreen.bsky.social Post-16 & Skills Specialist at Association of School and College Leaders | Education leader | Shaping policy, advocating for students, supporting schools & colleges | all views my own
Darren Hankey @darrenhankey.bsky.social Principal of the underfunded, overlooked, undervalued yet marvellous Hartlepool College of FE. Raised on a council estate & FSM throughout school.
Becky Francis @beckyfrancis.bsky.social Educationalist, sometime academic, committed to supporting social justice and evidence-led policymaking and practice in education.
CEO of the Education Endowment Foundation. Chaired the Curriculum and Assessment Review (2024-2025) but now back at the EEF
Emma Procter-Legg @emmaprocter-legg.bsky.social Educator | Digital Capabilities Team |University of Oxford | #AmplifyFE Project Manager at the Association for Learning Technology |Education Consultant | Researcher | She/Her | #FE #HE #AmplifyFE #CMALT #ALTc #DigitalSkills #EdTech views my own
Jo FletcherSaxon 🎙️ 👩🏻🎓 🐑 📚 💄 💻 @jofletchersaxon.bsky.social Assistant Principal FE,HE,Adult Ed, #TeacherEducation | #PhD teacher-research #furthereducation | Co-host FE Research #Podcast | Ed. Learning & Skills Research Network | Jisc Community Champion | BERA Teacher Network | https://linktr.ee/JoFletcherSaxon
Sarah Waite @sarahjwaite.bsky.social Former teacher & Labour education adviser, now CEO of @getfurther.bsky.social #loveourcolleges
Eddie Playfair @eddieplayfair.bsky.social Senior Policy Manager helping to represent & support colleges in England.
Equality, democracy, social justice, solidarity, learning, liberation. My views only. (He/him)
Blogging at eddieplayfair.com
Aquinas College @aquinascollegeuk.bsky.social "Aspire not to have more but to be more."
UCL Centre for Teachers and Teaching Research @cttr-ucl.bsky.social We aim to enhance the capacities of teachers as expert professionals who can reduce social inequality.
CTTR is part of UCL Institute of Education: ucl.ac.uk/ioe/departments-and-centres/centre-teachers-and-teaching-research
NAPLIC @naplic.bsky.social UK charity for all professionals who work with children and young people with Developmental Language Disorder.
#SLCN #DevLangDis #SEND #oracy naplic.org.uk
Ufi VocTech Trust @ufitrust.bsky.social Championing the power of tech to improve adult skills for work. Visit our website for information on our grant funding and early-stage investment.
Edge Foundation @edgeuk.bsky.social Edge is an independent foundation working to inspire education to give all young people across the UK the knowledge, skills and behaviours they need to flourish in their future life and work.
West London College @westlondoncollege.bsky.social We offer courses & apprenticeships to help you achieve your career goals at colleges in Ealing, Hammersmith and Southall in West London, UK.
Visit our website - wlc.ac.uk - to find out more.
#BecomeWhoYouWantToBeAtWLC
Learning and Work Institute @learnworkuk.bsky.social We are an independent policy and research organisation focused on lifelong learning and better work.
Stay informed. Be involved. Keep engaged. https://linktr.ee/learnworkuk?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=48ff6019-3c2a-461c-9da1-dce7834844f2
Cambridge Regional College @crc-college.bsky.social A leading #FurtherEducation college supporting students, apprentices and those in #HigherEducation with campuses in Huntingdon & Cambridge. Join our open days!
CAVA @cambridgeava.bsky.social CAVA designs and validates Access to Higher Education Diplomas, offering adults a pathway to university. We aim to help adults achieve their aspirations through education.
https://linktr.ee/Cambridge_AVA
Runshaw College @runshawcollege.bsky.social The official Bluesky account for Runshaw College, offering A Levels, T Levels, Vocational Courses and Apprenticeships to students across the North West. Begin your own Runshaw Story!
Visit our website: https://www.runshaw.ac.uk/
Henshaws @henshaws.bsky.social We support people living with sight loss and disabilities to achieve their ambitions and live independent, fulfilled lives. 🩷
ColegauCymru | CollegesWales @colegau.cymru Llais Addysg Bellach yng Nghymru | The Voice of Further Education in Wales
www.colegau.cymru
WM College @wmc-adultlearning.bsky.social Welcome to our official account 👋 Since 1854, we've been helping adults learn and grow. Based in #Camden, we offer courses to upskill, gain qualifications, or try something creative.
Visit wmcollege.ac.uk ⬅️ to find out more.
City Lit @citylit.bsky.social INSPIRING PASSIONS · REALISING AMBITIONS. City Lit is the ultimate destination for evening, weekend and daytime courses, delivered online and face-to-face.
https://www.citylit.ac.uk/
Prof. Kevin W. H. Tai @profkevinwhtai.bsky.social Assistant Professor of Language and Literacy Education | Co-Director, Centre for Advancement in Inclusive and Special Education, The University of Hong Kong
J.Stoffer (she/they), BA, BEd, MEd, Phd candidate @jastoffer.bsky.social Neurodivergent/#DisabledEducator | PhD Candidate disrupting ableism in education. Anti-ableist agent of chaos. Member, Disabled Educators' Curriculum Collective. Lived experience is evidence based research.
Dr Kelly Birtwell @kellybirtwell.bsky.social Research Fellow, University of Manchester | Chartered Psychologist | Counsellor | Mindfulness Teacher | ND | Interests in Primary Care, health inequalities, mindfulness, neurodiversity | Qualitative and Mixed Methods Research | Views my own
Robin Dallas-Childs @rdchilds.bsky.social Education and social care research. Research Fellow at Edinburgh Napier University and Moray House School of Education & Sport, University of Edinburgh
Jamie Chase (she/they) @jamiechase.bsky.social I’m an AuDHD PhD student focusing on education and disability. My research centers amplifying neurodivergent communicative practices, challenging deficit-based approaches, and exposing the role of compliance culture in shaping classroom experiences.
Centre for Research in Inclusion @cri-uos.bsky.social Centre for Research in Inclusion (CRI) at the University of Southampton @unisouthampton.bsky.social. Co-directors @vstrogilos.bsky.social & @achalagupta.bsky.social
https://www.southampton.ac.uk/research/institutes-centres/centre-for-research-in-inclusion- U UCL Centre for Inclusive Education @ucl-ioe-cie.bsky.social UCL Centre for Inclusive Education, part of @ioe.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk
Leading research and professional development for Inclusive Education.
Rocky Mountain ADA Center @rockymountainada.adata.org The Rocky Mountain ADA Center provides information and resources on the Americans with Disabilities Act throughout CO, WY, MT, UT, ND, and SD. 800-949-4232.
Rachel Gwynn @rachelgwynn.bsky.social Speech & Language Therapist | Londoner | Maker | Reluctant runner
Interested in: #epilepsy, #MotorSpeech, #DevLangDis, #NeurometabolicDisorders, #autism, #ABI, #RareDiseases, #ebp
#SLPeeps #BskySpeechies
Lover of: people, kindness, travel, creativity.
The Game Accessibility Conference @gaconf.bsky.social Two days of talks and networking exploring accessibility for disabled players, hosted by the IGDA'S accessibility SIG. #GAconf
OneTalker @onetalker.org An Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Aid/Device written for my son Ben and hopefully useful for others. https://onetalker.org
#aac #augmentative #alternative #communication #autism #cerebralpalsy #disabilities #texttospeech #tts #als #talk
Building Wings @buildingwings.bsky.social Specially designed instructional resources for teachers, SLPs and OTs to help ALL learners soar in literacy learning and current events knowledge in PreK-12+ and adult learning centers. https://www.buildingwings.com/
https://linktr.ee/BuildingWingsCo
ACRM Journals--The Archives of PM&R and ARRCT @acrmjournals.bsky.social The Archives of PM&R is the scientific journal covering the specialty of physical medicine and rehabilitation and allied disciplines.
ARRCT is the open access journal serving the PM&R community.
https://acrm.org/publications
Dr Victoria Lacey @torslacey.bsky.social Educational & Child Psychologist
Marie Goldman MP @mariecgoldman.bsky.social Liberal Democrat MP for Chelmsford
Lib Dem Women and Equalities Spokesperson
Promoted by Liberal Democrats, 1 Vincent Square, SW1P 2PN.
Emily Darlington MP @emily4mk.bsky.social Labour MP for MK Central 🌹Email for casework and invitations Emily.darlington.mp@parliament.uk
Carla Denyer @carladenyer.bsky.social Green MP for Bristol Central.
Former Co-leader of the Green Party of England and Wales.
Engineer. Bi 🏳🌈. She/Her.
Need to get in touch?
📧 carla.denyer.mp@parliament.uk
Whizz Kidz @whizzkidz.bsky.social We're the UK's leading charity for young wheelchair users
www.whizz-kidz.org.uk
RSBC @rsbc.bsky.social At RSBC, we want every blind child and their family to have the skills and confidence to live their life without limits.
RNIB Campaigns @rnibcampaigns.bsky.social We campaign for blind and partially sighted people's independence and inclusion. Also at @rnib.bsky.app
Header image: The team at Downing Street.
@ndcs-uk.bsky.social @ndcs-uk.bsky.social We’re here for every deaf child with any level of hearing loss. We believe nothing should hold deaf children back.
Amaze Sussex SEND Charity @amazesussex.bsky.social Supporting families with disabled children in Sussex
https://linktr.ee/amazesussex
Affinity Trust @affinitytrust.bsky.social We support people with learning disabilities, Autism and other assessed needs to live independently in a home of their own.
Mencap @mencap.org.uk Supporting people with a learning disability to live their lives to the full💜
Find out more: linktr.ee/mencap
National Autistic Society @autisticsociety.bsky.social We are here to transform lives, change attitudes and create a society that works for autistic people. This is a holding account only. Please contact us through our other channels.
Dr Amy Such @dramysuch.bsky.social Educational & Child Psychologist, Key Note Speaker and Author. Director of Learning & Wellbeing Psychology. Key interests: Autism and SEMH. Views my own.
Deb Elsdon @delsdon.bsky.social Proud headteacher at Heritage High School, ensuring genuine inclusion.
Teach First @teachfirst.bsky.social We’re building a movement to make sure every child, no matter their background, gets the education they deserve.
Let’s rewrite the future.
LEAP Housing @leaphousing.bsky.social We are a registered charity helping to provide vulnerable people with support and quality, safe, homely housing.
📍 Lincoln & Gainsborough, United Kingdom
LEARN SEND Hub @learnsendhub.bsky.social LEARN SEND Hub, part of the CIT family, offers bespoke CPD and school support with specialist SEND and mainstream expertise, including SEND-specific training.
MND Education @mndeducation.bsky.social Supporting Health and Social Care Professionals who provide care and support for people affected by MND. Because every day matters.
The Educator Magazine U.K. @educatormaguk.bsky.social The trusted educational magazine for Teachers, and those involved with running U.K. schools and academies.
Brickfield Education Labs @brickfield.bsky.social
Stephen Fletcher @mrfletcher1308.bsky.social Trust Behaviour Lead | Senior Vice Principal | Salford | NPQH | Atherton LR Girls U11s Coach
Rachel Pierson, MSEd @learnforalifetime.com Educator, EdTech innovator, and lifelong learner. Merging technology with pedagogy to inspire curiosity. Advocate for inclusive and engaging digital learning environments. #EduSky #EduMatch
Hillary Goldthwait-Fowles, PhD. ATP @hillary-atp.bsky.social Accessibility Accomplice. Instructional Designer. Assistive Technology Specialist. Mental Health, HumanAT, CommunAT are my jams!
Trisha Johnson @allmeansalltj.bsky.social As the president of Building Wings Co, I lead a team of passionate and dedicated professionals who provide special educators with instructional learning materials for learners of all ages.
I am a vocal proponent and advocate of AT .
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
Christian Vogler @krischi.bsky.social Technology Access Program at Gallaudet. Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Tech for Deaf/HH. Next-gen accessibility. Perpetually vacillating between “this tech is a game changer for access” and “this tech will exacerbate unequal access.”
Tiffany Wilson @tiffanywilson.bsky.social Accessibility & Healthcare Compliance Strategist. 15+yrs exp. Published author & speaker. Changing access, one barrier at a time. www.ChangeAccess.com
ID: White person smiling with brown hair and glasses. Cover ID: WINS logo, W with person shaped i on top.
Speech Apraxia International @speechapraxia.bsky.social Speech Apraxia International provides information, support, and advocacy for all forms of speech apraxia including Childhood Apraxia of speech (Developmental dyspraxia), Acquired and Primary progressive verbal apraxia www.speechapraxia.co.uk
The Royal Society @royalsociety.org The Royal Society is a Fellowship of many of the world's most eminent scientists and is the oldest scientific academy in continuous existence.
https://royalsociety.org/
Keen Maker @keenmaker.bsky.social Your Friendly Expert Who Breaks Down 3D Printing Like Never Before 🚀
🌏 Want real-time 3D printing help and community?
Join our free private Discord here: keenmaker.kit.com/the-keen-maker-collective
❤️Support us: https://ko-fi.com/keenmaker
Saf @safprojects.bsky.social Children’s Literature Researcher.📚 Mental Health & Oracy advocate. Girlguiding Leader. Sociologist interested in Education Policy. 🌎 #edusky
Karen Edwards @scottishasnteacher.bsky.social AuDHD. Specialist Teacher (Social, Emotional & Mental Health). Parent of neurodivergent children. Interested in creating education environments where neurodivergent children can thrive.
Mari-Jane Wilcox @mrsmjwilcox.bsky.social Education Support Officer - Connected Falkirk, Connected Learning & STEM.
Primary/ASN teacher.
Apple Professional Learning Specialist, Apple Teacher, Apple Learning Coach, MIE Trainer 💻👩💻📱
Janey Irving @janeyebirving.bsky.social Lead Specialist, Professional Learning & Leadership | Education Scotland
Thinking about how open access and self-directed professional learning empowers educators to explore, innovate and create their own transformational professional learning journey…
Dr Sarah Bearchell 🌻 @sarahbearchell.bsky.social Science Writer, Presenter & Trainer. Oxfordshire, UK. Making multi-sensory interactive science accessible for all! Lapsed botanist
#Inclusive #SciComm #Nature #Agriculture #Autistic
childrens-science.co.uk
Photo: making clouds for delighted children
Sarah Johnson (was Dove) @phoenixedsarah.bsky.social President PRUsAP |Author All About SEMH, Behaving Together :A Teacher's Guide to Nurturing Behaviour |Works in behaviour, mental health, AP, PRU & hospital education | Trustee|🐈, DnD⚔️, MtG, fossils, 🦅, 🏰, travelling |Mum to 4 girls
Dr James Shea @englishspecial.bsky.social Principal Lecturer Teacher Education | ITE UG & PG Portfolio Leader | Trustee The Pyramid Schools Trust | Author | Editor http://peerreviewededucationblog.com
Kate Wall @katewall.bsky.social Professor of Education
Strathclyde Institute of Education
Professional learning, primary/EY, democratic ed, voice, visual methods & pedagogies for thinking. #StrathSTL #StrathEdD #StrathEduPGR
Rosslyn Lee @rosjlee.bsky.social Digital Development Officer, #MIEExpert, #MIEFellow 🏴, #EdTech50 2020 #MIETrainer, #EdTech, #PrometheanCertifiedTrainer #EduSky
Miss Campbell ✨🦋 @misscampbellsfl.bsky.social Teacher of Support for Learning (Keith House) @ AGS | Trauma Skilled Practitioner | passionate about nurture and inclusion 💛
TTS Resources @ttsresources.bsky.social Welcome to TTS Resources! We aim to give every child, every day, a reason to love learning. ✨💙 We're available Mon-Fri 9am-5pm UK! #TTS
Dr Yvonne Griffiths @ymgriffiths.bsky.social Mental Health Practitioner. Trainee Child Psychotherapist. Views my own. Past Associate Professor (early retirement), expertise in child development and learning, dyslexia and DLD, EDI, mental health and well-being. Views personal.
Alison @missc-chs.bsky.social •ASN Teacher •Play SIP Lead •Makaton Level 2
Child Brain Injury Trust UK @cbituk.bsky.social Empowering young lives, elevating families, and enriching futures after acquired brain injury 💜💙 Support. Strength. Hope. #BrighterFutures
-> https://linktr.ee/cbituk
Open Up Music 🎵 @openupmusic.bsky.social Working alongside young disabled musicians to bring about musical inclusion. We're the charity behind the National Open Youth Orchestra noyo.org.uk, openorchestras.org and the Clarion accessible instrument theclarion.uk. UK Bristol based. openupmusic.org
Trafford Music Service @traffordmusic.bsky.social Enriching lives, inspiring a love of music for all #dedicated #inclusive #supportive #creative
Music For All @mfacharity.bsky.social 🎂 30 years of changing lives through the power of music
Celebrate with us by helping to reach our birthday fundraising goal!
https://musicforall.enthuse.com/pf/30-years-of-musicforall
Purple Patch Arts @purplepatcharts.bsky.social Innovative, inclusive, creative learning experiences for learning-disabled people across Yorkshire.
Leeds Autism AIM @leedsautismaim.bsky.social A free service co-led by and run for #ActuallyAutistic adults in Leeds. Part of The Advonet Group.
Learn more about us at https://leedsautismaim.org.uk
Freya Bailes @freyabailes.bsky.social Associate Professor in Music Psychology. Programme leader of the MA/PGDip/PGCert in Music and Wellbeing, and MA Applied Psychology of Music at the University of Leeds.
Oboist.
Kathy Matkin-Clapton @kmatclap.bsky.social Doctoral candidate, musician, educator, choral conductor, early-stage researcher group singing & well-being. BMusEd, MA (Visual & Performing Arts Education), MA (Music Psychology)
The Advonet Group @advonetuk.bsky.social We are an independent advocacy charity based in Leeds, UK. Find out more on our website: https://advonet.org.uk
Pyramid @pyramid-arts.bsky.social We don't use this account anymore - please see our pinned post for other places to find us! ✨
Find out more about Pyramid: https://linktr.ee/pyramidleeds
People in Action @peopleinaction.bsky.social Leeds-based charity supporting learning disabled and autistic people.
Empowering our members to live healthy, well-connected and independent lives since 1983.
Call: 0113 244 3729
Text/Whatsapp: 07741 556790
www.peopleinaction.org.uk
St Anne's Community Services @stannescs.bsky.social We are a social care charity that provides a wide range of housing, day care and community support to people with #learning disability #mentalhealth #substance support #homelessness. We are proud to support people to live "A life without limits".
Dance Action Zone Leeds (DAZL) @dazldance.bsky.social Dance Action Zone Leeds
Award winning dance & health Org.
Tackling inactivity & reducing inequalities through dance as a creative pathway
Engaging 6500 people annually through high-quality dance across #Leeds #Wakefield #Yorkshire
www.dazl.org.uk
Moor Time @moortimecharity.bsky.social We are a short breaks charity for young people with additional needs aged 0-25 based in Ilkley and Keighley, West Yorkshire. Formerly part of the LS29 Group.
Accessible Inclusive Music (AIM) @aimwestyorks.bsky.social
Fliss James @flissj.bsky.social 🌟Assistant Head Teacher Sheringham Nursery School & Children’s Centre
🌟Director @elresearchsch.bsky.social
🌟#earlyyears
https://sheringham-nur.org.uk
https://researchschool.org.uk/eastlondon
Hannah Murphy @handalula.bsky.social Teacher | SENDCo | slow runner | I read a lot of sci fi.
Joanne Cleland @drjoannecleland.bsky.social Professor in Speech and Language Therapy at the University of Strathclyde. Interested in Speech Sound Disorder.
Susan Guthrie Phd @susanguthrieslt.bsky.social SLT clinician researcher working in Leeds & York. Interested in communication and swallowing difficulties and experiences of adults with mental illness. #SLTsinMH, #MeAtMealtimes study. Also on Researchgate: Susan_Guthrie2