AXSChat - Accessibility Community on Bluesky
AXSChat is a community that Debra Ruh, Neil Milliken and Antonio Vieira Santos have brought together over the years. With a combination of thoughtful interviews and an engaging discussion on Twitter. Now let's explore how this might work in Bluesky. https://www.axschat.com
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@ox.ca
@susannalaurin.bsky.social
Managing Director of the Funka Foundation. IAAP Responsible to the EU. ETSI/CEN/CENELEC Joint Technical Body eAccessibility Chair. Focusing on empowering end users of all abilities through accessibility research, policy, standards and hard work.
@judgewren.bsky.social
Pioneer, America’s First Mental Health Court. Broward County’s MHC is dedicated to diversion & decriminalization of persons with mental illness, Author, NSU Adjunct Professor, Global Speaker.
@jkatzaman.bsky.social
Writer with financial interest in getting people out of debt, also appearing on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Tealfeed and Medium.
@accesskat.bsky.social
Specialist subject: Accessibility & Inclusion in financial services.
@matt197122.bsky.social
@fwest34.bsky.social
Author, Founder of FrancesWest&Co. Believe when technology gets more human, human needs to get more human
@civicactions.com
We help government deliver better public services through modern technology and design. civicactions.com
@ourability.bsky.social
Our Ability, Inc. CEO and Founder. Generative AI to help build a better world for individuals with disabilities. Syracuse Orange alumnus, parent and professor of practice for disability AI. https://www.ourability.com
@susimiller1.bsky.social
eLearning Accessibility expert | Founder and Director eLaHub | Author of Designing Accessible Learning Content
@biancaprins.bsky.social
Keynote https://www.incluencer.net/ accessibility policy expert, equitable AI, IAAP, CPACC, ❤ my beagle(s), 🏃♀️🚴♀️🏊♀️⛸️🎿
@andydrc.bsky.social
Leader & follower in the disability movement for over 30 years | CEO of Disability Rights California since 2020 | Collector, connector & supporter of other leaders | Views expressed are personal | Virgo | Harkinista | Bipolar Bear | Chaotic Good | he/him
@dotjay.bsky.social
Just trying to do some good in the digital world. Sometimes political. Increasingly sweary. Always authentic. (he/him) Work: @DigitalShouldBe.bsky.social #accessibility #sustainability #a11y #s12y
@mikeyil.meme
Born in Philadelphia. Lives online. Seriously unserious. #a11y worker. Chronic shitposter. Casual gamer. Lover of science, technology, food, history, culture. Filipino American 🇵🇭🇺🇲
@christinapap.bsky.social
Global Service Architect | Accessibility Specialist (IAAP CPWA) | Senior Digital Expert at @Atos Coorganizer of @GreeceJS Views are my own Speaking 🇬🇷 🇬🇧 🇪🇸 🇮🇹 🇩🇪 Enjoying tennis and CrossFit 🎾 🏋️♀️
@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
@acuity.design
Information perception in physical & digital places. Facilitation and workshop design for codesign and civic assemblies. Public prototyping on BlueSky. He/him
@il.ly
🧑💻 ranking sites by day, breaking prod by night 🪄 magicspace.co seo that actually works 🔥 seoroast.co telling you why yours doesn't 🤖 linkdr.com link building on autopilot 🦋 bluesky: @airfry.bot @blueskystarterpack.com @saveth.is
@shellelittle.bsky.social
✨Officially building my 'WCAG for Designers' courses✨ Actually 3 Raccoons in a Trench-coat 🦝 Sr Accessibility & Inclusive Design Specialist #A11y, #GameA11y, #CogDis Educator & Keynote Speaker AuDHD/hEDS/MCAS (she/they)
@hidde.blog
Front-end and web accessibility specialist. Currently working on web standards at Dutch gov. Blogger at hidde.blog, reader/concert goer at log.hidde.blog, speaker at talks.hiddedevries.nl.
@playright.bsky.social
Queer, fat, silver haired, elder goth, DHH, 50+ woman, she/her, married to my husband (gay+1). Accessibility, advocacy, cats, photography, music, coffee, & crafts (fiber/fabric). No racism, misogyny, homophobia, transphobia, TERFs or ableism
@wolbring.bsky.social
lifelong wheelchair user; disability activist; University of Calgary, ability studies, disability studies, sustainability studies and science and technology governance studies scholar; link to my academic work https://wolbring.wordpress.com/about/
@alanchaulet.bsky.social
All Wheels Up VP and Founding Board Member | Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy PAAC I Bentley University Graduate | Fighting DMD I Disability Advocacy/Policy/Employment | All Views My Own https://www.allwheelsup.org/
@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
@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
@scopicengineer.bsky.social
Accessibility agitator in the streets. Sr. Digital Accessibility Analyst @ Salesforce in the sheets. Opinions and shitposts are my own. 24/7/365 absurdist. https://crystalprestonwatson.com/ https://a11ysavvy.com/
@ericwright.bsky.social
Accessibility pro. Skilled technologist working in government (but not for DOGE, so I'm likely to get fired). Ex-. Voice Control/Dragon user.
@ashleyshoo.bsky.social
#PhilTech #STS #DisabilityStudies #Cyborg #Bioethics #DisCoTec. Disabled person. Strong opinions and typos my urn.
@desibility.bsky.social
Covering world news with a disability lens. I love languages, questions and places I've lived 🇬🇧🇧🇷🇧🇩🇪🇬 Writing Disability Debrief: https://www.disabilitydebrief.org/signup
@stephaniewalter.bsky.social
UX Researcher & Strategist, Inclusive Product Designer in Enterprise UX. Speaker, Author, Mentor & Teacher. Chaotic neutral tea & CSS lover. She/Her 🌈 https://stephaniewalter.design/ http://neurospicy.agency/
@erikkroes.bsky.social
Disabled, and doing it anyway. 🎉 Art, Web Accessibility & Design Systems 🎉 Now: Freelancer 🌐 Previously: Nomensa 🇬🇧 IKEA 🇸🇪 ING 🇳🇱🦁 👤 he/him www.erikkroes.nl
@unuhi.bsky.social
accessibility | audiobook-loving cat parent | too many interests for profile | currently student
@batish.bsky.social
she/her/du Accessibility & Digital Inclusion Barrierefreiheit und Digitale Teilhabe/Inklusion Problem solver, inclusive Innovation & Design #UX4All German upa AK Barrierefreiheit @fronta11y #IAAPCPWA #IAAPADS #a11y 🇪🇸🇩🇪🇺🇸
@dlbllc.bsky.social
Disability Policy Director | Global Accessibility & Disability Inclusion Strategist | Bulldog Lover | Disabled | LGBTQ+ | “If your fight for democracy doesn’t include disabled people, you’re doing it wrong.” https://www.linkedin.com/in/darrenbatesll
@meryl.bsky.social
I support organizations in their efforts to ramp up disability inclusion and accessibility. Book to speak or work with me info@meryl.net. Deaf 🦻 Professional & TEDx speaker & trainer. #Accessibility consultant.
@puneetsiinghal.bsky.social
Building #GreenDisability: Exploring The Intersection of #DisabilityInclusion and #ClimateAction Activist, Workshop Facilitator, Writer Green Disability- https://linktr.ee/GreenDisability LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/puneet-singhal
@akwyz.com
Atos Eviden Future of Work Expert. Helping Talent & Customers growth. Founder of axschat podcast, DTLabUCC. Accessibility Team. Sustainability, Sociologist🇪🇺 Cork, Ireland. 🥇European Digital Mindset Award Winner. A Portuguese in Ireland. #axschat crew.
@neilmilliken.bsky.social
VP of #accessibility ( #a11y) 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. Views = personal.
@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]
@axschat.bsky.social
Podcast & social media chat focused on disability, accessibility, innovation & social good. https://www.axschat.com/ Building bridges & creating inclusive communities online for the last decade. Banner: Bridge with hands supporting - Aleks Barsukov
@ox.ca
Open Standards & Practices lead for @CivicActions.com. Drupal Core Accessibility Maintainer. Digital Services Coalition Board Member. A W3C Invited Expert & co-chair of the #W3C #SustainableWeb Interest Group. #SolarPunk #CliFi #Quaker #Feminist #Canadian