📢 New additions to the #CharityDigital lineup:

How accessible is your social media content? In this talk, RNIB's Prue Watson and Holly will explore what accessibility looks like and why you should implement it into your social media strategy. bit.ly/3R9gDXA

For all the organisations out there posting #PurpleTuesday tweets without ALT text - here's one thing you can do that really will make a difference...

And, check out this useful blog by the amazing Holly for more learning

bighack.org/avoid-these-mi…

People with chronic illnesses will have stomach cramps, headaches, joint pain, muscle pain, fatigue, nausea, dizziness and more every single day... and still act completely normal in public. Remember you never know the pain someone may be in just by looking.

Using Twitter can be a horror without alt text for blind and partially sighted people. Make it a fairy tale and turn on the alt text reminder in three easy steps: 1/2

What image description AI feels like at the moment. Like, you know it'll be good one day, but for now...

Video shows a small blond toddler doing literally the opposite of every instruction given.

Pumpkin picking was a fun sensory experience 🎃

The train I’m on is so busy, the member of staff assisting me literally shouted down the carriage “can someone move, I need a seat for a visually impaired lady”.

There’s never a dull moment travelling as a disabled person.

Calling disabled people ‘brave’ or ‘inspirational’ for going about their everyday lives isn’t the compliment you think it is.

How accessible is your content? How do you measure that? How are you improving it?

NEW: Reframing independence

“As a young disabled adult, that’s often a top priority. How can I be like everyone else? I’m not suggesting we should be, but the desire is innate.”

Featuring blog posts from Holly, Georgia Vine and Gem!

chloetear.co.uk/2022/10/refram…

As a disabled person I’m too often made to feel that I’m an inconvenience & that I should take up less space in this world. It takes strength to fight against that.

The latest issue of the #AccessibleSocial newsletter is out, and it's packed with some of my favorite resources that I think a lot of other people will enjoy as well! #Accessibility
accessiblesocial.substack.com/p/oct-17-2022

The smallest things can matter the most.

We're proper chuffed to have Jenny and @LeeGoggleBox, and the #Gogglebox team, behind a special film on C4 Gogglebox tonight.

Find out more about #SeeThePerson , here: rnib.in/TwSeeThePerson

I’m sick of spending 10 minutes on websites trying to find accessibility information. I shouldn’t have to work that hard to find out if I’m able to visit a venue.

Make it clearer. Disabled people want to go out too!

This #NationalBrailleWeek we are focusing on accessibility for #VisuallyImpaired people and wanted to share these great tips for venues from Holly.

Paralympic cyclist, Lora Fachie, reads tonight’s Bedtime Story in braille!

The Secret Code by Dana Meachen Rau & Bari Weissman at 6:50pm then on BBC iPlayer

A braille transcript will be available soon in RNIB’s library: bit.ly/3g6KAeg

Lora Fachie MBE
#WorldSightDay

Big yes to all of this! And the same goes for dating - disabled people are equal and valid romantic partners who contribute to the relationship as much as an able-bodied partner.