I strongly believe that all managers in a technical area must be technically excellent. Managers in software must write great software or it’s like being a cavalry captain who can’t ride a horse!

"I was so, very, very proud of David Trimble". Fighting back tears, former Ulster Unionist Party leader, Mike Nesbitt, reflects on the political career of Lord Trimble who has died at the age of 77. trib.al/XeTeRvx 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube

My Flybe ✈ flight from Amsterdam to Belfast was rerouted to Birmingham due to pressurisation issues - thankfully we have just landed safely.

Thanks for the invite and for setting it up David Cox, was a great session 🙏

“Make sure #A11y is at the heart of everything you do when you are outsourcing design works, and that includes when you are partnering with third-party deliver partners” Rama Gheerawo, Beatriz González Mellídez, James Nash, @Katie_Popple, Phil Strain and Craig Collinson on #A11yDesign. #TechSharePro22

We are continuing to expand the Accessibility team at Miro, excited to share this QA Engineering role to help us achieve our goal of ensuring Miro is accessible to everyone. This role can be either *remote* in an EU-timezone or based in our Berlin hub. miro.com/careers/vacanc…

🙌 THE 4 DAY WORK WEEK HAS HIT IRELAND WITH ASTONISHING RESULTS. 🙌 The Irish Findings are as follows: • 100% of the companies involved are continuing with the 4-Day work week ➡ • 85% of companies which reported data on revenue reported growth in revenue 📈 (1/X)

Accessibility is essential to building a more equitable world. For decades, we’ve been committed to designing technology with the input, expertise, and creativity of people with disabilities — technology that can be used by everyone. youtube.com/watch?v=tVErGe…

Is anyone here working on a Design System that follows a federated governance model at scale that is working? Keen to hear stories. 🧐

When I first joined Spotify nobody was talking about Accessibility. Phil Strain, Tyce Clee, Josh Mateo 💀 and I started the conversation. We’ve come along way since then and today on #GAAD Spotify has made a public commitment to accessibility: spotify.com/us/accessibili… 💚

The images in the BBC News (UK) BBC Newsbeat article criticising Rishi Sunak for misusing alt text….. are missing alt text. #a11y #dispair

Tony Berare Polkastream Polkaverse Eduardo Moreno P. Phil Strain is going to be the next 💎. The special sale is the best opportunity to grab it. Better not miss it!👀🌚 #NFT

One of Y Combinator's most important traditions is conciseness. There is so much vague blather in business. It wastes people's time and, worse still, is a sign of unclear thinking.

At Apple, we believe in making technology accessible to all. On this International Day of Persons with Disabilities and every day, we are proud to partner with the disability community as we strive for a more equitable world.

One of the bigger mind-bends in tech is how Spotify never *truly* used the Spotify model (they iterated and moved on). The #1 ranking search result is Atlassian indirectly promoting this tooling with it. We now have companies thinking they are copying Spotify: but they are not!

#the1percentclub

The last July General Election was in 1945, where the Labour Party, led by Clement Attlee, won a landslide victory, marking the first time Labour won an outright majority in Parliament. #generalelection

#Accessibility update: You can now check boards for color contrast, frames, and whether images have alt text.

From Brentford to Berlin. 🐝🦁

A Games to remember 🤩 Seven Olympic medals achieved by six athletes from Northern Ireland 👏 #BBCOlympics #Paris2024 #Olympics