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Steph Driver
@stephdriver.bsky.social
96 followers 150 following 180 posts
Personal profile. A11y specialist working on Janeway at the OLH.
#Knitter #ActuallyAutistic #ADHD #IAmWriting

with guest posts from #AssistanceDog Archer 🦮

was @driver_steph on the other.
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brianbilston.bsky.social
This is called ‘Twenty Modern-Day Proverbs’.
Twenty Modern-Day Proverbs   Fake news travels fast. Post in haste, regret immediately. Two’s company, three’s a crowdsourcing campaign. AI for an eye, an untruth for a truth. Beware of geeks bearing gifs. Caesar’s Wi-Fi must be above suspicion. A scrolling phone gathers no moss. Share and share and like. Don’t feed the troll that bites you. Empty influencers make the most noise. Every blog has its day. Blessed are the content creators. There’s a time and podcast for everything. Do not judge clickbait by its cover. A WhatsApp a day keeps your mother at bay. All’s well that trends well. Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day;
teach a man to phish and you pheed him for a lifetime. Every cloud has a data centre. Spam tomorrow and spam yesterday – and always spam today. The end justifies the memes. Brian Bilston
December 19, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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johnpring.bsky.social
Watchdog dismisses DWP’s description of disabled editor as ‘vengeful’ and ‘vexatious’ for asking to see deaths email
@plutopress.bsky.social
#DWP
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/watchdog-dis...
Watchdog dismisses DWP’s description of DNS editor as ‘vengeful’ and ‘vexatious’ for asking to see deaths email
The information commissioner has dismissed attempts by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to describe a disabled journalist as “vengeful” and “vexatious” after he tried to obtain informatio…
www.disabilitynewsservice.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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mrmunchertoyou.bsky.social
Just so I'm clear on this, computer memory has tripled in price because a bunch of it that hasn't been produced yet has been ordered to populate GPUs that aren't installed in data centers that aren't built yet in order to service a demand that doesn't exist to make profits that don't happen.
December 15, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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wheelsforwellbeing.org.uk
There's no single mobility aid that works for everyone.

That's why we'll keep working to help make a world where all #Disabled people can use their ideal wheels to get around.

Wishing everyone their ideal wheels in 2026!
Drawing of a snowy scene with bike wheel and cog shaped snow falling across happy snow people riding six different wheeled mobility devices. From top left: Two snow people riding a tandem mobility scooter. The rear rider has tight fitting dark glasses; A snow person riding a sit-on e-scooter wearing a glamorous matching purple ball gown and fascinator, with a parasol; A snow person riding a recumbent tadpole trike, towing a child trailer with a small snow person inside; A snow person wearing punk clothes using a manual wheelchair and e-assist handcycle attachment; A snow person using a powerchair, smiling into a single-wheel pram clipped to the front of their chair; Two snow people in matching blue bobble hats and scarves riding a side-by-side tandem cycle and cuddling each other. Title reads "wishing everyone their ideal wheels in 2026" and has the Wheels for Wellbeing logo in the top right corner.
December 15, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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transgenderreport.com
Hundreds gather outside Girlguiding HQ to demand trans ban is reversed: ‘Adults debate, children bleed’

www.thepinknews.com/...

#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
Hundreds gather outside Girlguiding HQ to demand trans ban is reversed: 'Adults debate, children bleed'
Hundreds of current and ex members, leaders, parents and allies turned out in joyful force to oppose Girlguiding's ban on trans girls.
www.thepinknews.com
December 14, 2025 at 7:04 PM
stephdriver.bsky.social
#Wivenhoe #sunset
Glorious.
photo. View across an estuary at a mid-tide at sunset. Foreground of dinghies and sailing boats covered in tarpaulins on a hard, bare masts in the air. A few houses on the far bank, and a low tree-line behind then the horizontal lines of red and orange light catching the underside of the clouds.
December 13, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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robinince.bsky.social
Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.
This is the saddest day of my professional life. Today is not only the final recording of the latest series of The Infinite Monkey Cage, it is my last ever Monkey Cage. I never thought that I would have to leave the show. I always imagined going on until | dropped dead under the studio lights due to a brain aneurysm caused by my final attempt to understand notions of quantum gravity or the shock of being told about fly maggot infestations in the sacks of macaque monkeys. I resigned in September, after sixteen years of dedication to the show, A show that I named and helped develop over all those years. Unfortunately, my opinions outside the BBC have been considered problematic for sometime, whether it has been voicing support for the trans community, criticism of Donald Trump, numerous other outlandish opinions, including once gently criticising Stephen Fry. These things were considered to conflict with being a freelance BBC science presenter In a recent meeting where BBC Studio executives again voiced problems with me, I realised my choices. Obedience and being quieter to remain making Monkey Cage, or 'Resign and have the freedom to speak out against what I believe are injustices'. • I chose the latter. It broke my heart. I love this show and I love the audience, and it is because of the audience in particular, that this decision was so difficult to make. I kept thinking about all the extremist voices promoting hate and division. They are being given so many platforms, while voices that represent kindness, open mindedness, empathy seem to be scarcer and scarcer. I felt I couldn't pamper myself with the luxury of silence. One of my many privileges is that I am able to resign and I can speak out even if it is to the detriment of my career. I have thought a lot about my heroes, Sinead O Connor, James Baldwin, Audre Lorde, and so many more. I think of Sinead's words, "the job of an artist is to be themselves at any cost". James Baldwin said prejudice was really just a word for cowardice. Audre Lorde, viewing her life, wrote that her only regrets were her silences. I think of my father as I resign, he brought me up to believe in fairness , justice and kindness. Though my heart is broken, it is also full of fire. I apologise to our incredible listeners for my departure, your love of the show means a great deal. I am so sorry to let you down. I hope that you can understand my reasoning. I have to accept that I am not what the current BBC expects of their freelance presenters. Despite this I should add that I have always worked far more than my contracted hours to try and ensure the show was always the best it could be, as well as making myself accessible and responsive to the audience wherever and whenever I met them. Every night, we have recorded, I have been filled with determination to make the best show possible. This was not "just a job" I hope that with my departure I can be a better ally to the LGBTQ community, to the neurodivergent community, to activists fighting against those who aim to brutalise society, to those currently in prison on hunger strike, and to all those who fight for a more inclusive world. From many conversations, I know there are many Monkey Cage listeners who support these communities and activists too. The strawberry is dead. Long live the strawberry. B
December 13, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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lukesteuber.com
I made a Chrome extension that swaps Times New Roman for Calibri on every site or just .gov. It also had Open Sans and Open Dyslexic, because f**k these people.

I’m waiting for Google’s approval for it to install automatically, but you can download it and install it in 90 seconds. Instructions 👇
ReCalibri
They always make us do everything ourselves, anyway
Dr.eamer.dev
December 11, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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thinkingautism.com
"Because understanding speech is harder for people with auditory processing disorder, we need a clearer signal and less noise. We have a lot more trouble with conditions that muffle, distort, or distract from the speech signal." From @mosaicofminds.bsky.social:

open.substack.com/pub/mosaicof...
What it's Like to Have Auditory Processing Disorder
and Why Understanding Speech is More Complicated than You Think
open.substack.com
December 11, 2025 at 7:28 PM
stephdriver.bsky.social
Wondering if someone with friends in high places misjudged the tide. #Wivenhoe #Chinook
Photograph. Chinook flying with a truck suspended underneath. The truck is about a chinook’s length underneath. There’s a rope to each corner of the truck that join to a common point about half way between the truck and helicopter. Churchyard railings visible at bottom of shot. Blue sky, couple of fluffy white clouds.
December 10, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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paulaclemente.bsky.social
Philosophical Logic has officially launched at the Open Library of Humanities!

This comes after the mass resignation of the entire editorial board of the Journal of Philosophical Logic from Springer Nature. Their open letter is included in the announcement.
December 10, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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maddiesinclair.bsky.social
Philosophical Logic has joined the OLH! Read their open letter on mass editorial resignation and the push to make academic research “as accessible as possible to both the academic community and society at large”.
December 10, 2025 at 9:20 AM
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openlibhums.org
We’re excited to announce the launch of Philosophical Logic at the Open Library of Humanities.

This follows another mass editorial resignation at Springer Nature (open letter linked in the announcement).

Read more:
Flagship Springer Nature journal flips to diamond open access at the OLH
We’re excited to announce the launch of a major new journal, following news of another mass editorial resignation (read open letter) at Springer Nature. This week, the Editors-in-Chief and Associate …
www.openlibhums.org
December 10, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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actuallyowltistic.com
@dramypsyd.rmh-therapy.com !!! 🤣🤣🤣

#Humor #Funny #Penguins #Puffins #Autism #Autistic #Neurodivergence
@jasonkpurdy I'm not saying penguins aren't awesome and cute. I just don't get them as a Christmas" animal, in Christmas decorations. They're a southern pole bird. Christmas is associated with the North Pole so you would think puffins would have priority in Christmas decorations over penguins. It's not a preference thing, even though I think puffins are underrated, it's just geography - Them: Sir this IS an Autism assessment. Me: Oh. Shit. I'm sorry I can - Them: No no, actually... I've learned a lot.
December 9, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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thinkingautism.com
Have you seen the nifty new Apple video about student accessibility? Includes transcript, interested in people's thoughts.

www.apple.com/accessibilit...
Accessibility - Features for Students
The Designed for Every Student film highlights how Apple accessibility features can enhance learning so students can succeed at college.
www.apple.com
December 8, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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johnpring.bsky.social
Deaf people who use British Sign Language face “entrenched” and “systemic” exclusion from health and social care services across Britain, according to a new report by government advisers.
#BSL #Deaf #Deafblind
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/deaf-people-...
Deaf people who use BSL face ‘entrenched’ health and social care exclusion, say government advisers
Deaf people who use British Sign Language (BSL) face “entrenched” and “systemic” exclusion from health and social care services across Britain, according to a new report by government advisers. The…
www.disabilitynewsservice.com
December 6, 2025 at 7:45 AM
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number10cat.bsky.social
On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me, a partridge in a pear tree. Ate it.
December 1, 2025 at 8:27 AM
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recombobulating.bsky.social
The NHS just did a big independent review that concluded that ADHD is still significantly under diagnosed and under supported.

But that's not the answer he wanted.

So he's ordering a new conclusion.

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hsw3k.bsky.social Hannah Shaw-Williams @hsw3k.bsky.social · 17d
An independent taskforce *just* did a huge review of ADHD in England, and the conclusion was that it's "under-recognised, under-diagnosed and under-treated."
www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/re...
NHS England » Report of the independent ADHD Taskforce: Part 1
April 2025
www.england.nhs.uk
December 4, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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natalyad.bsky.social
Don't cross the picket line at the British Library, their staff are on strike and need our support.
December 2, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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xkcd.com
Satellite Imagery

xkcd.com/3173/
Comic. [Two people in front of projected satellite image. A small portion of the image is pixelated squares.] PERSON 1: Wait, when was this imagery taken? Is this censorship the work of the contractor? One of our people? *Foreign actors!?* PERSON 2 with ponytail: Do we know who’s operating a facility at that location? PERSON 1: We can’t find *anything*. [caption] My hobby: Setting up big colored panels in the middle of nowhere as a prank on remote sensing people
December 2, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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colchestercycling.bsky.social
Join the Christmas Kidical Mass ride at 09:30 on Sunday 7 December. Starting at the northern end of Norman Way off Lexden Road.
December 1, 2025 at 7:33 AM
stephdriver.bsky.social
Winter beauty at Fingringhoe Wick
Photo. Clear blue sky, view across a marshy estuary, low tide with long mud banks. Broken remains of the supports for a bridge or pier crumbling into the mud.
November 30, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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momentummag.bsky.social
A Decade-Long Study Shows Cycling Helps Older Adults Live Longer, Healthier Lives.
momentummag.com/a-decade-lon...
A Decade-Long Study Shows Cycling Helps Older Adults Live Longer, Healthier Lives
If you’re looking for yet another reason to hop on your bicycle today—especially if you’re in your 60s or beyond—new research out of Japan has delivered a big one.
momentummag.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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goodlawproject.org
I was once sceptical about the value of juries but I've learned through the trans work how shabbily our institutions treat those without privilege and fear their passing.

Like the Supreme Court's judicial roll back of human rights, this change to our justice system will hit the weakest hardest.
November 25, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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peterstefanovic.bsky.social
The right to trial by jury has been a fundamental feature of the British Justice System for over 800 years. Any attempt by the government to undermine this fundamental freedom - a cornerstone of our democracy and an essential safeguard against authoritarianism - must be opposed
peterstefanovic.bsky.social Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 25d
🚨Trial by jury is a cornerstone of our democracy and an essential safeguard against authoritarianism. We must come together - cross party - to stop any attempt by the government to undermine this fundamental freedom
youtu.be/QdD9LaAN19A?...
Trial by jury is a cornerstone of our democracy - We must fight any attempt to undermine it
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
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November 26, 2025 at 6:03 PM