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Carolyn Conroy
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slcouncils.bsky.social
Gloucestershire SLC worked with Nature in Art to co-create Totally Tactile - a landmark exhibition shaped by blind and partially sighted people from the start. This is part of their work to #MakeArtAccessible, and it’s now leading to further collaboration.

Read more: https://bit.ly/4j12Phw
A bronze sculpture of two hares standing upright on their hind legs, in a boxing pose, mounted on separate wooden bases. The hares have elongated ears and detailed, textured, fur. One hare is leaning forward slightly and the other is pushing back. A female, wearing a blindfold, is exploring the sculpture through touch.
December 16, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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rnib.bsky.social
It's annoying not knowing what's in the image, right? ☹️

Add alt text so that blind and partially sighted people can enjoy your festive pictures too.

It's super easy to add: head Advanced Settings > Accessibility > Write alt text” and click done!
"May contain festive image". An icon representing 'missing image' Bordering the image and copy is a festive, pink, sparkly border
December 15, 2025 at 7:44 AM
carolynconroy.bsky.social
Well done @thelowry.com !
slcouncils.bsky.social Sight Loss Councils @slcouncils.bsky.social · 16d
Great to see The Lowry acting on our Sight Loss Council volunteer accessibility feedback. From audio description and braille to inclusive plans, progress is clear. We loved testing the new Lowry 360 immersive tour. #CoProduction in Action. #Accessibility #Inclusion #MakeArtAccessible
SLC volunteers and staff together in front of a bright yellow wall with large black text reading “LOWRY 350.” The wall features silhouettes of figures and several information panels. A guide dog wearing a harness sits at the front of the group. A sign nearby reads “FREE ENTRY – Donations Welcome.” SLC volunteers are on a tour with a Lowry staff member. They are stood in an art gallery with deep purple walls, looking at a display featuring a framed painting of an industrial cityscape and an interactive panel asking, “What do you think LS Lowry’s cityscape would have smelt like?” The panel includes a wooden scent box. Additional framed artworks are visible on the walls, and another gallery space with colourful displays can be seen through an open doorway. Several SLC volunteers seated around a large rectangular table in a gallery room with blue and white walls. One volunteer is conversing with a Lowry staff member. The wall behind them displays the heading “LAND AND SEA” along with descriptive text and framed paintings of landscapes and seascapes. Additional artworks are visible on adjacent walls, and the room is well-lit with overhead lighting. SLC Engagement Manager Kelly, and SLC Co-ordinator Dave, walking with a SLC volunteer along a brick-paved path beside a canal, accompanied by a guide dog in harness. The canal is bordered by a black metal railing, and modern buildings rise in the background under a clear blue sky. Autumn trees line the path, and a few pedestrians are visible further along the walkway.
December 10, 2025 at 11:16 AM
carolynconroy.bsky.social
My brother @alanallport.bsky.social has a fabulous new book published today! Get Advance Britannia at all good bookshops.
Me with light blonde hair and wearing maroon-framed glasses holding up a blue book that partially obscures her face. The book's title is "ADVANCE BRITANNIA: HOW THE SECOND WORLD WAR WAS WON: 1942-1945" by Alan Allport.
November 6, 2025 at 2:12 PM
carolynconroy.bsky.social
Happy Halloween…
archive.org Internet Archive @archive.org · Oct 31
🎃 Trick or treat!

💀 We're handing out chills with THE SKELETON DANCE (1929), the bone-rattling classic where skeletons swing & sway till dawn! 🦴

Get it & more #PublicDomain goodies in our #SpookySeason Collection ⤵️
archive.org/details/@ste...

#Halloween
October 31, 2025 at 5:48 PM
carolynconroy.bsky.social
Great idea!
July 18, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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slcouncils.bsky.social
#Merseyside Sight Loss Council reviewed the audio description for the 'Bee Exhibition' at the Museum of #Liverpool. Members felt it was brilliant for #blind and #PartiallySighted audiences, offering full independence with detailed descriptions and navigation throughout! 🐝 #MakeArtAccessible
Engagement Manager Kelly standing with a male Merseyside SLC volunteer. Both are casually dressed and holding their long canes - Kelly's is green to match her green summer dress. Behind them, 'Bee' is written in large yellow lettering against a dark wooden panelled wall with 'A story of' written in white underneath.
May 28, 2025 at 10:54 AM
carolynconroy.bsky.social
The Merseyside Sight Loss Council doing a brilliant job as ever!
slcouncils.bsky.social Sight Loss Councils @slcouncils.bsky.social · May 5
#Merseyside delivered a vision awareness session to HTL Buses to #MakeBusesAccessible for #blind and #PartiallySighted people. HTL staff wore 'sim specs' to simulate eye conditions and SLC members shared experiences to highlight challenges of bus travel and solutions. 🚍👓
A male HTL staff member is wearing sim specs while walking onto a bus. Another male colleague stands behind him and guides him to his seat. From left to right: A male HTL staff member dressed in a high-vis jacket is wearing sim specs and sitting a the front of the bus. His male colleague, who is also wearing a high- vis jacket, is standing next to where he is sitting. SLC member Mick stepping off the bus with his guide dog. Group photo of Merseyside SLC members and HTL staff sitting on a bus.
May 5, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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slcouncils.bsky.social
#Lancashire Sight Loss Council visited Seedhill Athletics & Fitness Centre to assess inclusivity for #blind and #PartiallySighted people by evaluating the gym and track facilities. The team also enjoyed trying out the equipment and running on the track!
From left to right - Lancashire SLC member Dawn standing with Engagement Manager Kelly and Coordinator David on a red athletics track. All are dressed in coats and casual clothing, smiling at the camera, with Kelly and Dawn holding their long canes. A smiling female attendee sitting at a gym machine using it to a workout with a dumbbell in her right hand. She has long blonde hair and is wearing dark sim-specs and a green ‘Help for Heroes’ hoodie. SLC Coordinator David sitting upright with a dumbbell in each hand and doing a shoulder press. David is wearing a red t-shirt and has dark short hair.
April 21, 2025 at 8:02 AM
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slcouncils.bsky.social
Are you #blind or #PartiallySighted in #Merseyside? Join #Merseyside Sight Loss Council to influence change, collaborate with volunteers, and improve access. 🌟 Learn more: https://bit.ly/3FuJzsM
Graphic with a dark blue background with the Sight Loss Councils circular shaped emblem containing small light blue dots in the top right corner. White text reads, "I joined Merseyside Sight Loss Council to work with like-minded individuals and to influence change in my local area for blind and partially sighted people." Below it, it reads, "Laura, Merseyside SLC volunteer". There is a circular photo of Laura in the bottom right corner - a white woman with dark hair and wearing dark glasses.
March 10, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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pocklington.bsky.social
We’ve united with @Scope and other charities against cuts to disability benefits.
Together, we’ve published an open letter to the Chancellor urging the government to safeguard them.

Read the full letter on Scope’s website: https://tinyurl.com/5hxxzw2x

#CostOfCuts
Stylised text reads: "Dear Chancellor, We fear the cost of cuts is too great." Open letter. The Scope and TPT logos are placed at the bottom of the text.
March 10, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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slcouncils.bsky.social
#Merseyside Sight Loss Council - led by #blind and #PartiallySighted volunteers - is recruiting new volunteer members. Learn how you can get involved in their work to #MakeHealthAccessible and join us today: www.sightlosscouncils.org.uk/join-us
kellybarton.bsky.social Kelly @kellybarton.bsky.social · Feb 19
Yesterday Merseyside @slcouncils.bsky.social delivered a vision awareness session to staff at a #Liverpool medical centre

We explained the challenges #blind & #PartiallySighted people often face in health settings & looked at how the centre could become even more inclusive.

#MakeHealthAccessible
Kelly, David and Naomi delivering the session Two staff members paired up to have a go at guiding Group of staff trying on sim specs View of everyone sat round the table participating in the session
March 6, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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kellybarton.bsky.social
Yesterday Merseyside @slcouncils.bsky.social delivered a vision awareness session to staff at a #Liverpool medical centre

We explained the challenges #blind & #PartiallySighted people often face in health settings & looked at how the centre could become even more inclusive.

#MakeHealthAccessible
Kelly, David and Naomi delivering the session Two staff members paired up to have a go at guiding Group of staff trying on sim specs View of everyone sat round the table participating in the session
February 19, 2025 at 7:46 AM
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lifeofablindgirl.bsky.social
Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
Please make your social media content accessible,
Because it’s the right thing to do.
February 14, 2025 at 9:06 AM
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visionaryuk.bsky.social
Laws in London and Scotland mean that councils can prohibit parking on the pavement. Today marks one year since The @edinburghcouncil.bsky.social successfully began enforcing their rules. @glasgowcc.bsky.social will also begin implementing their rules from today.
January 29, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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alanallport.bsky.social
There are some ideas so stupid that only an intellectual could believe them (Orwell)
rns.org RNS @rns.org · Jan 25
“I’m skeptical it was on purpose,” said Jared Holt, a senior research analyst at the Institute for Strategic Dialogue, which tracks online hate. “It would be an act of self-sabotage that wouldn’t really make much sense at all.”
https://religionnews.com/2025/01/21/musks-straight-arm-gesture-embraced…
Musk’s straight-arm gesture embraced by right-wing extremists regardless of what he meant
NEW YORK (AP) — The Anti-Defamation League, an antisemitism and human rights watchdog, called it an “awkward gesture” and urged caution in jumping to conclusions.
religionnews.com
January 27, 2025 at 3:25 AM
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alanallport.bsky.social
He’s as rich as Croesus. Damn, he could buy Croesus’ ass ten times over. Why doesn’t he just want to enjoy his money rather than crawl in the shit like this?
swin24.bsky.social Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · Jan 24
Despite all the MAGA-directed groveling, Trumpland still says Mark Zuckerberg has a ton “more ass kissing” to do before the Trump White House — which is keeping an “eye” on how he proceeds — gets closer to trusting him:

www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Team Trump Says Mark Zuckerberg Has 'More Ass-Kissing' to Do
Donald Trump’s aides and allies aren’t ready to buy the Meta and Facebook chief’s right-wing conversion — and will be “keeping an eye” on him.
www.rollingstone.com
January 24, 2025 at 9:51 PM
carolynconroy.bsky.social
How many times can you mispronounce Storm Eowyn on the BBC? Lots it seems. Next time call it Storm Dave…
January 24, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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alanallport.bsky.social
Absolute Queen, with more guts than all the tech barons and MSM pundits and Congress put together
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Jan 21
Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde to Trump: "I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now. There are gay, lesbian, and transgender people in Democratic, Republican, and independent families, some who fear for their lives ... and the vast majority of immigrants are not criminals"
January 21, 2025 at 9:13 PM
carolynconroy.bsky.social
Not Ferry McFerryFace then? Disappointed.
January 11, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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kellybarton.bsky.social
How is #theatre made inclusive for #blind & #PartiallySighted people?

We went to see Disney’s #Aladdin in #Liverpool last night which included a pre-show touch tour and #AudioDescribed performance.

Take a look…
January 3, 2025 at 11:06 PM
carolynconroy.bsky.social
Make your New Year’s resolution to add Alt Text to your Bluesky posts… it helps people who need it and it’ll make you feel good - promise!
kellybarton.bsky.social Kelly @kellybarton.bsky.social · Jan 1
This app is great at prompting people to add #AltText image descriptions for #blind & #PartiallySighted people

If you don’t add a description, people like me who are blind have no idea what your photo is of

It’s the equivalent of this photo I’ve posted, it tells you nothing.

Please add alt text!
The image is completely black showing nothing. Which is exactly what it’s like for bling people when no alt text is added
January 2, 2025 at 8:46 AM
carolynconroy.bsky.social
Last morning of 2024.
The image shows a vibrant sunset sky with a mix of orange and yellow clouds against a backdrop of blue. The scene is viewed from between two buildings, which are made of brick. There is a streetlamp in the foreground, and power lines stretch across the sky. The warm colors of the sunset create a striking contrast with the cooler tones of the buildings and the sky.
December 31, 2024 at 9:42 AM
carolynconroy.bsky.social
Alt Text! Use it… please.
rnib.bsky.social RNIB @rnib.bsky.social · Nov 18
19 million @bsky.app users? Better make sure they all know about the handy alt text reminder! 🫡

Go to Settings > Accessibility and make sure "Require alt text before posting" is toggled on.

We love that accessibility is such a priority here.
A screenshot of Bluesky's alt text reminder options. At the top of the page it says "Accessibility" then underneath there are two options for "Alt text" which are "Require alt text before posting" and "Display larger alt text badges." The first of these is toggled to "on." There's also a "Media" option which is "Disable autoplay for videos and GIFs."
November 18, 2024 at 12:33 PM
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lifeofablindgirl.bsky.social
New on the blog: As a disabled person, I don’t need fixing.

“To you, non-disabled people, put the time and energy you spend assuming a disabled person wants to be fixed into making the world more accessible. That will have a far bigger impact.” lifeofablindgirl.com/2024/11/17/a...
As a disabled person, I don't need fixing - Life of a Blind Girl
Society has a tainted view on disability as something that needs to be fixed. But as a disabled person, I don’t need fixing.
lifeofablindgirl.com
November 17, 2024 at 7:52 PM