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Ellen Kate Boyle
@ellenkateboyle.bsky.social
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Running, reading and rescuing greyhounds. Freelance content strategist and web designer. Autistic.

📨 Newsletter about mental health for the chronically online: ellenforster.substack.com

Co-founder of Access Given
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Accidentally had two weeks off the newsletter in a month. Tempted to write about 'raise the flag' this week, but I am not sure if it's old news. Flags, in general, are pretty interesting, as they represent different things to different people.
September 2, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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thekavernacle.bsky.social
it really sucks to be old enough, and to be following politics long enough, to see everything get so much worse than it used to be
September 2, 2025 at 3:25 AM
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accessgiven.bsky.social
You read that right.

We've only got a handful of tickets left for Access:Given next Wednesday at Newcastle Helix.

So, if you want to hear...
Graphic of a purple background with purple, yellow and white shapes surrounding a white circle, with the text inside: "Over 80% of tickets sold!" underneath is "accessgiven.co.uk" and the logo.
September 2, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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Less than a month until we all gather at Newcastle Helix for the first ever Access:Given!
Animated GIF of moving purple, yellow and white shapes with the text "One month to go!" and the Access;Given logo.
August 12, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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accessgiven.bsky.social
MEET THE SPEAKER

Ettie Bailey-King is our keynote speaker; she is an inclusive and accessible communication educator.
Purple graphic with yellow, white and light purple shapes surrounding a photo of Ettie Bailey-King, who is a white woman with shoulder-length light brown hair. She is smiling and wearing a knitted jumper. At the bottom, the graphic says: "Meet the speaker, Ettie Bailey-King" next to the Access:Given logo.
July 30, 2025 at 9:48 AM
ellenkateboyle.bsky.social
Keir Starmer: "The suffering and starvation unfolding in Gaza is unspeakable and indefensible."

2023:
Israel 'has the right' to withhold power and water from Gaza, says Sir Keir Starmer 11 October 2023, 09:16 | Updated: 11 October 2023, 14:05
July 25, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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Newsletter on why British people refuse to protest: ellenforster.substack.com/p/why-brits-...
Through a careful manipulation of the narrative from collectivism, i.e. ‘we’re all one’ to individualism, we’ve allowed ourselves, as a nation, to become obsessed with our own interests. For example, turning social housing or water from a human right to a profitable institution, we shift the focus away from creating a better life for all, into creating the very best life for the chosen few.
July 25, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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Newsletter about narcissism today

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The narcissism problem
Memes, people pleasing and Facebook boomers.
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July 17, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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Really excited to hear @craigabbott.co.uk demystifying AI in the context of accessibility
accessgiven.bsky.social Access:Given @accessgiven.bsky.social · Jul 16
MEET THE SPEAKERS

@craigabbott.co.uk is the former Head of Accessibility at the Department for Work and Pensions and the creator of the DWP Accessibility Manual.
Purple graphic with yellow, white and purple shapes around a circle image of Craig, who is a white man with a beard wearing a green shirt. The text below says: "Meet the speaker, Craig Abbott" with the Access:Given logo.
July 16, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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contentdesign.london
We're really excited to be supporting the @accessgiven.bsky.social 1 day digital accessibility conference!
10 September in Newcastle Upon Tyne.
Find out more: accessgiven.co.uk
July 14, 2025 at 9:29 AM
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I saw Fontaines DC live last night and it was AMAZING but I will never get over how many people are filming entire gigs on their phones? Is this the ultimate form of social proof? Do these people watch the videos back?
July 14, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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It's me!
accessgiven.bsky.social Access:Given @accessgiven.bsky.social · Jul 11
Our co-founder Ellen Kate Boyle took a trip to Newcastle Helix today to visit our sensory room, which will be sponsored by Content Design London.

@ellenkateboyle.bsky.social @contentdesign.london
July 11, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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MEET THE SPEAKERS

@rachelanne.bsky.social Rachel Edwards is a senior content designer at @contentdesign.london!
Graphic with a photo of Rachel, who has grey hair, cat-eye glasses and is smiling. Her photo is cropped as a circle and surrounded by purple, yellow and white shapes. At the bottom, the text in yellow says: "Meet the speaker" then in white: "Rachel Edwards". On the bottom right is the Access:Given logo.
July 10, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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Newsletter today about what happens when the lynchpin of a family dies, and how childhood can look a little different for the next generation.

ellenforster.substack.com/p/we-are-fam...
A photo taken from a film camera with the date stamp: "95/10/15" Ellen, who is a blonde haired toddler, sits at the table, with other children, there is loads of party food, including a cake with lit candles.
July 10, 2025 at 9:33 AM
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Autism to be rebranded as "cheeky greengrocer syndrome"
Gregg Wallace saying he's a cheeky greengrocer.
July 8, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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Wrote this back in Feb about the Neil Gaiman allegations and it's also true for Gregg Wallace, TV presenter and green grocer, who recently used his autism to excuse abhorrent behaviour.
This attitude also feeds into the narrative that ND people cannot simply exist in normal society. We are bad people, who do bad things. Autistic people do not abuse because they ‘don’t understand the signals’, if they do abuse, it’s because they are abusers— it has nothing to do with autism.
July 9, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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accessgiven.bsky.social
MEET THE SPEAKERS

Helen Dutson and Holly Tuke will be the first to take the stage on Wednesday 10th September at @newcastlehelix for our first Access:Given event.

@heldutson.bsky.social @lifeofablindgirl.bsky.social
Purple graphic with yellow, white and purple shapes around a circle image of Helen and Holly: they are sitting on a sofa together and smiling, in front of a brick wall with a pink neon light shining onto it and a plant in the corner. Helen sits on the left, she has shoulder length, wavy brown hair and brown eyes, wearing a faded blue t shirt, blue jeans and a silver necklace, while Holly is sat on the right, she has straight, dark brown hair and a fringe. The text under the image says: "Meet the speakers" and their names: "Helen Dutson and Holly Tuke"To the bottom right sits the Access:Given logo.
July 8, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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accessgiven.bsky.social
We've got another announcement to make!

We're absolutely chuffed to say that @contentdesign.london are the sponsors of our sensory room!
Access Given branded graphic with purple background and a white circle surrounded by colorful shapes. Inside the white circle reads: "Sensory room sponsor: Content Design London"underneath, the text reads "Tickets on sale now accessgiven.co.uk" alongside the Access Given logo.
June 13, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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contentdesign.london
We're delighted to be the Sensory Room sponsor at the inaugural Access:Given (A:G) conference this September!

We're excited to support a room for escape and respite which welcomes all attendees.

Find out more and book your ticket for the 1 day digital accessibility conference:
Access:Given | Digital Accessibility Conference in Newcastle Upon Tyne
Join us on 10th September 2025 for Access:Given, a one day digital accessibility conference in Newcastle Upon Tyne.
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June 13, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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Talking about the importance of questioning the news cycle in today’s newsletter...

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Why now?
Exploring distraction tactics in global news
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June 12, 2025 at 8:42 AM
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accessgiven.bsky.social
🚨 Three months to go!

In three months, on 10th September, Access:Given will be taking place at Newcastle Helix.

We've got great speakers @ettiebaileyking.bsky.social , @craigabbott.co.uk, @heldutson.bsky.social , @lifeofablindgirl.bsky.social and @rachelanne.bsky.social of @contentdesign.london/
The Access:Given brand identity of shapes floating around text that reads: three months to go!
June 12, 2025 at 8:40 AM
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Call me Benjamin Button, I'll be a toddler by next week
Photo of Garmin watch and screen says "fitness age decreased 31.5"
March 6, 2025 at 9:56 AM
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Back from a canny trip to Bucharest with @mocogam.bsky.social. We've announced @ettiebaileyking.bsky.social as our keynote speaker for @accessgiven.bsky.social and I've got two websites going live this weekend, including one for a local disability charity.

March is kicking off!
Selfie of Ellie and Michelle in front of a Ryanair plane
March 4, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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Brb off to Europe's biggest spa
mocogam.bsky.social Michelle O'Connor @mocogam.bsky.social · Feb 25
Am off to Bucharest tomorrow to annoy @ellenkateboyle.bsky.social for 4 days, go on all the slides in Thermé and survive on coffee.
February 26, 2025 at 6:25 AM
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This week's newsletter is about being a control freak. ellenforster.substack.com/p/shes-lost-...
There is so much we can’t control, so, of course, we seek to control other things as a coping mechanism for the uncertainty of our daily lives. It’s the control freaks who get the washing done, make sure there’s bread for toast in the morning, craft World Book Day costumes, and keep track of bills and savings… The control freaks often have to control things, because without them, everything will fall apart— that was certainly the case for my own mam.
February 20, 2025 at 12:07 PM