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Léonie Watson
@tink.uk
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Accessibility engineer, Director of TetraLogical, Chair of W3C Board of Directors, W3C WebApps WG co-chair, writer and speaker, screen reader user, tequila drinker and crime fiction junkie.
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TetraLogical @tetralogical.com · 2d
We’re delighted to see our Director, @tink.uk, featured in @calvium.bsky.social's latest article.

It explores Léonie’s pioneering journey, her role in shaping web standards, and her commitment to creating a more inclusive digital world.

Read the full feature at: calvium.com/leonie-watson/
Digital innovation, emerging technology and accessibility with Léonie Watson
Léonie Watson, founder and WC3 board member, discusses how digital innovations are reshaping accessibility, and ways innovation can be both inclusive and sustainable.
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TetraLogical @tetralogical.com · 14h
How can design systems support accessibility? What role will AI play in shaping the future of inclusion?

Director @tink.uk, joins @amyhupe.bsky.social on her Systems of Harm Podcast to share insights on inclusive design and the future of technology.

Listen at: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/d...
Design systems and accessibility with Léonie Watson
Podcast Episode · Systems of Harm · 08/10/2025 · 52m
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Léonie Watson @tink.uk · 22d
The countdown to Inclusive Design 24 on 25 September begins:
inclusivedesign24.org/2025/schedule/

@inclusivedesign24.bsky.social is a free 24-hour online event for the global community.

#id24 #accessibility #a11y #design #code #gamedev #disability
Inclusive Design 24 (#id24)
A free 24-hour online community event on accessibility and inclusion
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Barry Pollard @tunetheweb.com · Aug 27
This is a fantastic talk from @tink.uk about AI and accessibility.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVZP...

A fair and balanced view on the bad (that's the easy bit to cover!) but also the good that this technology can bring to people that need it.
There Is No Spoon – Léonie Watson | Pixel Pioneers 2025
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Léonie Watson @tink.uk · Aug 22
If the methodology is robust, then kudos to #Google for developing a way to calculate #AI energy and water consumption more comprehensively than has been typical so far:
www.cnet.com/tech/service...
How Much Energy Do Your AI Prompts Consume? Google Just Shared Its Gemini Numbers
Current measurements of AI's impact aren't telling the full story. Google has offered a new method it hopes to standardize.
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TetraLogical @tetralogical.com · Aug 8
Retail sites often fail blind shoppers. Could agentic AI fill the gap?

Tools like Innosearch can find products, describe images, and add items to your basket.

@tink.uk explores further: tetralogical.com/blog/2025/08...

#Accessibility #AI #AgenticWeb #InclusiveDesign #UX #DigitalInclusion
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Léonie Watson @tink.uk · Aug 9
@inclusivedesign24.bsky.social is a non-profit organisation, and we’re able to keep the spirit of Inclusive Design 24 alive because of the generosity of our supporters.

If you'd like to join them, there's more info here:
inclusivedesign24.org/2025/support...

#id24 #accessibility #inclusion
Inclusive Design 24 (#id24)
A free 24-hour online community event on accessibility and inclusion
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Pixel Pioneers @pixelpioneers.co · Aug 7
🎥 Here's the first video from Pixel Pioneers Bristol 2025!

@tink.uk's opening keynote covers the risks and limitations of generative AI but also its extraordinary potential to make the world more accessible. It's a must-watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVZP...

#ThrowbackThursday #tbthursday #a11y
There Is No Spoon – Léonie Watson | Pixel Pioneers 2025
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Léonie Watson @tink.uk · Aug 8
With agentic AI contributing to the AI hype-cycle, I've been giving it some thought from the point of view of a disabled person, and as an accessibility specialist who's already witnessing the arrival of the agentic web first-hand:
tetralogical.com/blog/2025/08...

#AI #agentics #accessibility
Accessibility and the agentic web - TetraLogical
Imagine being in a department store that sells clothes from multiple brands and having a personal shopping assistant to help you select the clothes you want to buy. As a blind person, that's about the...
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Overlay Timeline @overlaytimeline.com · Jul 27
On this day in 2021, Léonie Watson @tink.uk examined the privacy risks of overlays and made a compelling case. The questions she addressed to #accessiBe about their Data Protection Impact Assessment were never answered.
AccessiBe and data protection? - Tink - Léonie Watson
Enhanced Tracking Protection (ETP)
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Léonie Watson @tink.uk · Aug 1
Using ChatGPt Agent...

Me: "What's the next event on my calendar?"

Agent: Thinks

Me: Goes to make tea.

Time passes.

Agent: "Your next event is daily stand-up today at 9:05AM."

"Also, apologies, but I seem to have deleted the previous event in your calendar. Would you like me to restore it?"
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Léonie Watson @tink.uk · Jul 21
Understanding the European Accessibility Act (EAA):
tetralogical.com/blog/2025/03...

Including the bit no-one talks about, EN 17161 Design for All:
tetralogical.com/blog/2025/06...

And a set of FAQ just in case:
tetralogical.com/blog/2025/07...
#EAA #accessibility #a11y #SustainableAccessibility
Understanding the European Accessibility Act (EAA) - TetraLogical
The European Accessibility Act (EAA) requires that products and services made available within the European Union (EU) are accessible. Like most EU Directives, the EAA (DIRECTIVE (EU) 2019/882) is har...
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Léonie Watson @tink.uk · Jul 6
In 1994 the UK voted the widget inside a can of Guinness as Invention of the Year.

The Internet came second.

Yes, yes, I know that far more people were probably drinking Guinness than using the interwebs back in 1994, but c'mon... 😂
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TetraLogical @tetralogical.com · Jun 23
From 28 June 2025, the EU’s Accessibility Act will reshape how businesses approach accessibility.

Lasting success means making accessibility part of your everyday work practices.

Read more from @tink.uk at:
www.startyourbusinessmag.com/blog/2025/06...

#SustainableAccessibility #EAA #EUCompliance
Accessibility is Not an Option: What the European Accessibility Act (EAA) Means for You - Start Your Business Magazine
We are moving into a new era of accessibility, when online stores and eBooks that talk, tablets that connect wirelessly to hearing aids, and controlling your laptop with your voice are ubiquitous. And...
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Léonie Watson @tink.uk · Jun 16
Give me four minutes and I will change how you see social media. Forever."

Italian film-maker Elena Rossini introduces the fediverse: a new era for social media:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRJH...

The more we like and share this video, the more it'll irritate the hell out of Musk, Zuckerberg and co.
Introducing the Fediverse: a New Era of Social Media
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Léonie Watson @tink.uk · Jun 16
Did you know that abortion is a crime in the UK? Now you do - and it's time that changed. Please lend your support by signing this petition:
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/de...
Decriminalise abortion and make it a protected human right.
Women’s rights are under threat from the far right. Nigel Farage just called our current abortion provisions “utterly ludicrous” – and others in power are paying attention. A vote in Parliament could ...
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Léonie Watson @tink.uk · Jun 14
In 1997, Mary Schmich published a guide to life in the Chicago Tribune. In 1999, Baz Lurhmann turned it into a chillout anthem called Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen).

It was, and remains, some of the best advice for life I've ever heard...
tink.uk/advice-for-l...
Advice for life - Tink - Léonie Watson
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Oliver Lindberg @oliverlindberg.com · Jun 9
Discover how AI is changing how we interact with the web — for better or worse. This year, @pixelpioneers.co Bristol is bookended with AI talks by @tink.uk and @nearestnabors.com.

🎟️ Check out the schedule and snap up one of the last remaining tickets here: pixelpioneers.co/events/brist...
A photo of Leonie Watson next to a cup of tea on a table, alongside the title of the talk she will deliver at Pixel Pioneers Bristol on 20 June 2025: There Is No Spoon. A headshot of Rachel-Lee Nabors alongside the title of the talk they will deliver at Pixel Pioneers Bristol on 20 June 2025: Death of the Browser.
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Léonie Watson @tink.uk · Jun 8
Making sticky pork belly slices; cooked in ginger ale, then clarted in a reduction made with maple syrup, lime juice, ketchup, ginger, chilli and garlic.
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Oliver Lindberg @oliverlindberg.com · Jun 5
"The more we understand about ourselves, the more our awareness of disability evolves, the better we can get at designing and building things that work for more people."

👉🏽 @tink.uk is the latest guest in the @pixelpioneers.co speaker spotlights. Read the interview: pixelpioneers.co/blog/speaker...
A photo of Leonie Watson next to a cup of tea on a table, alongside the title of the talk she will deliver at Pixel Pioneers Bristol on 20 June 2025: There Is No Spoon.
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Léonie Watson @tink.uk · Jun 5
@TetraLogical.com has added another post to the Foundations series. This time on keyboard accessibility:
tetralogical.com/blog/2025/05...

#accessibility #a11y #usability
Foundations: Keyboard accessibility - TetraLogical
By prioritising semantic HTML and offering keyboard-friendly alternatives for complex interactions, you help create a more inclusive experience for people who use a keyboard.
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Léonie Watson @tink.uk · Jun 2
This made my day 💜
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Léonie Watson @tink.uk · Jun 2
It might say a person in a hat, but not much more than that. The Metas don't describe individuals in any kind of detail. If you're curious about SeeingAI though, we can give it a go when I see you next.
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Pixel Pioneers @pixelpioneers.co · Jun 2
This is a must listen!

@tink.uk will open Pixel Pioneers Bristol on 20 June and @brucel.bsky.social is kindly sponsoring the event with @vivaldi.com. 😊
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Bruce Lawson @brucel.bsky.social · Dec 2
In this month's For A Better Web podcast, I chatted with Léonie Watson about web accessibility, the WebApps Working Group, being Princess of W3C, and how she accidentally hugged Sir Uncle Timbo vivaldi.com/blog/better-...
#4 Léonie Watson - For a Better Web | Vivaldi Browser
In this podcast series, Bruce interviews people from across different communities and industries who, in their own way, are fighting for a better web. In this episode, Bruce’s guest is Léonie Watson…
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Léonie Watson @tink.uk · Jun 1
I finally got around to jotting down a few notes on using my Ray-Ban Meta Glasses:
tink.uk/using-ray-ba...

#MetAI #AI #AssistiveTech
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