Back home from a wonderful few days in the great London town. The big reason for the trip was the BBC’s Global Accessibility Awareness Day. So happy for the BBC to have invited me and my wife Maarja to the Broadcasting House, where we took part in the BBC GAAD conference, sat down in a panel, and chatted with senior BBC AI and news managers to talk about AI, journalism, accessibility, and why this all matters. Huge thanks to Johnny Cassidy for the invitation and for showing us around the broadcasting house, where, we got to visit the pit, the BBC’s enormous newsroom, where news is made across online, radio, TV, World Service, local services, and probably several other things I have forgotten. Incredible place. We believed about 2k desks to be in this massive open plan space, which at our time of visit was quite ordinary and quiet. WOuld love to see the racket going on during major global events though. Our thursday ended in the SkyScanner offices for the official #Gaad celebration. Lots of incredibly talented people to hang out with. And I got to finally meet a long time online friend, Ignasi for real this time.
London itself was lovely too. We wandered around, saw Moulin Rouge at the Piccadilly Theatre, walked through Covent Garden and Trafalgar Square, did a Thames river cruise from the London Eye, and had a guide called James who was properly funny and very good at making the city make sense. And before flying home, we got to visit @FreakyFwoof and his family again after many years,, even if only briefly. Which was a small but really lovely ending to a trip.

Also: we randomly gave a bottle of Vana Tallinn, a well known estonian liquor to two guys outside a pub because in london you just chat with random people, and if they are friendly, give them small givts. Travelling is fun. Extremely fun.

Say what you will about corporate showmanship and false promises, but the CEO of Apple casually tweeting with the #GAAD hashtag is something that everyone should be able to recognize as a win. Tell me this would have happened even five years ago when the concept of Global Accessibility Awareness Day was coined in a blog post, and I would have said "haha funny".

There have been some setbacks, sure. There are always going to be. but I don't know how you look at that and not consider it a win.

Big thank you to Netflix Games for inviting me to speak for #GAAD yesterday! It was such a pleasure spending the day with the team.

Speaking of #Netflix, the official trailer for Season 2 of the live-action Avatar: The Last Airbender dropped yesterday, and I had the honor of providing the audio description for it. I’m really proud of how it turned out, and it has me even more excited for the new season.
Check it out below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJtfS84s8Bs

For GAAD's 15th year, we hosted three free digital accessibility fundamentals training sessions across APAC, Europe, and North America. Thousands of you joined us from over 30 countries. The momentum is real.

Happy #GAAD everyone!

Full recap: https://www.deque.com/blog/global-accessibility-awareness-day-recapping-our-three-free-training-sessions/ #a11y

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us yesterday for the 5th UMBRAAD, as part of the 15th #GAAD.

Spreading awareness, supporting each other, and helping the community create more inclusive digital experiences has never been more important. We're proud to push the agenda. Onward!

#Umbraad2026 #WebAccessibility

May 21 was GAAD. We are a day late, but accessibility does not expire.

Accessibility belongs in every step of our workflow, not just on awareness days. The FLDC community has covered this well. These two sessions are a great place to begin.

Accessibility: The Never-Ending Story https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1mE9yRzlLY

Understanding "The Why" in Accessibility https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjOooXFaXZI

Awareness is step one. The rest is on us.

#FLDC27 #Drupal #Accessibility #GAAD #WebDev

is this the place where Accessibility Experts and Frontend Developers live?

#accessibility #frontend #gaad

Small changes in accessibility can make a big difference in how people experience digital spaces.

Today, we're celebrating Global Accessibility Awareness Day and the importance of creating more inclusive experiences for everyone 💙

#GlobalAccessibility #GAAD