Lisa Riemers
@lisariemers.bsky.social
User-centred accessible content design, communications, community, intranet and digital workplace shenanigans. Bringing people together in pubs in SE London #ItsPubOClock. Artist who frequents the London Colour Walk.
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Lisa Riemers
@lisariemers.bsky.social
· May 15
If you're looking to make your content and communications more accessible, I have resources to help! This page has links to accessibility guidance, reports, resources and you can also pre-order my and @matissenelis.com book lisariemers.com/index.php/20... #Accessibility #A11y #ContentDesign #Comms
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A bit of a vulnerable post by me but we need your help to get us through what has been a more difficult period than 2020.
It would be really appreciated if you could read and share in your networks too 💛
bell.bz/its-been-a-v...
It would be really appreciated if you could read and share in your networks too 💛
bell.bz/its-been-a-v...
It’s been a very hard year - Andy Bell
Unlike a lot of places in tech, my company, Set Studio/Piccalilli has no outside funding. Bootstrapped is what the LinkedIn people say, I think. It’s been a hard year this year. A very hard year...
bell.bz
November 27, 2025 at 4:23 PM
A bit of a vulnerable post by me but we need your help to get us through what has been a more difficult period than 2020.
It would be really appreciated if you could read and share in your networks too 💛
bell.bz/its-been-a-v...
It would be really appreciated if you could read and share in your networks too 💛
bell.bz/its-been-a-v...
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On the predictability of results, and how that drives so many creatives round the bend when it comes to pricing: paulclarke.com/photography/...
Light fantastic - Paul Clarke
Glowing with pride, a newly-minted Queen's Counsel bursts through a passageway in the heart of the Inner Temple, London's maze of legal chambers and halls. One of those pictures that I knew straight a...
paulclarke.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:08 PM
On the predictability of results, and how that drives so many creatives round the bend when it comes to pricing: paulclarke.com/photography/...
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We are now further away from the theatrical release of Raiders of the Lost Ark (June 12, 1981) than it was from the year it takes place in (1936). We have reached the Indiana Jones event horizon.
November 27, 2025 at 12:49 AM
We are now further away from the theatrical release of Raiders of the Lost Ark (June 12, 1981) than it was from the year it takes place in (1936). We have reached the Indiana Jones event horizon.
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shecancode.io/why-plain-la... At work we often use internal lingo and in jokes. But what if it alienates others and leads to misunderstandings? Plain English and more straightforward comms could make tech teams more inclusive says @lisariemers.bsky.social
Why plain language is the key to building inclusive tech teams
Lisa Riemers and Matisse Hamel-Nelis explore how using clear, accessible language helps reduce misunderstandings, supports neurodiverse and multilingual colleagues, and fosters belonging.
shecancode.io
November 23, 2025 at 8:55 AM
shecancode.io/why-plain-la... At work we often use internal lingo and in jokes. But what if it alienates others and leads to misunderstandings? Plain English and more straightforward comms could make tech teams more inclusive says @lisariemers.bsky.social
Can't shake the feeling that this has something to do with @ewacat.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
November 26, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Can't shake the feeling that this has something to do with @ewacat.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Why pubs matter. Soon to be subject of a campaign for the community to buy it and stop it becoming shit flats.
Publove: The White Swan, Charlton
Reopened in 2015; reclosed in 2020
open.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Why pubs matter. Soon to be subject of a campaign for the community to buy it and stop it becoming shit flats.
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Next up for us is a visit to Eltham’s brilliant Rusty Bucket.
Join us this Weds, 26th Nov for a bucketful of beers, books and bants.
7pm. Free entry. No tickets, just rock up and find a perch.
Join us this Weds, 26th Nov for a bucketful of beers, books and bants.
7pm. Free entry. No tickets, just rock up and find a perch.
November 23, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Next up for us is a visit to Eltham’s brilliant Rusty Bucket.
Join us this Weds, 26th Nov for a bucketful of beers, books and bants.
7pm. Free entry. No tickets, just rock up and find a perch.
Join us this Weds, 26th Nov for a bucketful of beers, books and bants.
7pm. Free entry. No tickets, just rock up and find a perch.
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"There’s no limit, Alt text should be as long or short as it needs to be, just succinct and correct. Just not super long." Happy that this gets debunked by Chris Yoong because I've seen it again in yet another "white paper" (maybe written by AI, who knows?)
chrisyoong.com/blog/the-100...
chrisyoong.com/blog/the-100...
100, 150, or 200? Debunking the Alt text character limit
The arbitrary limit can be built into input fields and automated tooling
chrisyoong.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:30 AM
"There’s no limit, Alt text should be as long or short as it needs to be, just succinct and correct. Just not super long." Happy that this gets debunked by Chris Yoong because I've seen it again in yet another "white paper" (maybe written by AI, who knows?)
chrisyoong.com/blog/the-100...
chrisyoong.com/blog/the-100...
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Worth reading if you fancy a break from doomscrolling
Aging Out of Fucks: The Neuroscience of Why You Suddenly Can’t Pretend Anymore
www.blog.lifebranches.com/p/aging-out-...
www.blog.lifebranches.com/p/aging-out-...
Aging Out of Fucks: The Neuroscience of Why You Suddenly Can’t Pretend Anymore
Your brain's middle finger to people-pleasing
www.blog.lifebranches.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Worth reading if you fancy a break from doomscrolling
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Planning to start your Christmas shopping this weekend?
I've got you covered with over 100 links to charities, museums and small businesses selling interesting things which will bring joy not landfill.
#GoodGifts
I've got you covered with over 100 links to charities, museums and small businesses selling interesting things which will bring joy not landfill.
#GoodGifts
Good Gifts 2025
Use your Secret Santa or present giving to support charities, museums and small businesses.
madlinblog.wordpress.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Planning to start your Christmas shopping this weekend?
I've got you covered with over 100 links to charities, museums and small businesses selling interesting things which will bring joy not landfill.
#GoodGifts
I've got you covered with over 100 links to charities, museums and small businesses selling interesting things which will bring joy not landfill.
#GoodGifts
Does AI help or hinder accessibility in communications? That's the question @matissenelis.com and I answer in this piece in Business Reporter 👇 www.business-reporter.co.uk/management/d...
Does AI help or hinder accessible communications?
Accessibility isn't about compliance or checking boxes. It's about recognising that the most effective communication is communication that works for everyone
www.business-reporter.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Does AI help or hinder accessibility in communications? That's the question @matissenelis.com and I answer in this piece in Business Reporter 👇 www.business-reporter.co.uk/management/d...
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The hall-of-mirrors economy: don't trade where you tweet!
on.ft.com/48mNofD
on.ft.com/48mNofD
Don’t trade where you tweet
[FREE TO READ] Online conversations about hot meme stocks or cryptocurrencies are the source of some very bad decisions
on.ft.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:32 AM
The hall-of-mirrors economy: don't trade where you tweet!
on.ft.com/48mNofD
on.ft.com/48mNofD
Pssst..... want to know 5 Essential Techniques for Becoming an Effective Communicator? Course you do. @matissenelis.com and I were interviewed by Athalia Monae for Authority Mag: medium.com/authority-ma...
Impactful Communication: Matisse Hamel-Nelis and Lisa Riemers On 5 Essential Techniques for…
An Interview With Athalia Monae
medium.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Pssst..... want to know 5 Essential Techniques for Becoming an Effective Communicator? Course you do. @matissenelis.com and I were interviewed by Athalia Monae for Authority Mag: medium.com/authority-ma...
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Have you ever felt intentionally or accidentally excluded from a conversation? If you work with people who are new to your team or industry or you’re a recent hire yourself, misunderstandings are common, and it can be easy to feel left out. Check out this piece @matissenelis.com and I wrote:
Why plain language is the key to building inclusive tech teams
Lisa Riemers and Matisse Hamel-Nelis explore how using clear, accessible language helps reduce misunderstandings, supports neurodiverse and multilingual colleagues, and fosters belonging.
shecancode.io
November 18, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Have you ever felt intentionally or accidentally excluded from a conversation? If you work with people who are new to your team or industry or you’re a recent hire yourself, misunderstandings are common, and it can be easy to feel left out. Check out this piece @matissenelis.com and I wrote:
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It's bin day tomorrow and the council web page that tells us what bin it is is cloudfared to fuck and I am the only person on the street who has it screengrabbed and this is the closest I'll ever get to being a Robert Harris hero with the secret knowledge that could save us all
November 18, 2025 at 10:34 PM
It's bin day tomorrow and the council web page that tells us what bin it is is cloudfared to fuck and I am the only person on the street who has it screengrabbed and this is the closest I'll ever get to being a Robert Harris hero with the secret knowledge that could save us all
Have you ever felt intentionally or accidentally excluded from a conversation? If you work with people who are new to your team or industry or you’re a recent hire yourself, misunderstandings are common, and it can be easy to feel left out. Check out this piece @matissenelis.com and I wrote:
Why plain language is the key to building inclusive tech teams
Lisa Riemers and Matisse Hamel-Nelis explore how using clear, accessible language helps reduce misunderstandings, supports neurodiverse and multilingual colleagues, and fosters belonging.
shecancode.io
November 18, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Have you ever felt intentionally or accidentally excluded from a conversation? If you work with people who are new to your team or industry or you’re a recent hire yourself, misunderstandings are common, and it can be easy to feel left out. Check out this piece @matissenelis.com and I wrote:
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Also if anyone has need of someone to do comms, write stuff, edit, proofread, all that content-y stuff that humans still do better than AI, hit me up. I have a disturbingly open diary.
November 17, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Also if anyone has need of someone to do comms, write stuff, edit, proofread, all that content-y stuff that humans still do better than AI, hit me up. I have a disturbingly open diary.
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On the grounds that my vet gives my cats my surname, I will argue that the monster’s name is also Frankenstein
November 10, 2025 at 11:04 PM
On the grounds that my vet gives my cats my surname, I will argue that the monster’s name is also Frankenstein
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Back to the fuschia…
November 7, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Back to the fuschia…
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8th November 2025 07.03
November 8, 2025 at 7:06 AM
8th November 2025 07.03
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Hello Fedifriends in #japan 🙂
Would you like to meet for a beer?
My wife and I are going to be visiting #tokyo, #kyoto, and #osaka in a few weeks time. It would be lovely to meet you, have dinner / drinks somewhere local, and see your beautiful cities.
DM me for dates.
We did this on our […]
Would you like to meet for a beer?
My wife and I are going to be visiting #tokyo, #kyoto, and #osaka in a few weeks time. It would be lovely to meet you, have dinner / drinks somewhere local, and see your beautiful cities.
DM me for dates.
We did this on our […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
November 4, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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It's about ethics in entomology etymology
I love how slow Wikipedia moves during controversy. For YEARS after the "GamerGate" harassment campaign, editors refused to give up the URL of the *original* meaning of the word: A gamergate is a kind of ant.
Without a consensus to the contrary, the ants keep it.
Without a consensus to the contrary, the ants keep it.
Gamergate - Wikipedia
web.archive.org
November 8, 2025 at 4:24 AM
It's about ethics in entomology etymology
Waiting for a bus, heard a parakeet yelling, watched how it was flying behind [maybe chasing] an entire flock of pigeons.
While at my desk earlier I saw some leaves flying vertically up past my window earlier.
Fell up the stairs at the station.
Friday is a ~vibe~
While at my desk earlier I saw some leaves flying vertically up past my window earlier.
Fell up the stairs at the station.
Friday is a ~vibe~
November 7, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Waiting for a bus, heard a parakeet yelling, watched how it was flying behind [maybe chasing] an entire flock of pigeons.
While at my desk earlier I saw some leaves flying vertically up past my window earlier.
Fell up the stairs at the station.
Friday is a ~vibe~
While at my desk earlier I saw some leaves flying vertically up past my window earlier.
Fell up the stairs at the station.
Friday is a ~vibe~
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November 6, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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I have the memory of an elephant. It was grey, I think.
November 5, 2025 at 3:25 PM
I have the memory of an elephant. It was grey, I think.