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It's Topher Winward! ✌️
@topher.io
Joy finder && software developer.

Accessibility, videogames, webdev, cloud, gardening, birding, gratitude.
he/him 🏳‍🌈🌎

Working at @Rare.co.uk on @SeaOfThieves.com and beyond~
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#introduction time!
I'm Topher
I LOVE VIDEO GAMES
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I will write something proper somewhere but the emetophobia toggle is SO special to me I can’t thank the team enough for their support on getting this set up 🥺 and to know this was on the list makes little me (and current me!) so happy 🥺💗 #gaconf #seaofthieves
January 30, 2026 at 12:54 PM
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Congrats @rare.co.uk!

Working with these folks was always the best - @topher.io and the crew did great work. Helping game teams with accessibility, I'm often building foundations, but with Rare, it was about helping maintain maximum speed and discovering new places off the map. 💖
The winner for Most Dedicated Studio at the 2025 GAConf Accessibility Awards is.. @rare.co.uk !

Info on all the finalists & winners: www.gaconf.com/gaconf-award...
January 29, 2026 at 8:36 PM
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honored to have worked on this game with lots of other amazing people! huge cograts to this team for their ongoing accessibility work!
The winner for Most Dedicated Studio at the 2025 GAConf Accessibility Awards is.. @rare.co.uk !

Info on all the finalists & winners: www.gaconf.com/gaconf-award...
January 29, 2026 at 7:08 PM
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So glad to be able to be a part of this event (presenting an award) and enjoy it along with you all. Let's start things off on a positive note and continue it throughout 2026! #A11Y
Today is the day! The ceremony for the 2025 GAConf Awards airs 10am PST / 1pm EST / 6pm GMT, celebrating accessibility excellence across 20 categories.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqV_...

Also showing on IGN!

#gamedev #indiedev #accessibility
January 29, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Stop measuring lines of code, start measuring lies in code
January 27, 2026 at 1:24 PM
Opening Terraria and checking the update number *just in case* 1.4.5 dropped a day early
January 26, 2026 at 8:00 PM
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I may not be streaming my reactions (thanks to a sore throat I'm going through at the moment), but join me in watching the #Xbox developer direct with audio description!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZZF...
@xbox.com #Accessibility
[Audio Descriptions] Developer_Direct 2026
YouTube video by Xbox
www.youtube.com
January 22, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Building a UI where ctrl+s is "undo"
January 22, 2026 at 2:58 PM
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It's nearly here! Join us in two weeks' time to find out the winners of the 2025 GAConf Awards, 20 categories celebrating everything from best indie effort to best blind & low vision accessibility, from unsung hero to best accessibility journalism!
🏆🏆🏆
#gamedev #indiedev #accessibility
We have the details on when and where to watch the GAconf Awards 2025 (@gaconf.bsky.social), with captions and separate streams with BSL, ASL, or audio description.

Spoiler: tune in January 29, at 10am PST (6pm GMT) to find out who came out on top this year!

caniplaythat.com/2026/01/14/w...
When and where to watch the GAconf Awards 2025 - Can I Play That?
We have the details on when and where to watch the GAconf Awards 2025, with captions, BSL, ASL, or audio descriptions.
caniplaythat.com
January 14, 2026 at 8:18 PM
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January 8, 2026 at 6:30 PM
It's a new year and you know what that means: it's time to replace all the houseplants you forgot to water in 2025!! 🪴
January 1, 2026 at 10:34 PM
And a happy new year, ya filthy animals
December 31, 2025 at 5:16 PM
So anyway I saw three brand new birds today including this rare hooded merganser. Successful 2025 imo
December 21, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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Among volatile volcanoes and searing seas, fierce Ancient foes are reborn, ready to spread dread once more! In their grasp they hold keys leading to vast treasures, but perhaps something worse still... Dare you face them in Season 18: Return to the Devil's Roar!? www.youtube.com/watch?v=iN6N...
Return to the Devil's Roar - Sea of Thieves Season 18 B-Movie Trailer
YouTube video by Sea of Thieves
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December 8, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Sunday morning pork run
'The pig and I: Miss Lois Hoover and pig out for a stroll in Washington. With a chauffeur to do the heavy lifting, 1925 - National Photo Company'
December 7, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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2025 Video Game Accessibility Recap - Access-Ability

In this 45 minute video, I recap EVERY bit of video game accessibility news from 2025.

This video was a mammoth project, I hope folks check it out.

Text: access-ability.uk/2025/12/05/2...

Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sO76...
2025 Video Game Accessibility Recap - Access-Ability
YouTube video by LauraKBuzz
www.youtube.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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It’s International Day of Persons with Disabilities — and once again I’m shouting about games accessibility from the rooftops.
Did you know the first accessibility feature in games was basically… pausing? Still one of the most used features today.
December 3, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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The talk videos from our event - @ga11ygathering.bsky.social - are up! Huge thanks to the wonderful speakers, sponsors, and volunteers who made it all possible 🖤
November 29, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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On my way to London to speak at Good Game Dev Fest ⭐️

If you’re coming u can catch my talk “Developing an Accessibility Mindset” in the first talk block at 5pm
November 29, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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Voting closes tonight, last chance to decide the winners of the GAConf accessibility awards!

Voting form and finalists' info here - www.gaconf.com/gaconf-award...

#gamedev #indiedev #accessibility
November 29, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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"You seem happier"

Thanks, I deleted all my emails and went to look at birds instead.
November 28, 2025 at 9:34 AM
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Did you know @limitbreak.co.uk has impacted over 5000 industry professionals, across literally hundreds of games businesses?

To continue to support the industry we need the support of the industry, so maybe you can help? Please check out our sponsorship deck or share this post 👇
I'm really really struggling to find potential Sponsors for @limitbreak.co.uk at the moment

We're not looking for huge amounts of money. We're a very lean programme thanks to our amazing volunteers!

Can you help? Look at out Sponsorship Deck or share this post 💖
limitbreak.co.uk/sponsorform
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Please fill in the following, and we will reach out with our most up to date sponsorship information.
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November 24, 2025 at 11:24 AM
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💣
November 24, 2025 at 9:00 PM
You can't convince me this isn't a Looney Tunes trap
November 24, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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New dwarf fort patch is fixing the important things.
November 24, 2025 at 7:49 PM