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Things blind and partially sighted people hear way too often. ⁉️

[Video description and transcript:
“POV: if our comment section was a livestream.” Lisa, is sat wearing a khaki green hoodie and is answering questions as if they’ve been sent in on a livestream. She’s reacting with puzzled facial expressions and some sassy head nods.

Transcript: “POV: if our comment section was a live stream.”

‘Are you visually impaired?’ Yes, I have a condition called Nystagmus.

‘Why aren't you wearing sunglasses?’ Um, oh, because, yeah, I get it, cause some people think that, um, just because you're blind or partially sighted, you, uh like, wear sunglasses. Like, it's, kind of part of a bit of a stereotypical uniform for us. Um, I'm not wearing them, It's not that sunny today, so I've decided not to wear them. But some people, you know, many wear them for light sensitivity, so, you know, protect their eyes.

‘If you’re visually impaired, does that mean you have superhuman senses?’ No, as in, like, my hearing, no, no, people always think that because you lose a sense, you gain another one. Um, that's not true. In fact, uh, my hearing is also not great as well as my vision.

‘If you can't see, how are you using a phone?’ Okay, guys, okay, there's, there's accessible software you can get for your phones. If you're blind or partially sighted, you can get either like a magnifier that makes your screen bigger, or you can get, um, voice over which reads everything out on your screen so you can hear it. So yes, we can use our phones. [sassy head nod]

‘Do you wish you could be cured?’ Cured? I'm not sick. What do you mean? Do you wish you your eye condition can be cured? Um, not really. Um, I was born with, I was born with Nystagmus. So it's a big part of me. Um, so, no, I don't think so. I imagine a lot of people say the same that they're quite comfortable. It's more, I think it's more there's a lot of things in the world that probably need changing rather than, um, me changing to fit the world I think. And I feel like quite a lot of people in the blind and partially sighted community might, might feel the same.]

2026 is the year to make life easier for blind and partially sighted people. So make being a disability ally your New Year’s Resolution. Are you with us?

[Image description: The image shows a white rectangular box with rounded corners placed over a background of golden fireworks against a dark night sky. Inside the white box, there is a bold heading at the top that reads: “2026: The Year of Being an Ally.” Below the heading, there is a single list of seven statements in black text. The list reads:‘Treat us how you’d treat everyone, Read, watch, and learn from disability people and their content, Don’t be afraid to say the word “disability”, Listen to us, ask us questions, Make accessibility an integral part of your life, Support us when we need you to.’]

We also don't deal with birds 🦜

[Image description: "Imagine being confused with the RNLI again. We don’t even own a boat." An illustration of a boat, something between a fancy yacht and a lifeboat sailing the waves (what do we know, we aren't the RNLI) sits neatly between the copy.]

Global Accessibility Awareness Day is a good time to start making your social media posts accessible.

Here’s your checklist to save today and use every day.

[Image description:
Tick off your Global Accessibility Awareness Day checklist:
Add alt text to images in your posts
Capitalise the first letter of each word in hashtags
Use one emoji and never use as bullet points
Make sure your videos work audibly and visually
Add subtitles, checking for accuracy
Listen to feedback you get on accessibility]

“I love the fact that as a performing musician, when I go to play in a venue and I play music, my sight loss or my disability doesn't matter.
People either like your music or they won't. And they base that on its own merit.”

When Joe Kenny Music isn't working for RNIB Northern Ireland, he’s writing, recording and releasing music. He gives us a glimpse into what it’s like to be a blind independent artist.

If you’d like to check out Joe’s music, you can find it on all major streaming platforms.

[Video transcript: “Joe talks about releasing music as a blind musician.” Joe sits on the sofa with his acoustic guitar, playing with his capo in his hand. Clips of Joe playing at venues appear throughout the video. In the first, he plays on-stage in front of a green curtain, wearing a white shirt and grey jeans. In the second, he plays and sings on-stage in front of a dark wood panelled wall in a traditional ale house, wearing a shirt and jeans. In the third he plays in a booth at an upmarket looking bar with a blossom tree inside. Joe plays his guitar with his hand over the top of the fretboard, rather than the traditional way of putting your fingers underneath. It’s pretty cool.
I'm Joe Kenny and I'm a singer songwriter and I live in Belfast. And I'm as blind as it gets. Can't see a thing.
I want to talk today a little bit about releasing and recording music as somebody who can't see. It's been a lot of fun and I've learned so much.
But as a blind independent artist, there's a lot of challenges, especially with so much of the releasing music nowadays is about video and visuals and you know, your visual representation of your music.
I mean, I do that with a lot of support, a lot of help, Well, from mainly like my wife, for a start, my children and a lot of other people around me too. And it's interesting because people will say, well, you know, music's really about, you know, the song and the lyrics and the music, but an awful lot of it is about how the music is represented visually with your imagery and all the rest of it and you cover art and all them things that go into releasing music.
Transcript continued]

Our Vice President @penny.lancaster shares her thoughts on the importance of audio description on a show like @disneyplusuk Rivals. What does it mean to you, and has it changed the way you experience content? 🎧

[Video description and transcript:
Penny is being interviewed on the Rivals red carpet. She's got long straight blonde hair and is wearing a white dress with black polka dots and a white fluffy jacket.

"When I knew of their [RNIB] involvement and the importance of having the arts and culture open to everybody, and with Disney+ providing the experience for blind and partially sighted people to be able to have that full and immersive experience. And, being able to listen to it digitally all the way through, I think, is just outstanding. So, hopefully, this will be a pathway and a lesson for everyone else to follow. It's absolutely wonderful."]

We’re happy to see DWP’s Access to Work announcement, and here’s why:

Access to Work helps blind and partially sighted people do their jobs. It can cover things like specialist tech, support workers, or travel support, basically the tools people need to work.

When it works well, it’s a lifeline. Many people say they simply couldn’t work without it.

But right now, people are waiting a really long time, sometimes over a year, to get support. It feels like being stuck in a never ending queue while trying to start or do your job.

Hiring 500 more staff should help reduce those delays. More staff means faster decisions, less waiting, and better chances for people to stay in work and stay independent.

Without timely support, people can miss key parts of their role, and some even lose their jobs. Getting help faster makes a real difference.

There is still more to do though. It isn’t fair if support is reduced when someone’s needs haven’t changed, as that can suddenly make work much harder or even impossible. And that happens all too often.

Better training is key so staff understand sight loss and can make fair, informed decisions that give people the support they actually need.

[Image description: ‘News.’ In yellow text below ‘DWP hiring 480 staff to tackle huge Access to Work backlog.’ Below smaller text reads, “Around ‘60,000 disabled people and workers with health conditions are waiting for Access to Work decisions as the DWP launches a major recruitment drive to speed up claims and clear backlogs.’ On apink-tinted news graphic shows an office environment with ceiling lights, exposed piping, and several people seated at a table working together in the background. ]

Hey you,
Yes, you reading this.
Stop scrolling and check out the screen recording in this post 📢
Then stop adding emojis as bullet points.

Love,
RNIB Social Media Team xx

[Video description: Text on screen reads: “Volume up: don’t use emojis as bullet points.”

There’s a screenshot of a post from RNIB, featuring a list where every single bullet point is replaced by a different emoji. The text reads: "If you're sighted, this is fairly easy to read. The emojis add a bit of spice to an otherwise dull LinkedIn post. But if you're obsessed with using emojis as bullet points, you might be shocked to find out how your post sounds with a screen reader. Turn your volume up and let us educate you. Our advice? Don't rely on emojis to make your LinkedIn content interesting. Use a regular old dash or a numbered list instead."

When this post is read by the screen reader, emojis and all, it reads like this: “Electric light bulb if you’re sighted white heavy check mark this is fairly easy to read hot pepper the images add a bit of spice sleeping face to an otherwise dull LinkedIn post sparkles but if you’re obsessed high voltage sign with using emojis as bullet points shocked face with exploding head you might be shocked to find out hear how your post sounds with a screen reader speaker with three sound waves turn your volume up graduation cap and let us educate you rocket our advice no entry. Don’t rely on emojis to make your LinkedIn content interesting. Dash. Use a regular old dash or a numbered list instead.]

Meet Dawn, a registered blind yoga teacher.

Six years ago, Dawn was diagnosed with Stargardt Disease and now shares what it’s like to live with sight loss through her social media channels. You might also recognise her as a regular voice on RNIB Connect Radio’s Happy Hour show, where she often talks about wellbeing, sight loss, and of course, yoga.

In July, Dawn is going to take on the challenge of walking the Jurassic Coast over the course of three days, all in support of RNIB, a charity, which was there for her since the beginning.

We’re so incredibly grateful to Dawn and so excited to see her smash another challenge.

[Video description: Dawn, a woman in her early 50s with light blond hair tied back in a ponytail and dark brown sunglasses speaks to camera. As she talks, images of the Jurassic Coast with its stunning sandy beaches and rocky cliffs play on the screen. Later, we see footage of Dawn walking the Yorkshire Peaks with her community, doing a yoga pose on the top, and smiling as she puts her sunglasses, wind in her hair. Final shot is of Dawn speaking on camera again.

Transcript:

Hello, my name's Dawn and in July I'm going to be walking the Jurassic Coast, which is 36 miles over three days from Swanage to Weymouth with my yoga community.

I'm raising money for the RNIB and they've been there for me over the last few years as I have Stargard's disease and I'm on their radio show,
their Happy Hour at least once a month.

And they're there to support so many people who are visually impaired
or severely visually impaired.

Since my last walk of walking the Yorkshire Three Peaks my vision has changed severely and now I'm registered legally blind.

So, this walk is going to be more challenging.

I will have friends from my yoga community to support me over the three days and we'll all be raising money together.

We're hoping to raise £2,500 and please give anything that you can it the smallest donation will help such a great cause and please share this page, thank you!]

RNIB ambassador 🤝 Rivals 2 red carpet host

Thank you to Claire Sisk for hosting our Rivals 2 premiere red carpet moment.Her outfit was so good, it needed its own audio description 🔥

[Video transcript: Penny Lancaster: You look beautiful.
Claire Sisk: Thank you.
Catriona Chandler You do, you look fabulous. If you’re the feather duster, then I’m the toilet brush.
Bella Maclean: You look so gorgeous, you look amazing and your make up is beautiful.
Alex Hassell: And you look warmer than us as well.
Victoria Smurfit: You are…sassy
Claire Rushbrook: Your shoes
Victoria: sexy, and unstoppable. You look amazing.
Nafessa Williams: You look beautiful.
Claire: Thank you!
Nafessa: You’re very welcome. And you’re wearing Rivals red, I so appreciate it.
David Tennent: We like that.
Claire: Thank you so much.
Annabel Scholey: That’s delightful, you look beautiful by the way.
Claire: Thank you.
Annabel: I’m loving it can I tell you?
Gary Lamont: Can I tell you look like Jilly Cooper's dream scenario in that red frock, in this beautiful black first stole.

Voiceover: So Claire, can you audio describe your Rivals red carpet outfit?

Claire: So my outfit today I have on a red dress. It has long sleeves but you can't see that because I've got a big black fluffy coat on. It goes down to my ankles on the right side but there is a very high slit on the left side. It has a feather trim. So if you picture the fire emoji but if it had a blow dry that's what my dress looks like. I have on red heels that are like a red satin with a big bow and an ankle strap. I've got my long blonde hair down, although it was raining and windy earlier so probably resembles a bit of a bush. It has a little clip in it and I've got full glam makeup.]

Creating a library where every child can feel confident, included, and able to explore books independently starts with small, practical changes.

From how we welcome children, to how we organise spaces and resources all helps to remove barriers and make reading more accessible for children with Vision Impairment.

We developed this guidance in partnership with @rnib for our Inclusive Libraries webinar series, drawing on their expertise to support schools and libraries to create more inclusive spaces.

Want to keep building your knowledge? Our Inclusive Libraries webinar series is always free to attend. You can also watch all previous webinars on our YouTube. Find out more via the link in our bio.

Creating a library where every child can feel confident, included, and able to explore books independently starts with small, practical changes.

From how we welcome children, to how we organise spaces and resources all helps to remove barriers and make reading more accessible for children with Vision Impairment.

We developed this guidance in partnership with @rnib for our Inclusive Libraries webinar series, drawing on their expertise to support schools and libraries to create more inclusive spaces.

Want to keep building your knowledge? Our Inclusive Libraries webinar series is always free to attend. You can also watch all previous webinars on our YouTube. Find out more via the link in our bio.

Creating a library where every child can feel confident, included, and able to explore books independently starts with small, practical changes.

From how we welcome children, to how we organise spaces and resources all helps to remove barriers and make reading more accessible for children with Vision Impairment.

We developed this guidance in partnership with @rnib for our Inclusive Libraries webinar series, drawing on their expertise to support schools and libraries to create more inclusive spaces.

Want to keep building your knowledge? Our Inclusive Libraries webinar series is always free to attend. You can also watch all previous webinars on our YouTube. Find out more via the link in our bio.

Creating a library where every child can feel confident, included, and able to explore books independently starts with small, practical changes.

From how we welcome children, to how we organise spaces and resources all helps to remove barriers and make reading more accessible for children with Vision Impairment.

We developed this guidance in partnership with @rnib for our Inclusive Libraries webinar series, drawing on their expertise to support schools and libraries to create more inclusive spaces.

Want to keep building your knowledge? Our Inclusive Libraries webinar series is always free to attend. You can also watch all previous webinars on our YouTube. Find out more via the link in our bio.

Creating a library where every child can feel confident, included, and able to explore books independently starts with small, practical changes.

From how we welcome children, to how we organise spaces and resources all helps to remove barriers and make reading more accessible for children with Vision Impairment.

We developed this guidance in partnership with @rnib for our Inclusive Libraries webinar series, drawing on their expertise to support schools and libraries to create more inclusive spaces.

Want to keep building your knowledge? Our Inclusive Libraries webinar series is always free to attend. You can also watch all previous webinars on our YouTube. Find out more via the link in our bio.

Creating a library where every child can feel confident, included, and able to explore books independently starts with small, practical changes.

From how we welcome children, to how we organise spaces and resources all helps to remove barriers and make reading more accessible for children with Vision Impairment.

We developed this guidance in partnership with @rnib for our Inclusive Libraries webinar series, drawing on their expertise to support schools and libraries to create more inclusive spaces.

Want to keep building your knowledge? Our Inclusive Libraries webinar series is always free to attend. You can also watch all previous webinars on our YouTube. Find out more via the link in our bio.

Creating a library where every child can feel confident, included, and able to explore books independently starts with small, practical changes.

From how we welcome children, to how we organise spaces and resources all helps to remove barriers and make reading more accessible for children with Vision Impairment.

We developed this guidance in partnership with @rnib for our Inclusive Libraries webinar series, drawing on their expertise to support schools and libraries to create more inclusive spaces.

Want to keep building your knowledge? Our Inclusive Libraries webinar series is always free to attend. You can also watch all previous webinars on our YouTube. Find out more via the link in our bio.

Signs your colleague is secretly a screen reader:
They announce themselves loudly in meetings.
They freeze up at the most inconvenient times.
They get offended at how many tabs you have open.
They know every single shortcut. Yep, even that one.
They react strongly when an image has no alt text.
They can navigate chaos with speed, until that one unlabelled link or button.
They pick out every spelling error and make you feel guilty about it.
You couldn't imagine work without them (even though they have an annoying voice).

[Image descriptions:
A carousel with nine slides.
Slide one. Text: “Signs your colleague is secretly a screen reader.” With an image of two colleagues smiling, a man with blonde hair and a yellow jumper and a woman with black corn rows and a purple t-shirt.
Slide two. Text: “They announce themselves loudly in meetings.” With a stock photo of a man in a meeting, talking through a megaphone at an unhappy colleague.
Slide three. Text: “They freeze at the most inconvenient times.” With a comically over-the-top stock photo of a woman with long blonde hair looking at the camera, startled, with her arms up as if she’s been caught red handed.
Slide four. Text: “They get offended at how many tabs you have open.” With a stock photo of a man in a suit looking angrily at his laptop screen, he has grey hair and a grey and black beard.
Slide five. Text: “They know every shortcut. Yep, even that one.” With a photo of a man pointing out something on a female colleague’s computer screen.
Slide six. Text: “They react strongly when an image has no alt text.” With a stock photo of a woman at a desk, hands at either side of her head, wailing with frustration.]
[Image descriptions continued in comments.]

Signs your colleague is secretly a screen reader:
They announce themselves loudly in meetings.
They freeze up at the most inconvenient times.
They get offended at how many tabs you have open.
They know every single shortcut. Yep, even that one.
They react strongly when an image has no alt text.
They can navigate chaos with speed, until that one unlabelled link or button.
They pick out every spelling error and make you feel guilty about it.
You couldn't imagine work without them (even though they have an annoying voice).

[Image descriptions:
A carousel with nine slides.
Slide one. Text: “Signs your colleague is secretly a screen reader.” With an image of two colleagues smiling, a man with blonde hair and a yellow jumper and a woman with black corn rows and a purple t-shirt.
Slide two. Text: “They announce themselves loudly in meetings.” With a stock photo of a man in a meeting, talking through a megaphone at an unhappy colleague.
Slide three. Text: “They freeze at the most inconvenient times.” With a comically over-the-top stock photo of a woman with long blonde hair looking at the camera, startled, with her arms up as if she’s been caught red handed.
Slide four. Text: “They get offended at how many tabs you have open.” With a stock photo of a man in a suit looking angrily at his laptop screen, he has grey hair and a grey and black beard.
Slide five. Text: “They know every shortcut. Yep, even that one.” With a photo of a man pointing out something on a female colleague’s computer screen.
Slide six. Text: “They react strongly when an image has no alt text.” With a stock photo of a woman at a desk, hands at either side of her head, wailing with frustration.]
[Image descriptions continued in comments.]

Signs your colleague is secretly a screen reader:
They announce themselves loudly in meetings.
They freeze up at the most inconvenient times.
They get offended at how many tabs you have open.
They know every single shortcut. Yep, even that one.
They react strongly when an image has no alt text.
They can navigate chaos with speed, until that one unlabelled link or button.
They pick out every spelling error and make you feel guilty about it.
You couldn't imagine work without them (even though they have an annoying voice).

[Image descriptions:
A carousel with nine slides.
Slide one. Text: “Signs your colleague is secretly a screen reader.” With an image of two colleagues smiling, a man with blonde hair and a yellow jumper and a woman with black corn rows and a purple t-shirt.
Slide two. Text: “They announce themselves loudly in meetings.” With a stock photo of a man in a meeting, talking through a megaphone at an unhappy colleague.
Slide three. Text: “They freeze at the most inconvenient times.” With a comically over-the-top stock photo of a woman with long blonde hair looking at the camera, startled, with her arms up as if she’s been caught red handed.
Slide four. Text: “They get offended at how many tabs you have open.” With a stock photo of a man in a suit looking angrily at his laptop screen, he has grey hair and a grey and black beard.
Slide five. Text: “They know every shortcut. Yep, even that one.” With a photo of a man pointing out something on a female colleague’s computer screen.
Slide six. Text: “They react strongly when an image has no alt text.” With a stock photo of a woman at a desk, hands at either side of her head, wailing with frustration.]
[Image descriptions continued in comments.]

Signs your colleague is secretly a screen reader:
They announce themselves loudly in meetings.
They freeze up at the most inconvenient times.
They get offended at how many tabs you have open.
They know every single shortcut. Yep, even that one.
They react strongly when an image has no alt text.
They can navigate chaos with speed, until that one unlabelled link or button.
They pick out every spelling error and make you feel guilty about it.
You couldn't imagine work without them (even though they have an annoying voice).

[Image descriptions:
A carousel with nine slides.
Slide one. Text: “Signs your colleague is secretly a screen reader.” With an image of two colleagues smiling, a man with blonde hair and a yellow jumper and a woman with black corn rows and a purple t-shirt.
Slide two. Text: “They announce themselves loudly in meetings.” With a stock photo of a man in a meeting, talking through a megaphone at an unhappy colleague.
Slide three. Text: “They freeze at the most inconvenient times.” With a comically over-the-top stock photo of a woman with long blonde hair looking at the camera, startled, with her arms up as if she’s been caught red handed.
Slide four. Text: “They get offended at how many tabs you have open.” With a stock photo of a man in a suit looking angrily at his laptop screen, he has grey hair and a grey and black beard.
Slide five. Text: “They know every shortcut. Yep, even that one.” With a photo of a man pointing out something on a female colleague’s computer screen.
Slide six. Text: “They react strongly when an image has no alt text.” With a stock photo of a woman at a desk, hands at either side of her head, wailing with frustration.]
[Image descriptions continued in comments.]

Signs your colleague is secretly a screen reader:
They announce themselves loudly in meetings.
They freeze up at the most inconvenient times.
They get offended at how many tabs you have open.
They know every single shortcut. Yep, even that one.
They react strongly when an image has no alt text.
They can navigate chaos with speed, until that one unlabelled link or button.
They pick out every spelling error and make you feel guilty about it.
You couldn't imagine work without them (even though they have an annoying voice).

[Image descriptions:
A carousel with nine slides.
Slide one. Text: “Signs your colleague is secretly a screen reader.” With an image of two colleagues smiling, a man with blonde hair and a yellow jumper and a woman with black corn rows and a purple t-shirt.
Slide two. Text: “They announce themselves loudly in meetings.” With a stock photo of a man in a meeting, talking through a megaphone at an unhappy colleague.
Slide three. Text: “They freeze at the most inconvenient times.” With a comically over-the-top stock photo of a woman with long blonde hair looking at the camera, startled, with her arms up as if she’s been caught red handed.
Slide four. Text: “They get offended at how many tabs you have open.” With a stock photo of a man in a suit looking angrily at his laptop screen, he has grey hair and a grey and black beard.
Slide five. Text: “They know every shortcut. Yep, even that one.” With a photo of a man pointing out something on a female colleague’s computer screen.
Slide six. Text: “They react strongly when an image has no alt text.” With a stock photo of a woman at a desk, hands at either side of her head, wailing with frustration.]
[Image descriptions continued in comments.]

Signs your colleague is secretly a screen reader:
They announce themselves loudly in meetings.
They freeze up at the most inconvenient times.
They get offended at how many tabs you have open.
They know every single shortcut. Yep, even that one.
They react strongly when an image has no alt text.
They can navigate chaos with speed, until that one unlabelled link or button.
They pick out every spelling error and make you feel guilty about it.
You couldn't imagine work without them (even though they have an annoying voice).

[Image descriptions:
A carousel with nine slides.
Slide one. Text: “Signs your colleague is secretly a screen reader.” With an image of two colleagues smiling, a man with blonde hair and a yellow jumper and a woman with black corn rows and a purple t-shirt.
Slide two. Text: “They announce themselves loudly in meetings.” With a stock photo of a man in a meeting, talking through a megaphone at an unhappy colleague.
Slide three. Text: “They freeze at the most inconvenient times.” With a comically over-the-top stock photo of a woman with long blonde hair looking at the camera, startled, with her arms up as if she’s been caught red handed.
Slide four. Text: “They get offended at how many tabs you have open.” With a stock photo of a man in a suit looking angrily at his laptop screen, he has grey hair and a grey and black beard.
Slide five. Text: “They know every shortcut. Yep, even that one.” With a photo of a man pointing out something on a female colleague’s computer screen.
Slide six. Text: “They react strongly when an image has no alt text.” With a stock photo of a woman at a desk, hands at either side of her head, wailing with frustration.]
[Image descriptions continued in comments.]

Signs your colleague is secretly a screen reader:
They announce themselves loudly in meetings.
They freeze up at the most inconvenient times.
They get offended at how many tabs you have open.
They know every single shortcut. Yep, even that one.
They react strongly when an image has no alt text.
They can navigate chaos with speed, until that one unlabelled link or button.
They pick out every spelling error and make you feel guilty about it.
You couldn't imagine work without them (even though they have an annoying voice).

[Image descriptions:
A carousel with nine slides.
Slide one. Text: “Signs your colleague is secretly a screen reader.” With an image of two colleagues smiling, a man with blonde hair and a yellow jumper and a woman with black corn rows and a purple t-shirt.
Slide two. Text: “They announce themselves loudly in meetings.” With a stock photo of a man in a meeting, talking through a megaphone at an unhappy colleague.
Slide three. Text: “They freeze at the most inconvenient times.” With a comically over-the-top stock photo of a woman with long blonde hair looking at the camera, startled, with her arms up as if she’s been caught red handed.
Slide four. Text: “They get offended at how many tabs you have open.” With a stock photo of a man in a suit looking angrily at his laptop screen, he has grey hair and a grey and black beard.
Slide five. Text: “They know every shortcut. Yep, even that one.” With a photo of a man pointing out something on a female colleague’s computer screen.
Slide six. Text: “They react strongly when an image has no alt text.” With a stock photo of a woman at a desk, hands at either side of her head, wailing with frustration.]
[Image descriptions continued in comments.]

Signs your colleague is secretly a screen reader:
They announce themselves loudly in meetings.
They freeze up at the most inconvenient times.
They get offended at how many tabs you have open.
They know every single shortcut. Yep, even that one.
They react strongly when an image has no alt text.
They can navigate chaos with speed, until that one unlabelled link or button.
They pick out every spelling error and make you feel guilty about it.
You couldn't imagine work without them (even though they have an annoying voice).

[Image descriptions:
A carousel with nine slides.
Slide one. Text: “Signs your colleague is secretly a screen reader.” With an image of two colleagues smiling, a man with blonde hair and a yellow jumper and a woman with black corn rows and a purple t-shirt.
Slide two. Text: “They announce themselves loudly in meetings.” With a stock photo of a man in a meeting, talking through a megaphone at an unhappy colleague.
Slide three. Text: “They freeze at the most inconvenient times.” With a comically over-the-top stock photo of a woman with long blonde hair looking at the camera, startled, with her arms up as if she’s been caught red handed.
Slide four. Text: “They get offended at how many tabs you have open.” With a stock photo of a man in a suit looking angrily at his laptop screen, he has grey hair and a grey and black beard.
Slide five. Text: “They know every shortcut. Yep, even that one.” With a photo of a man pointing out something on a female colleague’s computer screen.
Slide six. Text: “They react strongly when an image has no alt text.” With a stock photo of a woman at a desk, hands at either side of her head, wailing with frustration.]
[Image descriptions continued in comments.]

Signs your colleague is secretly a screen reader:
They announce themselves loudly in meetings.
They freeze up at the most inconvenient times.
They get offended at how many tabs you have open.
They know every single shortcut. Yep, even that one.
They react strongly when an image has no alt text.
They can navigate chaos with speed, until that one unlabelled link or button.
They pick out every spelling error and make you feel guilty about it.
You couldn't imagine work without them (even though they have an annoying voice).

[Image descriptions:
A carousel with nine slides.
Slide one. Text: “Signs your colleague is secretly a screen reader.” With an image of two colleagues smiling, a man with blonde hair and a yellow jumper and a woman with black corn rows and a purple t-shirt.
Slide two. Text: “They announce themselves loudly in meetings.” With a stock photo of a man in a meeting, talking through a megaphone at an unhappy colleague.
Slide three. Text: “They freeze at the most inconvenient times.” With a comically over-the-top stock photo of a woman with long blonde hair looking at the camera, startled, with her arms up as if she’s been caught red handed.
Slide four. Text: “They get offended at how many tabs you have open.” With a stock photo of a man in a suit looking angrily at his laptop screen, he has grey hair and a grey and black beard.
Slide five. Text: “They know every shortcut. Yep, even that one.” With a photo of a man pointing out something on a female colleague’s computer screen.
Slide six. Text: “They react strongly when an image has no alt text.” With a stock photo of a woman at a desk, hands at either side of her head, wailing with frustration.]
[Image descriptions continued in comments.]