Head of Prospective Web at the University of Edinburgh. Contact me via other means. I’m done here.
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Neil Allison retweeted
Our scholarship deadline for @utterlycontent was due to close today. But we simply cannot stop giving scholarships out. Our community needs these. So, we've extended it to 24 February. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE shout about this to everyone (more info in 🧵)
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Neil Allison retweeted
We will always have inclusion scholarships for @utterlycontent, and we’ve given out so so many. But for Utterly Content 2023 we’re also introducing conflict zone scholarships, providing free access to the event to content professionals living in conflict zones. Pls help with a RT – at Gateshead, England
While conferences have to be sustainable, they must also be inclusive and accessible. That’s why for Utterly Content Global, we offer two completely free options for people to attend:
- Our inclusion scholarships
- Conflict zone scholarships
utterlycontent.com/scholarsh…
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Neil Allison retweeted
Did you know Edinburgh University now have an Inclusive Language Guide? It's part of the Editorial Style Guide, which makes a lot of sense - it's all to do with how to use words.
ed.ac.uk/editorial-style/lan…
Neil Allison retweeted
🎯 If your goal is:
Setting objectives and laying the groundwork.
Watch:
👉 Data-driven communications by @brianwpiper
👉 From website management to student-centred digital services by @usabilityed & @ltormey
See all sessions and speakers: contentedlive.com/programme
Neil Allison retweeted
Someone in my masters WhatsApp posted this. Worthy of re sharing. The @FT 404 page is brilliant – at Camberwell, London
Neil Allison retweeted
Ok, I really should put it out there that I'm officially looking for work, in the Content Design/Accessibility arena - I keep wanting to craft the perfect post, but perfect is the enemy of good, so here we are.
RTs appreciated, experience in thread.
#ContentDesign #a11y [1/12]
Neil Allison retweeted
Job alert: the fab team at the Uni of Edinburgh - working with @ltormey - are hiring three content designers. This is a cool opportunity to grow those content design skills in our sector: blogs.ed.ac.uk/future-studen…
Neil Allison retweeted
Speaker announcement!
We are excited to announce @usabilityed and @ltormey as two of our breakout speakers at ContentEd this November.
Check out our full speaker line up here: contentedlive.com/programme
#ContentEd21 #HigherEd #Content
Neil Allison retweeted
Great opportunity to work with some of my old team @EdinburghUni. If you’re interested in content design and keen to learn about the broader field of UCD you’ll learn so much from the brilliant @ltormey & @usabilityed
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Thursday 4pm - it's the anniversary edition of #ServiceDesign Scotland's online Gatherings. You don't need to be a service designer, or in Scotland. Lovely small chats, a short interview spot and some tunes. Come along.
This Thursday is a special 'one year on' Distanced Gathering.
Our special guest will be @DraClarke - Senior Service Designer at
@ihubscot
Some great chat, a brilliant guest and a free celebratory Spotify playlist - you are most welcome to join us.
eventbrite.co.uk/e/distanced…
Neil Allison retweeted
Spent my lunch break making a meme and I'm not even sorry. With due apologies to @mattedgar
Neil Allison retweeted
God, this has never even occurred to me before (despite the fact that, as a content designer, I’m always talking about how you shouldn’t use the passive voice) #ReclaimTheStreets #NotAllMenButAllWomen #SheWasWalkingHome #SarahEverard
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Re reading this today...
Comparing service design and business analysis by @BenHolliday link.medium.com/zrkcjy9zseb
Neil Allison retweeted
Since there wasn't really a vibrant slack community for content professionals in higher ed to assemble (at least nobody could point me to one), I went ahead and created it. Shall we get this party started?
join.slack.com/t/contentedch…
Neil Allison retweeted
Brilliant summary of low literary “In the UK, 45% of people aged between 16 and 65 read at level 1 or below. That means [they can’t] compare prices for a best buy. They can’t work out a household budget. They struggle to decide whether a website is telling them the truth or not”
Neil Allison retweeted
Print. Frame. Read every day. If possible, tattoo.
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Neil Allison retweeted
Today I leave @EdinburghUni @UoE_LTW after more than a decade, due to disability.
My final blog (originally due to be a talk at @iwmw) goes into why I don't care about the legal penalties behind #WCAG, when the moral ones are so much more important.
edin.ac/real-accessibility
Neil Allison retweeted
ICYMI you can watch my short talk about strategy - what it is (and what it isn't), and why it matters - as part of the @FutureSyncConf Day 2 video on YouTube - starts at 2h23m - this links jumps right to the start youtube.com/watch?v=W2WxD6ce…
