Accessible Me

Accessible Me We are committed to creating an inclusive world where everyone has equal access to information and Accessible Me Ltd.

is dedicated to making content accessible for everyone. Based in the UK, we provide comprehensive digital accessibility solutions, including audits, inclusive marketing strategies, and specialised training programmes - whether face-to-face, eLearning or virtual. Our services help organisations identify and remove barriers, ensuring compliance with accessibility standards. We also offer innovative

tools like our Accessibility Escape Room experience, which fosters empathy and understanding of accessibility challenges. Our mission is to create an inclusive world where everyone has equal access to information and opportunities. Partner with us to unlock the full potential of your content and reach a wider audience.

A11yShip is not a lecture.It is an accessibility experience.Teams work together.They solve challenges.They notice barrie...
28/08/2026

A11yShip is not a lecture.

It is an accessibility experience.

Teams work together.

They solve challenges.

They notice barriers.

They talk about what happened.

Then they connect that experience back to real workplace decisions.

That last part matters.

Because the aim is not just:

“That was interesting.”

The aim is:

“What do we need to change?”

A11yShip helps people explore barriers around:

- visual clarity

- hearing and communication

- cognitive load

- keyboard navigation

- collaboration under pressure

But it is not about blame.

And it is not about pretending anyone can fully understand another person’s lived experience from one activity.

It is about creating a safe, practical space to ask better questions.

What created the barrier?

Who might this exclude?

What could we do differently next time?

That is where accessibility starts to move from awareness into action.

Ask us about A11yShip if your team needs accessibility learning that people can experience, discuss and apply.

This work is already happening with real teams.Accessible Me has supported organisations across learning, content, acces...
27/08/2026

This work is already happening with real teams.

Accessible Me has supported organisations across learning, content, accessibility, inclusion and practical workplace change.

The common thread is simple.

Teams often care about accessibility.

But they need it to become clearer, more practical and easier to act on.

That might mean:

- reviewing learning content

- supporting internal teams

- running practical accessibility sessions

- helping people understand barriers earlier

- turning concern into a clearer route forward

Pedro Monteiro, Global Learning Lead at ING, described our support as practical, actionable and immediately valuable to their teams.

That is the kind of support we want more organisations to experience.

Not overwhelm.

Not judgement.

Not a checklist with no next step.

A clearer path.

A practical conversation.

A way to start.

Book a fit call if your team needs support making accessibility easier to understand, plan and act on.

https://calendly.com/mike-accessible-me/30min

Congratulations to our founder, Michael Osborne, on reaching 17,000 followers on LinkedIn.Thank you to everyone who supp...
26/08/2026

Congratulations to our founder, Michael Osborne, on reaching 17,000 followers on LinkedIn.

Thank you to everyone who supports the work, shares the message and helps more people understand why accessibility needs to be built in earlier.

At Accessible Me, we help organisations spot hidden barriers before they become risk, rework or exclusion.

Here’s to more practical accessibility thinking, more inclusive learning and more barriers removed.

A well-run session can still leave people out.Not because anyone meant to.But because the environment, delivery and form...
26/08/2026

A well-run session can still leave people out.

Not because anyone meant to.

But because the environment, delivery and format were not designed with enough flexibility.

Noise can drain attention.

Glare can make it harder to focus.

A busy room can increase overwhelm.

No captions can make spoken content harder to follow.

A fixed format can make participation depend on one way of joining in.

No quiet support can mean people have to push through instead of taking part well.

This matters in:

- meetings

- training

- events

- workshops

- webinars

- customer sessions

- internal briefings

Accessibility is not only about the content.

It is also about the conditions people are asked to participate in.

A useful question is:

What would make this easier to access before someone has to ask?

At Accessible Me, we help teams spot these hidden barriers earlier.

Ask us about a practical first step.

Over the past few days, we’ve been sharing examples of hidden accessibility barriers.- A form that creates cognitive ove...
25/08/2026

Over the past few days, we’ve been sharing examples of hidden accessibility barriers.
- A form that creates cognitive overload.
- A session that quietly leaves people out.
- Online learning that looks fine but is harder to use than people realise.
- Documents that appear polished but still block access.
- Hiring processes that filter people out before they get a fair chance.

Different examples.
Same pattern.

Most accessibility problems start before anyone checks compliance.

They begin in ordinary decisions:
- the template someone starts from
- the platform a team chooses
- the way instructions are written
- the format used in a session
- the assumption that one route will work for everyone
- the pressure of time, noise, memory, attention or processing load

That is why accessibility work cannot just begin at the end.

If we only check once something is built, published or launched, many of the barriers are already in place.

The goal is not blame.

It is to notice the upstream choices earlier, ask better questions, and make access easier from the start.

That might mean a practical review.
It might mean an audit.
It might mean a strategy conversation.
It might mean an experiential route like A11yShip.

It depends on the problem you are trying to solve.

If accessibility feels like something your organisation only checks late, that may be the first issue to fix.

Ask us about a practical first step.

Last week Michael Osborne asked who was missing from Channel 4's 'The Great ADHD Myth?'Adults.Women and girls.People who...
24/08/2026

Last week Michael Osborne asked who was missing from Channel 4's 'The Great ADHD Myth?'

Adults.

Women and girls.

People whose ADHD doesn't fit the familiar hyperactive stereotype.

But afterwards we realised there was another group we hadn't explored properly either.

Black, Asian and other ethnic minority people with ADHD.

So, over the weekend, the Accessible Me went looking at the evidence.

And it made one of the programme's biggest questions much more complicated.

If we're going to talk about ADHD being “overdiagnosed”, perhaps we first need to ask:

Overdiagnosed in whom?

Because being neurodivergent and being recognised as neurodivergent aren't necessarily the same thing.

This is a direct follow-up to last week's article.

And, once again, we are not trying to close the debate.

We are trying to ask better questions.

Our team would particularly welcome perspectives from people whose experiences aren't mine.

What are we still missing from the public conversation about ADHD?

The design decisions we make early shape who gets included later.That is true in learning.It is true in digital systems....
24/08/2026

The design decisions we make early shape who gets included later.

That is true in learning.

It is true in digital systems.

It is true in AI.

It is true in workplace communication.

Most barriers do not appear suddenly at the end.

They are built up through small decisions.

A template that assumes everyone reads quickly.

A process that assumes everyone can use the same channel.

A video that assumes captions are optional.

A meeting that assumes everyone can respond in real time.

A form that assumes every answer fits a narrow box.

None of these choices may look dramatic on their own.

But together, they decide who has to work harder.

That is why I care so much about helping teams spot barriers earlier.

Not because every person needs to become an accessibility expert.

They do not.

But people do need enough confidence to pause and ask:

Who might this exclude?

What are we assuming?

Is there a clearer way?

Could we test this before it becomes expensive to fix?

That is the kind of practical accessibility thinking I will be sharing more of here.

Follow for clear, human accessibility thinking that helps teams design with fewer hidden barriers from the start.

The design decisions we make early shape who gets included later.

That is true in learning.

It is true in digital systems.

It is true in AI.

It is true in workplace communication.

Most barriers do not appear suddenly at the end.

They are built up through small decisions.

A template that assumes everyone reads quickly.

A process that assumes everyone can use the same channel.

A video that assumes captions are optional.

A meeting that assumes everyone can respond in real time.

A form that assumes every answer fits a narrow box.

None of these choices may look dramatic on their own.

But together, they decide who has to work harder.

That is why I care so much about helping teams spot barriers earlier.

Not because every person needs to become an accessibility expert.

They do not.

But people do need enough confidence to pause and ask:

Who might this exclude?

What are we assuming?

Is there a clearer way?

Could we test this before it becomes expensive to fix?

That is the kind of practical accessibility thinking I will be sharing more of here.

Follow for clear, human accessibility thinking that helps teams design with fewer hidden barriers from the start.

This is what accessibility training looks like when it becomes practical.NOT a long slide deck.NOT a lecture where peopl...
22/08/2026

This is what accessibility training looks like when it becomes practical.

NOT a long slide deck.

NOT a lecture where people quietly nod.

NOT a compliance checklist that sits in a folder afterwards.

This is the kind of setup we use when we want teams to notice barriers in a different way.

A table.

A task.

A constraint.

A moment where someone says:

“Ah. I can see how this happens.”

That moment matters.

Because most accessibility barriers are not created by people trying to exclude anyone.

They are created by small decisions that feel normal at the time.

A missing label.

A noisy layout.

A rushed instruction.

A process with too many steps.

A tool that only works one way.

helps teams explore those barriers in a practical, reflective and psychologically safe way.

Not to pretend anyone can fully understand another person’s lived experience after one activity.

That would be wrong.

The point is different.

It helps teams ask better questions:

What created the barrier?

Who might this choice exclude?

What could we change before this reaches customers, colleagues or learners?

That is where accessibility starts to become real.

Ask us about A11yShip - The Accessibility-themed Escape Room-style Experience if your team needs accessibility learning that people can experience, discuss and act on.

What practical accessibility support looks like inside a global learning team.Accessibility is not just a policy issue.F...
21/08/2026

What practical accessibility support looks like inside a global learning team.

Accessibility is not just a policy issue.

For learning teams, it affects:

- how standards are understood

- how content is designed

- how people make day-to-day decisions

- how confidently teams can spot barriers before they become rework

That is why our work with ING focused on practical application, not abstract awareness.

Pedro Monteiro, Global Learning Lead at ING, described Michael as bringing deep expertise in learning design and accessibility, and delivering a practical session with actionable insights that gave immediate value to the team.

That is the standard we are aiming for.

Clear.

Useful.

Human.

Connected to real work.

For organisations building accessible learning, the question is rarely:

“Do we care about accessibility?”

Most teams do.

The harder question is:

“Do our people know what to do differently on Monday?”

That is where practical support matters.

Book a fit call if your learning, HR or capability team needs a clearer route from accessibility awareness to action.
https://calendly.com/mike-accessible-me/30min

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