Harri

@hfrayling

Senior Accessibility Specialist - Many Cats Studios Accessibility Co-Lead - Limit Break Mentorship I am a woman the way a tomato is a fruit, and I meet at least 5 of the 7 characteristics for something to be considered "alive".

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Harri@hfrayling· 1d

He will be my cat on Sunday when we collect him! He missed me, I missed him, got lots of cuddles.

Pumpkin the ginger cat is sitting sniffing the carriers under the cattery pods

Harri@hfrayling· 19d

LOZZA LOOK AT MY CHILDREN COMING TO ME

a pale grey deep sea isopod model is shown in the palm of a gloved hand. It's about 5.9inches long and is fully articulated.

an oversized dark grey pill bug isopod model is shown on the back of a gloved hand, it's about 5.5inches long and is fully articulated.

Harri@hfrayling· 27d

I am once again out and about at Develop, attending the @limitbreak.co.uk round table, & social and later moderating the Making the case for accessibility roundtable! I have plenty of @manycatsstudios.bsky.social and regular cat stickers, so come say hi!

Harriet, a white woman with brown hair in a ponytail under a black and teal Many Cats branded hat, has a begrudging smile as she looks at the camera. She is very clearly over the heat.

Harri@hfrayling· 29d

Come find me at Develop to get cat stickers, and to talk about the amazing range of accessibility services @manycatsstudios.bsky.social offers!

Harriet, a white woman with brown hair clipped up, and sunglasses on her head, stood in front of a brick wall in a house, holding a selection of many cats branded stickers and cat stickers, smiling.

She is wearing a burgundy top with a white striped linen shirt on top.

Harri@hfrayling· Jul 13

Preparing to head off to Brighton, a bag full of sunscreen and a head full of business which is why I clearly subconsciously dressed like a bee today to match my nails??

Harriet, a white woman with blue eyes with winged eyeliner poses for a selfie looking directly into the camera and slightly smiling. Her brown hair is clipped into a half up half down hairstyle she is wearing black framed glasses and pineapple earrings a black linen shirt over a white and yellow vertical striped top.

Harriets fingers are shown gripping a leopard print fold up mirror so that the nails are clearly visible. They are mostly a sort of soft pinky peach normal nail colour, with pale yellow tips and little 3D bee decals on top

Harri@hfrayling· Jul 9

As with many others, you'll find me at Develop Conference in Brighton next week, plying my accessibility trade with the rest of the @manycatsstudios.bsky.social crew, speaking professionally and generally being a grown up... allegedly.

A vibrant green peach and gold graphic outlining where you can find Harri at develop brighton with a photo of Brighton Pier at the top

Harri has put her face in the top right featuring her pale white skin, half-up ponytail and red framed glasses. The text in the main part says:

TUES 14
Social Mobility in Games
Raise The Game Roundtable
Game Dev Heroes

WEDS 15
Game Accessibility Gathering(Panel: Getting Started with Consultancy)
GIDB Launch
GAConf By The Sea

THURS 16
Limit Break Social
Develop Roundtable(Making the Case for Accessibility)

There is also a sidebar that says "talk to me about" and the following topics: game accessibility, technologies and innovation - radical self-acceptance - bugs, real ones, not JIRA

Harri@hfrayling· Jul 3

Amazing, we saw a female lesser stag the other day, my first in the UK. I've seen them before in Bulgaria when I visited my late dad. I have a couple of Bandai premium gacha models of stag beetles, they're life size!

The promo image for one of the sets of Bandai premium gacha stag beetles, showing two different stag beetles in the cyclommatus family in a posed fight.

Harri@hfrayling· Jul 2

First time with my tablet in a long time, figured I would paint something I know well (I love bugs, a lot a lot)

a digital painting of a stag beetle (Lucanus cervus) showing its purplish colour and bright yellow feathering between the wing casing, the pronutum and the head. The strong mandibles have red where they meet the head, and the antenna and its lovely leggies are visible.

Harri@hfrayling· Jul 1

It is Disability Pride Month! This year, disability pride for me is: 1. Accepting my disabilities and how they fluctuate. 2. Accepting myself because of and despite disability. 3. Trying to be rebelliously positive and joyful in the face of widespread normalised ableism.

The 2021 Disability Pride Flag - Created by disabled writer, artist and activist Ann Magill in response to critical accessibility feedback of the first iteration.

A faded black background to represent the rage against how disabled people are mistreated, while also commemorating disabled people who have died, including from neglect and ableism.

Coloured lines going from the top left of the flag to the bottom right, representing the ideal of cutting across the barriers disabled people face.

Red to represent physical disabilities
Gold to represent neurodivergent people
White represents people with non-apparent disabilities and those that haven't yet been diagnosed
Blue to represent emotional and psychiatric disabilities, including mental illness, depression and anxiety
Green represents sensory disabilities, including blindness, deafness, lack of taste, lack of smell, audio processing disorder and all other sensory disabilities

Harri@hfrayling· Jun 23

The house sparrows in our back garden are adorable. Loud af but lovely to be around. Lots of fledgling adults to get super bold around the feeder.

Harri@hfrayling· Jun 4

July 14th to 16th - Develop Brighton - I will be networking, learning, having fun, Thursday I'll be at the Limit Break Mentorship Social, and speaking as part of the Accessibility Roundtable on Thursday (which is available on the free ticket)

Harri@hfrayling· Jun 4

June 11th - Liv Games Network 🔜 Liv Game Summit I will be at the Liv Games Summit (arriving on Wednesday) and I am so excited to be hosting the amazing Accessibility in Games Panel! Get your ticket here www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/liv-game-s...

Harri@hfrayling· Jun 4

Tis the season for me to be at things, speaking, offering unsolicited advice and being the lovable nuisance I am. If you want to catch me at these events, please do drop a message, I will be running about like a blue-arsed fly 🪰

Where's Harri?

In speech bubble "no really, where am I, there's a lot going on"

On the right side Harri's face has been photoshopped onto the body of the titular Wally character from the Where's Wally books.

On the left side:
Jun 11 - Liv Games Summit, Hosting Accessibility Panel
Jul 14 - Develop Brighton, networking, learning, having fun!
Jul 15 - Game Accessibility Gathering - Speaking, networking, learning
Jul 16 - Develop Brighton, LB Social, Accessibility Roundtable

Harri@hfrayling· Jun 1

If you're on the fence about submitting a nomination (for self or others) for Impact Year 3 - remember the eligibility criteria. - UK/NI Based - Work in or have worked in games - Disabled and/or neurodivergent, and vocal/want to be vocal about it That's it. forms.office.com/r/BjiUxgez4v

Harri@hfrayling· May 28

screencap from the Simpsons where Ned Flanders is in a skin tight ski outfit and says "feels like im wearing nothing at all" while Homer grimaces on in discomfort

Harri@hfrayling· May 26

He is unhappy with the storm because it means he can't doze on top of the neighbours shed.

Pumpkin the ginger cat is facing out the back door, his face turned towards the camera with a concerned expression. The greenery in the background is overgrown and the wetness of the rain is visible

Harri@hfrayling· May 26

name a better duo

box image of Kool n Soothe cooling gel sheets

Harri@hfrayling· May 17

After months of not wanting to be upstairs, Pumpkin woke me at 3am to have cuddles and sleep next to me. He knows Dan is away for a week and is looking after me 😭

Pumpkin the ginger cat is lying asleep on top of Harriet in bed, lit by a flash from the camera and red nightlight

Pumpkin is now sat on the pillows of the bed, illuminated by the light of the morning

Harri@hfrayling· May 16

Seeing baby moorhens has made my day better, so thus shall it improve yours 😊

An adult moorhen in a pond next to two baby moorhens in a nest located on a rock in the middle of the pond

Harri@hfrayling· May 15

I don't think I can manage picking survival... Creative it is.

screenshot of Subnautica 2 showing the new game mode selection screen. The options are Survival (manage health, hunger, thirst and oxygen. respawn upon death but drop some items) Creative (explore freely with unlimited resources. no health, hunger, thirst, or oxygen constraints.) and Unknown, coming soon.

Harri@hfrayling· Apr 20

Applications close today!!!

Harri@hfrayling· Apr 14

I am mentoring this year for @limitbreak.co.uk - specifically in game accessibility, and only one mentee. Ideal if you're wanting to move from freelancing consulting into a full time role and learning those all important "how does accessibility actually work in a real dev situation" skills.

Harri@hfrayling· Apr 9

I'm going to be so busy this weekend... *Rubbing hands together with glee like a fly*

Two Rolife model kits, one post office and one floral corner book nook, in front is a FineMolds Laputa Castle in the Sky model kit.

Harri@hfrayling· Mar 25

Found my old portfolio from when I used to do Blender lessons 1-1 to Second Lifers and the testimonials have me emotional. These are some from around 2014 ish - I taught more than 120 people. I have censored my Second Life username cause no one needs to see that now hah

It has been over two years since I had my first class but it did not take me long to learn from Harriet.

She was always available to answer questions if I had any doubts and after just two classes on one-on-one I was able to mesh entirely and create full release products with a program I had learned about just one week before.

My life has become easier after this and part of it I have her to thank for. Great teacher, clear explanations and always available to help and answer any doubts we might have!

Ines, Portugal

Harriet really knows her stuff, not just with regards to the software and modelling techniques, but she also has a real flair for teaching. She can convey often complicated information simply and effectively in her lesson demonstrations, at a range of abilities.

Not only can Harriet explain specific techniques you might want to learn, she can also offer a broad and solid foundation on which to further your own learning and hone your Blender skills. She's an excellent one-on-one teacher and I can't recommend her enough!

Iris Maskelyne, UK

Taking lessons one on one with Harriet was one of the smartest things I could've done to start learning to create mesh. I literally knew nothing, Blender was an alien program to me. Within a few lessons I was able to make most meshes, rig, texture and feel really comfortable working with Blender!

Harriet was patient and I could fire all my questions I had at her. Trust me, there were a lot! Aside from being a great teacher, she's also a very sweet and genuine person to work with. I'd definitely recommend everyone wanting to learn, or even just to polish up your skills to take a class with her.

SySy Chapman, NL

Harri@hfrayling· Mar 22

Goodbye George Stanley, you were the best thing to happen to me. You crawled up my legs at 10 weeks old and into my heart. I will miss you for the rest of my days.

George, a tiny black kitten with golden eyes is lying on my thigh in 2012, the day I got him

George, now a large adult black cat with greeny gold eyes is in a high vis harness and lead in the back garden of my inlaws. He is looking directly at the camera. The harness is because he's too simple to be unattended outside without it.

Harri@hfrayling· Mar 9

Pumpkin is enjoying my heat pad and purring while falling into deep "race to get the mice" sleep where he kicks the shit out of me 🤣

Harri@hfrayling· Feb 18

People downplay the impact a beloved pet has upon a person but the impact George has had on me goes beyond the bond of a pet and owner. Thank you George Stanley. I love you so much ❤️

George, now a much older black cat of around 14 years old is lying on top of some clothes some white speckling in his hair can be seen on his torso

Harri@hfrayling· Feb 18

My little best bud, my furry son has finally reached the end stage of his 15 year old life. His care is now palliative as his human grandparents help him live out the rest of his time comfortably. It has been the greatest honor of my life and a privilege to be loved by George and to care for him.

George, a small black 8 week old kitten barely bigger than an adult hand, with striking golden eyes, sits on the leg of Harri

George is now a slightly larger black kitten around 12 weeks old with striking golden eyes is stretched out in a silly way

George the black cat, now an adult of six years old is shown on top of a bed with his eyes closed and his arms wrapped around Harri's arm cradling it tight

George, a majestic adult black cat in his prime has a high vis cat harness on outside while laying down on the kawn. He is looking towards the camera, his usual golden eyes looking light green in the sun. he is beautiful

Harri@hfrayling· Feb 17

Lunch = set.

a plate of soft english style pancakes, nicely browned and topped with honey

Harri@hfrayling· Feb 10

I hate my own language sometimes (Context - they're all consoles)