Ady Stokes
Freelance Consultant
He / Him
I am Open to Write, Teach, Speak, Podcasting, Meet at MoTaCon 2026, Review Conference Proposals
STEC Certified. MoT Ambassador, writer, speaker, accessibility advocate. Consulting, Leeds Chapter Lead. MoT Certs curator. Testing wisdom, friendly, songs and poems. Great minds think differently
Achievements
Certificates
Awarded for:
Passing the exam with a score of 100%
Awarded for:
Achieving 5 or more Community Star badges
Activity
thanked contributors on:
Yesterday we had out first AI Chapter catch up to brainstorm how this chapter will work to help community adopt AI and overcome challenges.We spoke about:
what are current challenges in AI era? Is...
earned:
AI Chapter. Let's go
awarded Nataliia Burmei for:
AI Chapter. Let's go
awarded Rahul Parwal for:
AI Chapter. Let's go
awarded Rosie Sherry for:
AI Chapter. Let's go
Contributions
Alex talked about cloud outages and how it affected his company’s coffee machine and one slide was meme worthyÂ
Alex did a fantastic job of delivering his first public talk at the Leeds Chapter. Â Wry little feedback required. Watch for him at conferences soon.Â
Alex’s first time speaking at the Leeds Chapter of Ministry of Testing at Hippo
A lovely spread of pizza for those attending the Leeds chapterÂ
Scott is on holiday and Colin is ill so I’m on my own tonight. Wish me luck.Â
Highlights from the Ambassador’s gathering. With an eye on the future as it is 6-months away. MoTaCon All talks are about how AI will create, test, and maintain all security systems....
And scoring 600ish disappoints youÂ
At Ingrow Cricket Club’s Annual General Meeting last night I was proposed and seconded as Chairperson. I accepted the nomination and will take up the role 14 years after my first term. I hope to do...
Do you do any accessibility testing? If so, what do you do, and are there any tools you would recommend?Â
In my experience, I haven’t done extensive or dedicated accessibility testing programs...
Ady asks:How do you handle company and stakeholder needs that might impact product quality, for example, wanting to release before all risks are mitigated or having a lack of interest in usability ...
Simon and Judy celebrate “joy scrolling” in the MoTaverse, swap stories on time-zone chaos and quality moments, and spotlight how community content, chapters, and AMAs turn learning into momentum.
