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STEC Certified. MoT Ambassador, speaker, and accessibility advocate. Consulting, training, Leeds meetup host. MoT Certs curator and contributor. Testing wisdom, friendly, jokes, parody songs and poems
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Good times were had.
Here with Gwen Diagram, Kat Obring, Emily O'Connor and Ady Stokes.
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Technical debt
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This badge is awarded to members who choose to visibly support Pride on their Ministry of Testing profile.
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The One Page Test Plan
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Create concise test plans that get read and understood by busy people
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You can imagine my delight when I spotted this bloke in my local Waterstones bookstore.
"I'm a tester, can I get a photo of your t-shirt? It is so cool!"
"Sure, I'm a developer. My kids got me ...
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Hello, my name is Ady Stokes
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Hello, my name is Ady Stokes
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About Me:
I’m coming from: near Leeds in West Yorkshire, UK
My role is: freelance IT and accessibility consultant
I’d love to meet others who are into: accessibility, quality engineering, teach...
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About Me:
I’m coming from: near Leeds in West Yorkshire, UK
My role is: freelance IT and accessibility consultant
I’d love to meet others who are into: accessibility, quality engineering, teach...
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Requirements traceability
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Definitions of Requirements traceability
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European Accessibility Act (EAA): Article 32, and why it sucks!
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Artcile 32 of the EAA is a get out of jail card, for up to 5 years, for companies who want to 'avoid' their responsibilites to their users. And yes, it sucks!
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We're building towards becoming more of a platform, a quality destination.
As part of this, we're evolving our "like" buttons, which now give MoTifications (notifications) when content is liked....
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Thanks for amplifying SQEC.
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Kanban board
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Definitions of Kanban board
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How to get unstuck: A guide for testers or anyone else who feels stumped
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Learn about some of the reasons we get stuck and some top tips for getting unstuck
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Chaos theory
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Definitions of Chaos theory
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Decision fatigue
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Definitions of Decision fatigue
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Thank you for going above and beyond in May 2025. Team MoT appreciates how you consistently support, develop, and grow our community. Your positive impact and interactions make a difference.
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Was a professional member in 2025
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Accessibility Beyond Compliance: Practical A11Y Testing for Everyday Workflows
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Quality Blether - Ady Stokes Accessiblity
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If - A software testing poem
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Council of LLMs for testers
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Thanks for sharing about MoT Leeds on LinkedIn. 🤘
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MoT Leeds meetup May - Accessibility Testing live
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MoT Leeds meetup May - Accessibility Testing live
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Hosted by Accenture the latest Leeds event was accessibility themed to support GAAD, Global Accessibility Awareness Day which was on the 15th.
Ady Stokes worked through simple tests every teste...
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Hosted by Accenture the latest Leeds event was accessibility themed to support GAAD, Global Accessibility Awareness Day which was on the 15th.
Ady Stokes worked through simple tests every teste...
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Congratulations on May's edition of MoT Leeds
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My Collection #3
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New collection
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Ady Stoke chats to Bryan Jones on the Quality Blether podcast
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Ady Stoke chats to Bryan Jones on the Quality Blether podcast
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A tester’s role in continuous quality
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What different types of testing are there? How many different ways are there to do testing? Find out in this handy collection of software testing types.
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More than just ‘manual testing’: Recognising the skills of software testers
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The future is agile, or is it?
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What is software testing?
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An introduction to Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Delivery (CD) pipelines for software testers
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New test team: 70% put test strategy as the most critical
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The comb shaped tester, does it make them a specialist or generalist?
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Burnout: A personal experience report
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