Ady Stokes | Activities
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Software development is inherently discriminatory because we know about digital accessibility and still don't do it. We have the knowledge, the skills, and the moral imperative to include all ...
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This Week in Quality
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Today i learned about breadth vs depth in testing. Not that the concepts are new to me, but James Bach and Michael Bolton are eeking out the definitions so carefully and precisely in Taking Testing...
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Depth and breadth in testing
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Depth and breadth in testing
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"I created a lesson on ’ilities’ when creating a software tester apprenticeship. Felt a fun way to talk about a serious subject "
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On a recent online meetup we discussed how testers often get stuck on testing Functionality.If you look around just a little bit there are at least 100 other system quality attributes to consider.a...
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Functionality is just one 'ility we can test
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Functionality is just one 'ility we can test
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Functionality is just one 'ility we can test
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Wins of the week 29 May
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A lot of my week has been doing things in preparation for a family party for my 60th birthday. A good win was finding party food catering from the supermarket I normally get deliveries from. So the...
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Testing saved my side hustle
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Member joined TWiQ — This Week in Quality chapter
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Hosted MoT Leeds
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1.0.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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I always enjoy meet-ups and hosting them. Here I am introducing Colin, getting distracted by Scott and telling the audience corny jokesÂ
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Testing saved my side hustle
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Testing saved my side hustle
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Testing saved my side hustle
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Testing saved my side hustle
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Testing saved my side hustle
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Testing saved my side hustle
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Testing saved my side hustle
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Testing saved my side hustle
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Testing saved my side hustle
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I always enjoy meet-ups and hosting them. Here I am introducing Colin, getting distracted by Scott and telling the audience corny jokesÂ
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Oh dear, wrong train
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Good start. Apparently I’m on the wrong train. It arrived at the right time, no tannoy, no words on the side. Set off said it was the Bradford one. Looked at app, Leeds is 11 minutes delayed. I’ll ...
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MoT Leeds
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I am a fan of what you do and how you do it.It is always wonderful to get feedback on my work from you.You enable me to LEVEL UP!
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Solirius Reply GAAD 2026 - Dev or No Dev: Decoding Accessible Development
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Solirius Reply GAAD 2026: Mind the Gap - Shifting left in accessibility
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Solirius Reply GAAD 2026 - The Accessibility Toolkit talk
Ady Stokes
Freelance Consultant
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MoT Ambassador. Currently semi-retired and freelancing. I am, amongst other things, a writer, speaker, and accessibility advocate. Leeds Chapter Lead. MoT Certs curator and article editor for MoT and WonderProxy. Testing wisdom, friendly, testing songs and poems. Great minds think differently. STEC and SQEC Certified.
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