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Talks

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Speaking at TechMids 2025

I enjoy public speaking and have been delivering talks at conferences and local meetups since 2018. I cover a variety of subjects, but with a focus on code quality and digital accessibility.

If you're interested in me coming to speak at your event get in touch.

Upcoming talks

Building without barriers

a11y for backend engineers

Backend engineers rarely talk about accessibility. Often through a lack of awareness or a misplaced assumption that it is someone else’s problem. However, the systems we build can create hidden barriers for people with disabilities. In this talk, we’ll explore real backend scenarios where accessibility matters and learn how we can build more inclusive products.

Past talks

Honey, I Blew Up the Web

  • NUX Sheffield

Ulysses versus The Very Hungry Caterpillar

The story of two codebases

  • Developers Up North
  • Laravel Manchester
  • Front End Sheffield
  • TechMids Conference
  • dotNetSheff
  • Leeds PHP

Toast-mortem

  • Leeds PHP

Building without barriers

a11y for backend engineers

  • Leeds PHP

Open for all

Accessible ecommerce

  • Shopify Partners North Dev Meetup

Magnifying the Web

  • Front End Sheffield
  • A11y North, Leeds

Why we need to care about accessibility

Key motivators for an accessible Web

  • Sheffield DM
  • Front End Sheffield

HTML is easy(?)

Lessons from the Web

  • Front End Sheffield

The Dramatic History of the Web Browser

  • Brighton Web Development Meetup
  • WordPress North East
  • dotnet Sheffield
  • dotnet York
  • Umbraco Leeds
  • McrFRED
  • Leeds JS
  • Front End Sheffield

What's New in PHP 7.3

  • Sheffield PHP

PHPUnit: What, Why, How?

  • Leeds PHP
  • Sheffield PHP
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