Andy Barrett-Smith

Software Engineering Manager / Principal at @NuffieldHealth. Ex @Pret & @BBC. @UniOfSurrey alumnus.

[Andy Barrett-Smith @AndyMSUK]

@hawescrossing It's been 3pm the rest of the week, so probably 3pm again.

[Andy Barrett-Smith @AndyMSUK]

When developing interactive web components, it is all too easy to make it visually great but forget about users that are using assistive technology like a screenreader. Consider using ARIA live regions to announce changes of dynamic content. https://t.co/GDN7z9npdc #accessibility

[Andy Barrett-Smith @AndyMSUK]

@Seraphae I'm sure it was a great presentation! Was it recorded for public sharing? Would love to see!

[Andy Barrett-Smith @AndyMSUK]

I'm #hiring! I have a Senior #DataEngineer vacancy at
@Pret. Looking for someone who can play a big part in designing and building big data pipelines in a culture that supports learning, collaboration, transparency, and inclusiveness. Apply at https://t.co/oOrvi8jlaT
Please RT.

[Andy Barrett-Smith @AndyMSUK]

@HardikThakker12 Thanks for your interest. I have sent you a DM.

[Andy Barrett-Smith @AndyMSUK]

@Seraphae Best wishes for a swift recovery!

[Andy Barrett-Smith @AndyMSUK]

Last day working for @BBC all done!

Thank you to all my past and present colleagues for a great 8 years, for the leaving gifts and card and a great night yesterday!

1 week off to relax now, before the next chapter begins.

#LastDay #NewJob

[A11y @XA11y]

We’ve been talking about it.
You’ve been asking for it.
We’ve been working on it.
Today, we launched it: the image description reminder!

It’s live to 10% of global Twitter across Android, iOS, and Web. 🧵 (1 of 6)

[Andy Barrett-Smith @AndyMSUK]

@mholzschlag I wrote a blog post about how to do this kind of thing - hopefully it's useful to some of your darling web developers! https://t.co/Z4bajxQ5Sw

[Andy Barrett-Smith @AndyMSUK]

Level up 🎉 I reached @localguides level 6 by helping others explore on Google Maps. #localguides

[Andy Barrett-Smith @AndyMSUK]

@niklasRen How was your first day?

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@Seraphae I do this too!

[Andy Barrett-Smith @AndyMSUK]

If you want to learn more about what the accessibility tree is, here's a great blog post on it from my colleague @Seraphae (though it was written before Chrome released this feature): https://t.co/L4HSGVMQvU

[Andy Barrett-Smith @AndyMSUK]

"Chrome DevTools is launching a full #accessibility tree making it easier for developers to get an overview of the whole tree."
This makes it much easier to ensure all your users can access and understand all your content!
(Thanks for sharing @JHarrowell!)
https://t.co/EARe8HvqUC

[Andy Barrett-Smith @AndyMSUK]

@MattEason @GAADBot @TwitterA11y Ah glad it wasn't just me! Making that clearer would be great!

[Jess Budd @jessbudd]

Testing your product for #accessibility yourself will *never* compare with testing with real users.

This week we conducted 5 usability interviews with frequent screen reader users. Here are some things I observed:

(a thread) 🧵👇

[Andy Barrett-Smith @AndyMSUK]

@csswizardry Thanks Harry! Looking forward to day 2 today! #WebPerf