Open
@openmcr
Back in 2019! - A meetup in Manchester focussing on making digital services accessible and inclusive to everyone.
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Ben Terrett
@benterrett
/benterrett everywhere else. CEO @publicdigitalhq
Ben Holliday
@benholliday
benholliday.com to find me elsewhere
Mina Bach (she/her)
@minarama
I believe in tech for good & open design ๐ฆ Senior Product Designer @DuckDuckGo โ๏ธ Lead @DesignClub โ Mental Health First Aider ๐[email protected]
Kimb Jones
@mrkimb
Run the โMake Doโ agency. Follow @makedoers for all WordPress and Web topics ๐ (He / Him / Mr).
Katie Gallagher OBE
@katiegallagher
MD of @mcrdig, director of @NWCRC, chair of @UK_TCG. Tech, cyber and regional ecosystems. manchesterdigital.com #digitalher #digitalfutures
George Zamfir
@georgezamfir
[email protected] | I build accessible products & teams | ๐ค investor, advisor @fable @assistivlabs | ๐ worked on #a11y @slackhq @fbaccess @scotiabank
Richard Eskins ๐
@eskins
Retired lecturer, still keeping an eye on digital, but mostly staggered that people still support the Torys and Brexit. * Pro EU*
accessibility =
@a11y
Curated digital accessibility tweets since 2008. Not responsible for X accessibility โ that is/was @xa11y.
Kathryn Grace (she/her) ๐๐๐
@iamkathryngrace
Design Leader in #PublicSector Keeping digital health and care human and joining it up. Also post on @wecaredesign Once set up @sdleeds @gsjleeds to spark ๐งจ
Dan โ Design systems consultant
@hereinthehive
Independent design system consultant, speaker, writer, and mentor. Co-host of @whattheds podcast. Co-organiser @upfrontconf. Music @thesedead
Quiff
@quiffboy
Elsewhere. #fucknazis
Barney the dinosaur ๐ฆ๐ช๐บ
@bmds
Not purple, not a dinosaur, head of engineering at @ebay
Katherine Wastell
@kwastell
Service design, customer experience, and strategy. Director @PublicDigitalHQ. Previously Head of Experience Strategy and Design @coopuk.
EM Code, Formerly Code Computerlove
@computerlovers
We create breakthrough experiencesโ that help brands grow. Part of EssenceMediacom North.
Nate
@_digin8
Senior Product Design Manager @monzo // hibernating off Twitter for a bit
Suze Haworth
@suzehaworth
Research Program Manager at Meta | Also partial to a bit of travel, coffee & mountains!
Nexer Digital
@nexer_digital
Designing digital products and inclusive services that help people to live and work better. Health, research, charity, public, education. We run #CampDigital
Maggie Lee
@leemaggiemk
UX and service design with #GCDigital. Recently returned to Canada after 6+ years in ๐ฌ๐ง ๐จ๐ณ ๐บ๐ธ. Ex: @hyperisland, @BBC, @Ogilvy, @B_M, @CanEmbUSA she/her
Ed Horsford ๐ช๐บ
@edwardhorsford
Design and infrastructure ramblings. Former lead interaction designer @GDSteam. Designed UK passport renewal service and GOV.UK Performance.
Neil Milliken
@neilmilliken
Leading #Accessibility #A11y @Atos | Also @axschat | @W3C Coga | @Valuable500 #Dyslexic & #ADHD | #FRSA | Iโค๏ธInclusive Tech & Great #UX | My tweets = personal.
Law kitson
@lawkitson
Design.
Alistair Duggin
@dugboticus
Principal Accessibility Specialist @tetralogical. Prev: @we_are_nomensa, Accessibility Engineer @apple, Head of Accessibility @gdsteam, Frontend Dev @bbc. Dad.
Digital A11y Events
@a11yevents
Tweeting digital accessibility events since 2010. Account is run by @Jennison.
Manchester Digital
@mcrdig
Manchester Digital is the trade body that represents Greater Manchesterโs most forward-thinking and progressive digital and tech companies
Fix the Web
@fixtheweb
Fix the Web is a @CitizensOnline1 project to enable people facing #accessibility issues on the web to report problems which volunteers then seek to fix #a11y
Amy
@amymcnichol
Knows her own know best. Agile comms and content design. Curator @allconsuming_20. ๐ค #alaw
Dr Abi Roper
@abracabadger
Speech & language therapist | Techy @CityLCS & @Cityuni_HCID. PhD: computers & #aphasia. #A11y, #SLT, #Misc. #LimbDifferent๐ฃ. She/her
Dean Beadle
@deanbeadleuk
autistic speaker. I speak about being autistic at conferences and events and deliver inset training. Singer. Former journalist. #ProudToBeAutistic He/HimHack Manchester
@hackmanchester
How to Donate? Making a difference is just a click away! As a not-for-profit grassroots event, we depend on individuals like you! paypal.me/HackManchester
Alice Noakes
@alicenoakes
Service owner @Justice_Digital | Product person | ex @GDSteam gov.uk/design-system | Community garden trustee | South Londoner | she/her
DrinkaboutMCR
@drinkaboutmcr
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Molly Watt Trust
@mollywatttrust
Raising Awareness of Usher Syndrome (deafblindness) its many challenges of #tech #tools #assistivetech #accessibility connecting the Ush community #ConnectUs
The A11Y Project
@a11yproject
Not Twitterโs accessibility support account. Paused for the duration. washingtonpost.com/technology/202โฆ
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@ladiesthatuxmcr
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@deliversessions
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Manchester Tech Nights
@mcrtechnights
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Shahina Patel
@shhh_hina
Throw out to-do's that don't spark joy. Product Manager in #YEG. pronoun.is/she
Chris Burns
@badlydrawnburns
Dad, Husband, Mancunian. Product Person, Mentor @ManMetUni and @techforgoodlive. Co-organiser @DeliverSessions. Previously DfE, @eis2win & Bury FC.
SheSays Manchester
@shesaysmcr
#SheSaysMCR is a wholly inclusive event with a difference. We create an open space for discussion where women take the lead. Mentoring- bit.ly/2xO7KLn
Front End North
@frontendnorth
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BarCamp Manchester
@barcampmcr
Manchester's longest running unconference. Planning a return in September 2023! Tweets by @cnorthwood & @squarejazz ๐
Manchester Dribbble
@dribbblemcr
Meetup for creative people in Manchester.
SpacePortX
@spaceportx
Community, workspace & events for tech entrepreneurs & startups #Manchester. Supported by - @TelcomUK & @SheilaBirdGroup
AXSChat
@axschat
Home of #AXSChat a community built around our Tuesday Twitter Chats (8pm UK) focussed on #accessibility & inclusion. Run by @neilmilliken @debraruh @akwyz
TechEvents NorthWest
@technwuk
Tech Events in and around the NW, Liverpool & Greater Manchester. Created and maintained by the event organisers. Queen Bee @ruby_gem
Emma Pratt Richens
@emmaj_pr
Accessibility Consultant and Advocate, ex web developer and designer (views my own). Dancer. Chorister. Traveller. Pratchetteer. Munchkin.
Jamie + Lion
@spacedoutsmiles
Monotropic semi speaking adult writing about neurodivergent play & adventures. MTB, digital a11y, AAC user, podcast host & lion tamer (he/him)
Molly Barnes (aka Molly Watt) (deafblind)
@mollywatttalks
#UsherSyndrome. #Accessibility / UX consultant, Keynote speaker๐. TEDxNHS 2017. @mollywatttrust trustee๐ฆ P/t at @nexer_digital. D&I board member at @IoCoding
August de los Reyes
@augustdlr
not tweeting
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@a11yscotland
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A11Y Edinburgh
@a11yedinburgh
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@urnorth
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