Hector Minto
hminto.bsky.social
Hector Minto
@hminto.bsky.social
Lead Accessibility Evangelist for Accessibility at Microsoft. UK govt disability and access ambassador for the tech sector. Long time working in assistive technology. Sourdough/Kombucha/Pickling officionado and general bore.
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Enterprise East Group CIC can be proud of their supported employment programme ‘Inclusion and Thrive’, which won the Recruitment Award (sponsored by @microsoft.com) at the #DisabilitySmartAwards2025.

Read the case study: ow.ly/e1Gp50W3bIG

#Recruitment #SupportedEmployment
June 14, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Day 3 of the #GAAD GitHub Copilot Series 🚀

Tom, a software engineer intern with dyslexia, uses Copilot to stay in the flow. It helps him quickly grasp unfamiliar codebases with summaries and explanations — boosting his confidence and speeding up feature development 🧠✨🙌

github.com/orgs/communi...
How to use GitHub Copilot to understand a codebase [Day 3] · community · Discussion #159232
Select Topic Area Show & Tell GitHub Feature Area Copilot Body @TomSmail uses GitHub Copilot to get a deeper understanding of his codebase’s analytics which helps him build more quickly 🚀. This vid...
github.com
May 14, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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I know of a handful of accessibility specialists who were impacted by yesterday’s RIF at Microsoft. If you’re looking for amazing accessibility talent (PMs and Engineering Managers), please reach out.
May 14, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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Today we're publishing our research on disability workforce and pay gap reporting.

We found that making it mandatory, as proposed by the UK government, helps measure diversity, but often at the expense of improving inclusion.

Find out more: ow.ly/bp2F50Vj1eZ
March 18, 2025 at 10:33 AM
The #AI moment is like no other in my now 29 year career in #assistivetech. The tools we now have at our disposal offer rich informative experiences. A whole new genre needs to be conceived. www.microsoft.com/en-us/workla...
Tackling the World’s Toughest Problems with AI
The head of Microsoft’s AI for Good Lab shares how the technology is helping to address intractable global challenges—and what all leaders can learn from those efforts.
www.microsoft.com
January 26, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Great meetings this week, building cross-business strategies for accessibility. We need to consistently link disability hiring to digital #accessibility buy-in. Internal championing, a sense of internal need, makes a huge difference. This is Horizon 123 thinking.
January 25, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Delighted to reach people across govt on #accessibility horizon thinking. It’s how we can break out of silo thinking and link inclusive hiring to inclusive product. www-government--transformation-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.gove...
Making Government work for everyone: the accessibility imperative
www-government--transformation-com.cdn.ampproject.org
December 16, 2024 at 10:11 PM
I still think putting Microsoft Edge on your phone is the best way to demonstrate accessibility to people in everyday conversation. The reader mode exposure for dyslexia, literacy support, font, spacing etc drives awareness.
November 25, 2024 at 8:06 AM
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Just posted! Microsoft has an opening for a senior software engineer on the Accessibility Insights team. Up to 100% work from home. jobs.careers.microsoft.com/global/en/jo...
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November 20, 2024 at 11:11 PM
Digital accessibility demands three horizon thinking. Colleagues. Capabilities. Customer (or Citizen). If you’re not thinking organisationally across these, you’re missing the red thread of relevance. www.microsoft.com/en-gb/busine...

#accessibility
The Microsoft UK accessibility ambition
Acting with boldness to empower everyone to achieve more. To build an inclusive future, everyone must be included in the journey. Discover how to build an accessible organisation that drives inclusion...
www.microsoft.com
November 18, 2024 at 3:57 PM
Windows key U - that’s the post. That’s the post.
November 18, 2024 at 3:54 PM
Ok! I’ve got 362 followers without even being here. Feeling a bit retro, and hoping to see some great convos on all things digital, accessibility and assistive (the coolest kind of) tech
November 18, 2024 at 3:43 PM
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Can you make this place #Inclusive from the start?

3 simple things:

1. #CamelCase hashtags for readability for #Neurodivergent & screenreader users
2. Add captions on vids for global audience
3. The alt-txt field isn’t working yet so adding img/video description like the next post for now
April 25, 2023 at 11:45 PM