Profile
Hi, I'm Matt Goddard a software developer and user advocate with 10 years experience working in the software development industry.
My passion is to create software which enriches the experience a person has using their computer and in the last five years i've worked hard to promote usability and accessibility within the organisations I work for and within the wider community, through the Designers in health network (DIHNet) and the usability accessibility working group (UA-WG).
Speaking Events
If you like what you've read here, and would like me to come to talk to your development team, class or SIG about:
- User Experience
- Usability
- Accessibility
- User Experience in a Software Development Team
- Software development best practice
then please feel free to drop me an email on to matt@matthewgoddard.net
Tech Events
In 2006 I have embarked on an even more challenging task of creating a Hampshire and Dorset based software development group.
My goal is to create a grass roots developer community, where developers from small and medium sized business can get together to learn and talk about technology, methodologies and the nuts and bolts of doing their job.
The corner stone of the community is a bi-month seminar series where I intend to get widely known speakers to venture down past London to present new ideas and discussion pieces.
Writing
I enjoy writing about user experience and other usability related issues and regularly make essays available in my essays section, a list of my most recent essays are available below;
- Broken window's are everywhere
- The Myths of innovation
- When I grow up I want to be Clive James....
- Rocky Balboa
- RNIB See it right - Book and CD launch
Achievements
Keynote Speeches
- "Personas in web design", at DIHNet Conference 2004 "Making a difference"
Published articles
- What is usability anyway?, Wired Wessex
- WCAG in brief, The Association of Accessibility Professionals. October 2005
- User Experience in a Software Development Team, Usability News, July 2005
- Why Readability testing is not enough, Usability News, September 2004