Ashley Firth

Deputy Chief Technology Officer

4 posts by Ashley Firth

Bug report from our first Saving Session, November 15

It’s Octopus tradition to share a ‘bug report’ internally when something goes wrong. This time, we wanted to share it with you.

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Making Octopus accessible for everyone

We audited our website to see if we were providing all of our visitors and customers with an easy and enjoyable experience

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Optimising a website for users with anxiety

Ashley Firth, Head of Front-end development, outlines some key guidelines for designers and developers to create inclusive web experiences for users with anxiety.

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Web accessibility at Octopus Energy

Disability isn’t inherent - disabilities arise when society is built in a way that doesn’t take people's needs into account. In other words, it’s our job to cater for each of our customers, whatever their access needs.We wanted to write a little about the work that goes into building our website, customer experience and communications in the most inclusive way possible.

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