I'm Matt Begent, a senior front-end web developer in Bristol, UK. I build accessible, user-focused websites for large brands and make open source packages for Umbraco, including the award-winning Accessibility Reporter.
I'm a senior front-end web developer working in Bristol who loves designing and coding cool, accessible and unique websites. In my day job I work on sites for large brands, using HTML, CSS, Git, React, Angular, TypeScript and JavaScript.
I'm a three-time Umbraco MVP (2024, 2025 and 2026). My package Accessibility Reporter won best package at Umbraco Codegarden 2024.
I audit and build websites that adhere to WCAG 2.2, and help teams catch issues earlier, inside their own workflow.
HTML, CSS, TypeScript, React and Angular on large-scale projects, including moving big codebases to TypeScript.
Front-end work on Umbraco sites for small and large clients, plus three community packages built in the open.
An open source accessibility testing package for Umbraco. It checks content pages against the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, highlights issues and helps teams make websites more accessible.
Accessibility Reporter website Accessibility Reporter on the marketplace Accessibility Reporter on github
editor tooling
Auto-save your work as you go, just like Gmail. Never lose your edits again.
property editor
A clean WYSIWYG property editor for distraction free writing in Umbraco.
I am a big retro gaming fan and in my spare time I like to make games for old consoles. There are five for the Nintendo 64, including open worlds set in Miami and Bristol, and Empire Boy, a strategy game for the original Game Boy. You can play them all in your browser.
I appeared on the Umbraco podcast umbraCoffee to demonstrate Accessibility Reporter and explain how automated checks help teams catch issues earlier. At Umbraad 2023 I gave a talk called “Automated Accessibility Testing Within Umbraco”, with a live demonstration.
I'm also one of the organisers of Umbraad, Umbraco Accessibility Awareness Day. It's a free virtual event of talks, live demos and Q&A sessions on building a more inclusive web.
The best places to find me are GitHub and LinkedIn.
