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Observations on Squarespace Accessibility

Summary: Squarespace, like other no-code content management systems (CMS), is a common choice for people who want to easily create a website. Choosing Squarespace comes with pros and cons when making a site accessible for people with disabilities. Table of Contents: Disclaimer Squarespace Overview Is Squarespace accessible? What can you do to make your Squarespace site more accessible? Be…

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Burnout Check-in #2

Move your body or change location. Get outside of your head.

Burnout Check-in #2: Move your body or change location. Get outside of your head. At the end of January, I started a burnout check-in. I want to give you permission to take care of yourself. I need to give myself permission to take care of myself! I evaluated my own situation throughout 2023. It’s why I made personal and professional goals for 2024. Often, it feels like I’m teetering on the…

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ACR, VPAT, Audit?

Summary: Accessibility acronyms and options can be confusing. I define and explain the similarities and differences between VPATs, ACRs, and audits.

Summary: Accessibility options and acronyms can be confusing. I define and explain the similarities and differences between ACRs, VPATs, and audits. Taking steps toward creating a more inclusive web is a good thing. But it can feel overwhelming. I often hear the following statements from my clients: It’s overwhelming. Where do we begin? How do we figure out where we are failing? What do we…

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Accessible Love: A Random (AI) Ballad

Valentine’s Day often stirs up my creative juices. This past week I’ve been thinking a bit about how accessibility is a show of love. At least, when it’s not done out of fear (e.g. lawsuits). When we take time and make the web accessible, we make space for people with disabilities. While pondering a ballad for web accessibility, I thought I’d give Suno‘s AI Valentine’s song generation a…

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Keeping up on digital accessibility (Pocket edition)

Summary (with humor): Visually disabled woman delights in forcing webpages onto her e-reader, so she can actually read them. In “Coming up for air“, I noted I wanted to prioritize remaining qualified in digital accessibility. One way I can do this is keep up on the latest ideas through blog posts. Dedicating time to read each week keeps my mind on and in digital accessibility. It keeps me in…

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Burnout Check-in #1: The land of burnout

Burnout Check-in #1: Are you currently walking toward the land of burnout, in burnout, or exiting burnout? The start of a new year is the perfect time to reflect, look around you, and check in with yourself.

Burnout Check-in #1: Are you currently walking toward the land of burnout, in burnout, or exiting burnout? The start of a new year is the perfect time to reflect, look around you, and check in with yourself. burnout: exhaustion of physical or emotional strength or motivation usually as a result of prolonged stress or frustration (Merriam-Webster online) There are many people in the land of…

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Coming up for air (2024)

Summary (with humor): Middle-aged, neurodivergent woman strives to achieve new goals for the new year, now that her energy and motivation have returned.

Summary (with humor): Middle-aged, neurodivergent woman strives to achieve new goals for the new year, now that her energy and motivation have returned. I don’t know about everyone else, but, for me, these past 4 years have been hard. Lots of changes. Lots of disappointments. And, unsurprisingly, so many survival tactics and re-prioritizing. COVID-19 kicked it off, and I’ve been dazed and…

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Radical Inclusion: Empowering Accessibility in Tech

On Tuesday, October 24, 2023, I participated in a Women Who Code town hall to discuss the importance of empowering accessibility in tech. We discussed: accessibility considerations in development, accessibility in the workplace, a culture of accessibility, and being an advocate for accessibility. You can watch our 1-hour recorded discussion on YouTube, which currently has autocaptions. The…

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Milestone 46

As of tonight, I have managed to draw all 46 Hiragana characters! What an accomplishment! And, yes, I recognize most of them right off hand. :) I'll be testing myself this week, and move on to Katakana next week. 46 down, 46 to go... Sugoi! (awesome!)

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Just joined LinkedIn myself for networking purposes. Very interesting stats!

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Did you know Seward has it's own song? Written by our own Dot Barderson of Seward.

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Bits of History - Miscellaneous Stories (by BitsofHistory)

A piece of my handy work from the hours I spend at the museum with Lee.  See more of these "Bits" at http://www.youtube.com/bitsofhistory

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7.4 earthquake in the Aleutians. No effects here.

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Happy Solstice!

Gorgeous first day of summer here. Worked a half day, read a little of my school text, cooked a brilliant dinner, and participated in the annual summer solstice cemetery tour.

Mosquitoes are in full force. And temperatures are getting warmer. Birds are active and busy. And the multiple shades of green are vibrant.

More picture taking planned for my weekend!

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Summer School

Just started my summer quarter today. Go, team, go! Gotta keep up my enthusiasm for HCI (human computer interactions). Excited and overwhelmed all at once. My fortune cookie at Peking today read: "your efforts are budding - results will appear soon." I hope it means it!

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Sunday morning musing:

"We are not as strong as we think" by Rich Mullins

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Picnic at Kenai Lake today!