Category: personal development
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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. 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…
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A Glimpse into R and the Data Scientist’s Toolbox
I recently completed Coursera’s “The Data Scientist’s Toolbox” course presented by Johns Hopkins University. This 4-week course offers a broad overview of what data science is and how to set up your “toolbox” for R programming and analysis of data. Below are my takeaways that have inspired me to continue to learn more about data…
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In 2018: I Took Back My Time
2018 was my year to drop time wasters and get serious about my time. My priority is my family (husband and son), but I also care deeply about a fulfilling career (web development and accessibility). Those two things don’t leave me with much time when I want them both to flourish. So, I decided to…
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Launching 100 Days of A11y Site
In honor of Blue Beanie Day (November 30) and in conjunction with my own preparation for IAAP’s Web Accessibility Standards certification exam, I’m committing to a second round of 100 Days of Accessibility and launched an 100DaysOfA11y website to keep me accountable. My hope during my study process is to provide you digestible snippets about…
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5 Easy Ways to Make Your InDesign Document More Accessible
At work, I use Adobe InDesign a lot. It’s one of my primary tools as a Publications Specialist for the State of Alaska. However, it has been a weakness of mine to seek and destroy accessibility failures in my Adobe publications. Just recently, I started to face that challenge head-on and find ways to test…
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100 Days of Code: Round 2
Here we go again! I know what I’m in for this time, which makes me wonder if I can do it again. I also had the advantage of my son’s naptime last go-around, but not this time. On my second round of 100 Days of Code journey, I hope to stay more focused and project-oriented.…
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CSS Grid Challenge
Thanks to Smashing Magazine’s CSS Grid Challenge, I was finally pushed to learn grid in all it’s glory and failures. Here is my submission left on CodePen: It feels good to finally get rolling with the new CSS Grid layout. And I am in LOVE! So much easier to arrange elements than using float hacks.…
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Learn Web Accessibility on YouTube
For Days 90 and 91 of my 100 Days of Accessibility Challenge, I decided to browse YouTube to see what web accessibility introductions and tutorials were available for free. There were many more than I imagined! I’ve scraped off just a few recommendations to start you off, and YouTube’s suggestions can lead you down the…
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Great sources for setting up your brand new MacBook Pro to fly!
Originally posted on Tonomoshia: Oh happy day! New MBP arrived. Using my lunch hour to set it up just right. #100DaysOfCode http://pic.twitter.com/yH0KumsRym — Elizabeth Reiher (@tonomoshia) July 31, 2017 ? Thank you to the following: Tania Rascia’s Setting up a Brand New Mac for Development (Her whole site is awesome. You should really consider signing up for…
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Enabling People to Communicate on Mobile Devices
As I discussed in my last post about how computers have enabled those with impairments to overcome some barriers, I’ve learned through personal experience that the advent of mobile devices has managed to bridge some of the divide in communication and wayfinding, alongside being of assistance to many during every day life tasks. In this…