Promoting adoption of internal software products
You’ve got a new project at your tech company, but you’d like it to be a full-blown internal product that all your company’s customer-facing products adopt. [7 min read]
Inclusive digital design, the Wife of Bath, and narrative perspective
When designing a journey in your product, the voices of our users are central [4 min]
How to prioritize your day
Owning your task list and separating your tasks into buckets by role can help prioritize your day without being overwhelmed. [3 min]
Ramping up your team for Product Accessibility Success
Whether you are a manager or a “craft lead”, investing in the careers of your team members is one of the best ways to keep employees engaged.
Culture eats strategy for lunch
“It’s just what we do here” often has an insurmountable momentum. Use it for good.
What’s different: Coaching, mentoring, sponsoring, and managing
There are many ways to ask for help. Knowing the difference can accelerate your career.
Meetings with yourself: How senior employees can balance their time and minimize burnout
What got you here, won’t get you there. Blocking out time to think is key.
Product Accessibility: Which discipline is responsible?
Who owns and is ultimately responsible for this success criteria anyway?
When creating a testing suite, start with your team’s values
Building software at scale is about people—not technology.
What is mental prototyping?
The average rate of speech is about 125 words per minute; the human brain can process about 800 words per minute.
What is the true cost of ownership for third-party libraries?
In application development, the quickest solution to done may not be the best in the long term.
How are you: 40 ways to introduce yourself with levity
In the U.S., the speaker often does not expect a detailed account of your health. You can however ingratiate yourself with others by lightening the mood.
Notice of proposed rule-making on ADA Title II for public entity websites
The process begins for applying WCAG 2.1 to state and local digital sites.
Nine capabilities of a high-performing accessibility initiative
Trust your team and focus on developing your capabilities. Organizational culture that is high-trust and emphasizes information flow is predictive of organizational performance in technology.
Code Reviews: Starting is difficult. Completing work is harder
If code changes take a day to review, that actually means it takes 2-4 days to be reviewed, improved, re-evaluated again, and finally merged.