Musings

  • You Need Accessibility Testing

    Accessibility is crucial for diverse users, not just the blind. It impacts economics, laws, and user experience worldwide.

  • Designing with Empathy

    This weekend I had the pleasure of speaking at the inaugural edition of Open Source & Feelings. It was an amazing conference tackling some really…

  • Granting the User Control

    More than once I have spoken about giving the user control over their experience. Too often we make assumptions about how things should work, but…

  • Infinite Canvas 6 With Rachel Nabors

    Last week I got to be on a podcast. This week I appear on a screencast with Rachel Nabors talking about vestibular disorders in general…

  • I’m on CtrlClickCast Podcast Episode 49

    Last fall I met the great hosts of CtrlClickCast at CSSDevConf and they were gracious enough to invite me on the show. I got together…

  • Animated Gifs in Social Media Streams

    Last week I encountered a pseudo 3D animated gif from Doritos that autoplayed while viewing my Twitter feed. This gif was brightly colored, and its…

  • Human Operating Systems

    When I speak with people about my chronic illness, there is often confusion on it. Many people think, “your pain [or dizziness] is just in…

  • On Depression

    Society has many ills. People are fallible and get themselves addicted to unhealthy things all the time. It may be overeating, under-eating, gambling, alcohol, or…

  • Imposter Syndrome Sucks

    But we do it to ourselves. I battle imposter syndrome every day. In fact I made a distinct decision back in 2009 to “fake it…

  • How to Negotiate

    Negotiating is a tricky subject. Talking money seems to still be a taboo in polite society. Subsequently, we often over pay for things or get…