I usually have captions on for most videos/streaming, although I tend to turn them off on YouTube – because most of them are awful. Even major video producers seem to use automated captions that have barely been cleaned up. I can hear well enough that it’s easy to tell that they’re wildly inaccurate, they’re poorly … Continue reading ““a lot of research into things that have very little meaning””

A year ago, I took on working remote for the first time — not just being a remote designer, but a remote design manager. I figured after a year I needed to write the prerequisite “here’s what I learned” piece. Here’s the thing, though — there’s not a lot I can tell you that every … Continue reading “3 Things I Didn’t Expect About Working Remote”

A few years ago, we replaced the back deck in our backyard. Instead of stairs leading to a damaged brick patio, I requested an ADA-compliant ramp that runs alongside the house, terminating just at the garage door. The contractor was puzzled. “Why an ADA-compliant ramp?” The obvious reason is because if I ever land myself … Continue reading “Accessibility guidelines as heuristics, or the need for a ramp and emergency pants”