I'm just gonna say what we're all thinking: These debates need a Black Woman moderator. #VPDebate

So proud to have been part of this team. Amazing, albeit devastating, work.

Over the last year, Think of Us worked with 5 sites across the US and @wearebloomworks to understand how child welfare is failing youth who age out of care. What we found is so interesting to us that we want to share what we learned with the wider world. 1/11

A few years ago The U.S. Capitol Police arrested more than 150 peaceful protesters, many of them sexual assault survivors, using their 1st amendment right to protest the Kavanaugh nomination. I haven't been able to find one report or photo of any marauders or looters arrested today.

So much congrats and, yay 🎉

“Our personal lived experience, disability or not, web or IRL, is just that: our personal lived experience. We might not know how our design or UX (user experience) choices affect people with different lived experience. ”  — @admoorblank link.medium.com/UgxdWXGs5db

"A truly accessible site isn’t exclusive, it’s inclusive. " While some accessibility guidelines can seem daunting, @wearebloomworks argues building websites with accessibility in mind is the first step towards a more inclusive online community. #a11y medium.com/pollinator/the…

New Gig: [FT, Remote US-based] UX/Service design, engineering, and product roles in foster care, and other social impact spaces ift.tt/3dZnIK7

In order to create #equity within the #government #procurement process, we need to give everyone a seat at the table. From #CfASummit's "A Procurement Pathway to Equity" breakout session.

How many times have you encountered a form, process, etc. with confusing and unclear language that created a barrier of access for you? @admoorblank from @wearebloomworks at #CfASummit on the importance of #accessibility and what it looks like.

How can we deliver better unemployment benefits to those who need them? New America Public Interest Tech just launched our Playbook for Improving Unemployment Insurance Delivery to help governments and organizations improve UI delivery: newamerica.org/new-practice-l…

“Digitizing a broken process gets you a digitized, broken process.” New America Public Interest Tech's playbook outlines a clear vision for what unemployment benefits can be, the concrete steps needed to get there, and how we can hold systems accountable to equitable access.

So grateful to the @Postlight team for this!

I am so excited to begin our search for someone to lead our #communications at @wearebloomworks If this is you, please get in touch. If you know someone at the intersection of government tech and impactful storytelling, please send them our way! tinyurl.com/HeadofComms

Looking for twitter hive mind ideas... Several trades have specific terms for levels of proficiency within that trade or craft (eg "journeyman" or "master craftsman" for electricians). Looking for something less "man" and "master" and not as overused as "expert". Ideas?

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