Derek FeatherstoneInclusive teaching: audio describing your own presentationsApr 21, 2021Apr 21, 2021
Derek FeatherstoneWhat’s your accessibility mantra and how has it changed?I was one of several panelists for a UXPA Cleveland meetup tonight on Inclusive Design (virtually, of course). I’m grateful to have been…Mar 25, 2021Mar 25, 2021
Derek FeatherstoneThe ongoing evolution of ‘Shift left’Every area of practice — technical nor not — evolve over time. That’s no different for accessibility. We move through stages of maturity…Feb 13, 2021Feb 13, 2021
Derek FeatherstoneFear of Becoming IrrelevantWhen I left my full-time job teaching high school in 1999, I started to teach people how to design and build web sites. I decided that in…Jan 29, 2020Jan 29, 2020
Derek FeatherstoneA long streak endsI’m willing to admit when I’m wrong. This time I was.Jan 19, 2020Jan 19, 2020
Derek FeatherstoneLife trackingAbout 8 weeks ago, I listened to the audio book “Off the Clock” by Laura Vanderkam. I was completely struck by a statement Laura made…Nov 8, 2018Nov 8, 2018
Derek FeatherstoneI wish I’d known…We had the floors redone in our house after some water damage. We hired several contractors that knew what they were doing. They were…Jul 7, 2018Jul 7, 2018
Derek FeatherstoneChange of paceAs teachers and speakers, when we deliver a talk, a workshop, a class, or other type of teaching session, we need to think about how to…Jun 30, 2018Jun 30, 2018
Derek FeatherstoneHow you should REALLY use bullet points in a presentationI’m headed to the American Banker’s Association Regulatory Compliance Conference (yeah, that’s a mouthful…) and I’m thinking ahead to the…Jun 24, 20182Jun 24, 20182