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Mary Ditchen

@marykditchen

Front end web designer with expertise in design systems, web standards, best practice, and accessibility. Working from home for WEB Office at https://nitter.gq/t.co/DRx8RVS1ds

 Normal, IL
Joined February 2012
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Jina Anne
@jina12 Mar 2021
Design Systems are for People

ALT Design Systems are for People

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Michelle Tarby@tarbyM20 Oct 2020
"Accessibility benefits everyone and disadvantages no one." TRUTH #HEWeb20
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"Design has the power to make us feel competent or incompetent; it has the power to include us or exclude us." - Elaine Ostroff, Institute for Human Centered Design Thanks for a new favorite quote, @DAKCUL! #heweb20
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"Above the fold" is an out-dated idea. People will scroll, and they won't even be mad about it. #thingswerealltalkingabout #heweb20
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"What tension? Accessible Design is Good Design." - @DAKCUL, Addressing the Tensions between Accessible and Visual Design #heweb20
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Design thinking is a non-linear process. Thanks for the helpful graphic, @LuisRMerino!
Gary Wilhelm (@gwilhelm) profile pictureGary Wilhelm@gwilhelm20 Oct 2020
Nice graphic about design thinking and how it relates to @LuisRMerino's journey on his large-scale web cleanup. #HEWeb20
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"Universities have always been content factories." #ope @mjpowers #heweb20
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Slide 25 of Mike Power's High Ed Web 20 presentation, "Telling Stories at Scale" says "Universities have always been content factories."

ALT Slide 25 of Mike Power's High Ed Web 20 presentation, "Telling Stories at Scale" says "Universities have always been content factories."

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Genevieve Howard@HowGen20 Oct 2020
Don't wait to be in the role to start preparing for the role. Print out the job descriptions of whatever is 3-5 years down the line and figure out what skills you don't have. Volunteer and get those skills. Get ready! From #HEWeb20 keynoter @drgabewillis
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Fun fact of the day from #heweb20 Alan Alda wanted to help scientists become better communicators so he helped found the Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science at Stony Brook University in Long Island. washingtonpost.com/lifestyle…
Alan Alda would like your attention

Alan Alda would like your attention

The 84-year-old actor has spent his career playing the smart guy. Now he wants to share some wisdom.

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Ada Nguyen
@adanguyenx18 Oct 2020
my sister has tiktok on both her phone and tablet and decides on which one to watch based on her mood since the algorithm on each is different 🤯 gen z is amazing lol
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#NationalSchoolWalkout #NationalWalkoutDay Today is the day! Walkout #1 for 17 minutes is underway. Be smart, be rebellious, be brave. We are students, we are victims, we are change.
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The Invisible Parts of CSS explained (exceptionally well) by @MikeRiethmuller. madebymike.com.au/writing/th…
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Tim Offenstein's talk on #A11y and #rwd was so validating and motivating. Thank you, #UOFIWEBCON & @toolbelt54!! #day1 #session3
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Web Accessibility w/ Jeremy and Lydia #sketchnotes #uofiwebcon #day1 #session1
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Why is there not copious amounts of coffee being served @ #uofiwebcon??? It's a known fact we web folk need more coffee than general public.
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For anyone who was at my Web Accessibility Protips session yesterday at #ISUCIT conference, here's a great resource: a11yproject.com/
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Can #ISUWEB's Taco-Sandwich debate be a metaphor for interpersonal communication?? #heweb15 2015.highedweb.org/psessions… nitter.gq/kripes1/status/5250017…
Kristen Grimes (@kripes1) profile pictureKristen Grimes@kripes122 Oct 2014
Is a taco a sandwich? @nerdist says yes. #heweb14
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Best ever handsketched free vector elements | Creative Nerds creativenerds.co.uk/freebies…
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