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Toronto, Ontario
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Good luck to everyone kicking off #GSJam today!
Looking for a intro to #servicedesign course after the jam keep learning?
In celebration of #GSJam, @thatseamstress @Bachpat & I are offering our “Service Design for the Real World” FREE until Sun Mar 20: bit.ly/sd-jam
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A professional with a #disability has two jobs: The one we get hired and paid for. The other is educating their organization the best way to accommodate, grow, and enable a professional with a disability. The second one we don’t get paid for, it is the tax we pay to do the first. – at Waterloo, Ontario
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I have Cerebral Palsy, but my money doesn’t. If you want my money you better build a #product or service I can use! #a11y #ProductManagement
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“Solving a problem for one population is an opportunity for another population.” @DDame #BLEND2023 – at Stratford, Ontario
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“It’s not simply about creating accessible technology, it’s about what the person can achieve and experience because of that technology.” @DDame #BLEND2023 – at Stratford, Ontario
“ It's not simply about creating accessible technology, it's about what the person can achieve and experience because of that technology.”
Dave Dame @DDame
Director of Accessibility, Devices @ Microsoft
#BLEND2023
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Success hides problems. Always look for new problems to learn from and solve. Success is only a moment in time. Getting better should be continuous. #Growth #Leadership – at Miami Beach, FL
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If your dreams don’t scare you then you are not dreaming big enough. Comfort is limiting.
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Learn from @thisisoke how to create VR experiences on the web through browsers. This workshop will be entry level, but will show more accessible pathways for people to learn and create VR experiences.
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Missed in-person conferences? #BLEND2023 has 8 engaging, interactive, in-person design workshops to choose from to learn from and get hands on with fellow attendees.
Tired of the same rants, debates & old voices on #designtwitter? 📣
Join the open, safe & fun design discussion at #BLEND2023 with @AnthonyMxSE @Freestylesocial - the party game where disagreements on hotly debated design topics make you laugh instead of losing faith in humanity
@Freestylesocial is designed to help people have better disagreements about polarized topics.
Choose a side, share reasons to support yours and switch when you hear something unexpected or hilarious.
Share. Laugh. Repeat.
Check it out: youtube.com/watch?v=iuk8FVLr…
#BLEND2023
Have you missed in-person conferences as much as we have? 🙋♂️ 🙋♀️
#BLEND2023 Design + Business Conference is back in-person on Sat March 25 at the @uwstratford with inspiring keynotes, hands-on workshops & engaging discussions.
Only a few tickets remain: blendconf.co/
In her workshop at #BLEND2023, you will explore those downsides as they apply to creative industries. @KimdeLaat will present her findings on diversity discourse and racism, and introduce some policy interventions for moving from diversity to inclusion in creative fields.
Struggling with whether you are making progress? 🧱
@kwtaylork in her "Snakes & Ladders: How to Know if You’re Moving Forward" at #BLEND2023 will have you co-create an artifact that helps you self-assess whether you are setting themselves up for impact.

ALT A promo graphic with a blue background and the white BLEND logo in the top left. The title "Snakes & Ladders: How to Know if You’re Moving Forward" workshop is centred, with a headshot of Taylor Kim below. Taylor is a Sr. Service Designer at Accenture. The white logo for premier sponsor Sun Life is in the bottom left.







