Ashlee (she/her)

Disabled Software Engineer and Web Accessibility Specialist helping people learn about accessibility

Indiana, USA Joined on Apr 14, 2019 hello@ashleemboyer.com https://ashleemboyer.com/links

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Jul 6 '21

What the heck is "web a11y"?

#a11y #webdev #numeronym

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Nov 26 '20

Accessible, Smooth Scroll-to-top Buttons with Little Code

#a11y #css #javascript #webdev

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Aug 4 '20

10 Questions I'm Asking All Companies Before Scheduling Any Interviews

#interviewing #jobsearching #questions #career

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May 6 '19

Things You Shouldn't Say to a Disabled Person About Why Your App Isn't Accessible

#a11y #inclusion #disabilities

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Mar 10

Nevertheless, Ashlee Coded in 2022

#shecoded

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Nevertheless, Ashlee Coded in 2022

Thank you so much for your kind words Suzanne! 🥰

Mar 10

What a Jar of Buttons Is Teaching Me About Trust

Thank you so much Michael! 💜

Jan 21

What the heck is "web a11y"?

OPE! You’re right. I fixed it! Thanks for the heads up. ☺️

Jul 15 '21

What the heck is "web a11y"?

Awesome! This post is definitely for the folks with that ques...

Jul 7 '21

What's the longest you've ever spent debugging a single bug?

I spent several weeks trying to figure out why images from Wi...

Feb 3 '21

Set up a React App for Testing with Jest and Enzyme

Hey! Do you know which parts are out-of-date? I didn't notice...

Dec 2 '20

The 7 Most Popular DEV Posts from the Past Week

Thank you!! 💖

Dec 1 '20

Accessible, Smooth Scroll-to-top Buttons with Little Code

Nice catch! Will update soon.

Nov 29 '20

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Jan 21

What a Jar of Buttons Is Teaching Me About Trust

#mentalhealth #trust #vulnerability #workplacetrauma

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Jul 13 '21

How I Added an RSS Feed to My Next.js Site

#rss #react #nextjs #webdev

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May 26 '21

How to Create Your Own Next.js RSS Reader App

#rss #nextjs #firebase #webdev

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Mar 9 '21

Nevertheless, Ashlee Coded

#shecoded

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Feb 25 '21

Zoom Live Transcription Update 🚨

#news #a11y #zoom

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Feb 18 '21

My Writing and Planning Process

#writing #planning #organization

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Dec 1 '20

Set up a React App for Testing with Jest and Enzyme

#javascript #testing #webdev

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Oct 3 '20

First Look at the No-Code Overlays Web App

#nocodeoverlays #justfingshipit #womenmakechallenge

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Oct 2 '20

Challenge Accepted! Just F*ing Ship It.

#nocodeoverlays #justfingshipit #womenmakechallenge

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Ashlee (she/her)

Jul 27 '20

Three Starting Points for Making Accessible Digital Content

#a11y #webdev #blogging

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May 5 '20

🚨 Live Tonight: Build an Accessible React Component #3

#a11y #react #webdev #livecode

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Apr 28 '20

🚨 Live Tonight: Build an Accessible React Component #2

#a11y #react #webdev #livecode

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Apr 26 '20

Build an Accessible React Component: Part 1 - Breadcrumbs

#a11y #livecode #webdev #react

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Apr 19 '20

Build an Accessible React Component: The Live Series

#a11y #livecode #webdev #react

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Apr 14 '20

Live tonight: Build a React & Firebase Blog Site

#react #firebase #webdev

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Ashlee (she/her)

Mar 7 '20

Nevertheless, Ashlee Coded

#shecoded

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Feb 7 '20

My Favorite Resource for Making Accessible Custom Components

#a11y #webdev #components

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Jan 1 '20

2019 Blog in Review

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Dec 20 '19

How to Dynamically Create Many Similar CSS Classes with Sass

#sass #scss #css #webdev

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Dec 4 '19

Dear Women & Girls

#womenintech #inclusion #diversity

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Oct 27 '19

How to Come out of Burnout

#burnout #a11y

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Sep 17 '19

Udemy Needs to Review Courses and Vet Instructors

#udemy

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Sep 3 '19

How I Keep Coding When I'm Low on Spoons

#spoonieswhocode #spoonie #chronicillness

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Sep 2 '19

Build a React & Firebase Blog Site: Part 3

#react #firebase #beginners #webdev

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Aug 28 '19

Build a React & Firebase Blog Site: Part 2

#react #firebase #beginners #webdev

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Aug 27 '19

Build a React & Firebase Blog Site: Part 1

#react #firebase #beginners #webdev

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Aug 25 '19

I’m Starting a Newsletter!

#newsletter

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Aug 12 '19

Re-Create an Image with Colorful Text

#art #canvas #javascript

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Jul 3 '19

Show Me Your Favorite Thing You've Organized

#discuss

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Jul 2 '19

My Journey Into Software Engineering

#webdev #journey #coding

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Jun 25 '19

Why isn't our world more accessible?

#a11y #webdev

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Jun 21 '19

Working in Circle City, Day 4: Community

#newhire #circlecity #community

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Jun 20 '19

Working in Circle City, Day 3: "Do Better Work"

#newhire #circlecity #dobetterwork

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Jun 19 '19

Working in Circle City, Day 2: Be Nice to People in Traffic

#newhire #circlecity

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Jun 18 '19

Working in Circle City, Day 1: Many Firsts

#firstday #newhire #circlecity

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Ashlee (she/her)

Jun 14 '19

Get Started with HTML Video Captions

#a11y #captions #webdev

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Jun 13 '19

Do you use tools to manage your schedule?

#discuss

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Jun 12 '19

How I Get Things Done When I'm Feeling Overwhelmed

#overwhelm #anxiety #productivity

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Jun 11 '19

It's OK to Change Your Mind

#change #writing #planning

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Jun 7 '19

Why and How You Should Use Twitter for Networking

#networking #socialmedia #twitter

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Jun 6 '19

Get to Know the People You Pay

#teams #leadership

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Jun 5 '19

I Tried the Top 5 Coding Challenge Websites

#challenge #beginners #skills

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Jun 3 '19

Good news, textua11y updates, and my plan for future writings

#goodnews #textua11y #writing

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May 31 '19

I am a web developer, hard of hearing, and an a11y advocate, Ask Me Anything!

#ama #a11y #webdev

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May 31 '19

How to Handle touchstart Events with Stacked Elements

#beginners #webdev #mobile

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Ashlee (she/her)

May 30 '19

I Know You're Tired

#mentalhealth #productivity

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May 29 '19

After 30 Days of Writing on DEV.to

#writing #blogging

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May 27 '19

Introducing textua11y: A Color Contrast Tool

#a11y #color #ideas #webdev

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May 27 '19

Just Make That App

#apps #ideas #creativity #webdev

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May 26 '19

Minimalism and Habits

#productivity #minimalism #habits

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May 25 '19

Yes, You Should Have Hobbies Outside of Code

#hobbies #creativity

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May 24 '19

Explain Containers Like I’m Five?

#explainlikeimfive #containers #beginners

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Ashlee (she/her)

May 23 '19

A Haiku About Pausing

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May 22 '19

Sometimes You Have no Choice but to Pause

#health #wellness #selfcare

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Ashlee (she/her)

May 20 '19

How to Start Teaching?

#discuss #teaching

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May 19 '19

What You Can Learn from Your Dog about Mindfulness

#mindfulness #presence #happiness

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Ashlee (she/her)

May 19 '19

How to Study for a Test by Making a Website

#studying #learning #gatsby

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May 18 '19

Aim to Never Stop Learning

#discuss #learning

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May 17 '19

Don't be Afraid to Ask Questions

#learning #questions #confidence

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