Easter (and New Year’s) wouldn’t be complete in the Sims household without ham, black-eyes, corn bread, cheese grits and apple sauce. The “recipe” for cheese grits comes from my mother-in-law, Jonell Sims. And like all good family recipes, it is more of a guideline than anything else (you know, very few specific measurements). What makes… Continue reading Jonell’s Famous Cheese Grits
Web Sites Accessibility Evaluation Research
I’m excited to be part of a group of experts contributing to a research project by Nirmita Narasimhan on web site accessibility evaluation methods. Contributors to this research project include: Shadi Abou-Zahra (W3C) Srinivasu Chakravarthula (Yahoo! India) Glenda Sims (Deque) Neeta Verma (National Informatics Centre) To get the conversation started, Nirmita invited us all to… Continue reading Web Sites Accessibility Evaluation Research
Practical Accessibility Testing
I love to share my passion for the open web by showing people the tools I use to test web sites for accessibility. Whether you are .com, .edu or .gov, accessibility applies to you. Don’t be surprised by inaccessible issues on your site. It doesn’t take but a moment to look in the mirror and… Continue reading Practical Accessibility Testing
Porsche Passion
Dear friends o’ mine, My cousin Paul has written an essay about his passion for Porsches. His essay has been selected as one of the 20 Finalists in a contest to win a 2 day trip to a race track with professional driving instruction and a chance to race brand new Porsches. You can help… Continue reading Porsche Passion
In the end, only kindness matters
I’m at a crossroads in my life. It is ever so important that I stop, step back and remember who I am. When life throws me curve balls, I have the opportunity to be at my best. What is my best? Honestly, it is one part goodwitch with a pinch of all the beautiful souls… Continue reading In the end, only kindness matters
Hot Cars and Hot Sauce
I grew up on a steady diet of hot cars and hot sauce. My Dad (Robert Gelles) was very active in the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) and the Porsche Club of America (PCA). Dad was often the Chief Steward (top official) of any given SCCA race weekend at Texas World Speedway. His nickname… Continue reading Hot Cars and Hot Sauce
My Mommy Reads to Me
There is something magical about reading to a child. My mom read to me often and I cherish those memories. One of my favorite books was a manuscript my mom had written, “Herbie Hic-upâ€. I’ve always dreamed of getting mom’s book published. She had sketched illustrations, but wanted an illustrator to bring the visuals to… Continue reading My Mommy Reads to Me
Leslie Jensen-Inman is my Ada Lovelace 2010
Today is Ada Lovelace Day, an international day of blogging (videologging, podcasting, comic drawing etc.) to draw attention to the achievements of women in technology and science.
I am surrounded by women in technology that inspire me. When I paused to consider who to recognize as my Ada for 2010, I knew without a doubt, it was Leslie Jensen-Inman. Leslie’s developing a model web education program at the University of Tennessee Chattanooga. Her students, steeped in web standards and best practices, are already producing professional level work before they graduate. I’ve met and worked side-by-side with a number of her students and can testify that Leslie’s passion for creating beautiful and usable web sites has been ignited in each of them.