Rachel Cherry @rachelcherry@higheredweb.social

The news of Lance Reddick's sudden passing yesterday was sharp. What a loss. Most of the headlines mentioned his roles in The Wire and John Wick, but to me, he will always be Phillip Broyles. RIP. 💔

I couldn’t attend #axecon this year but am more than happy to help donate to NV Access in support of their event and this wonderful organization. Join me if you can!

https://www.nvaccess.org/axe-con/

One of my clients needed me to build an accessible dropdown menu for a horizontal layout. Pretty straightforward.

So I decided to build a pretty basic-looking menu for the framework and share it online.

Let me know what you think: https://bamadesigner.github.io/accessible-dropdown-menu/

#a11y #frontEnd #webDev

I submitted a workshop about front-end development to #HighEdWeb (this October in Buffalo, NY), and I'm really hoping this one gets picked! Last year, my workshop on Svelte was selected but then canceled.

Other than web accessibility, front-end development is my wheelhouse. It's what I do. This would be a lot of fun.

I am so grateful to the #WPCampus community for all it has given me. I will always be a member, but after 8 years, my journey as a leader will end in December.

After a year of work, WPCampus officially ends our leadership transition and announces our inaugural Board of Directors.

It's been a blessing. I can't wait to see what happens next for this lovely group of humans.

https://www.wpcampus.org/blog/2023/03/introducing-wpcampus-inaugural-board-of-directors/

#WordPress #HigherEd

If you work anywhere near the intersection of #HigherEd, #accessibility, and #WordPress, we'd love for you to join us at #WPCampus this summer in New Orleans.

Our call for presenters is open until the end of this month. We'd love to hear about your work, OR you can use this page to let us know what topics you want to hear about at the event.

https://2023.wpcampus.org/presenters/

We'll post an official announcement on the blog soon, but you can learn all about the new Board on the WPCampus website: https://www.wpcampus.org/governance/board/

Happy to share that I’m starting a "new" position as "Director and Past-President on the Board of Directors" at #WPCampus!

The WPCampus leadership transition is complete, and a new Board of Directors has been formed.

I will be around for a while, but my almost eight-year role as the only Director has bittersweetly come to an end. It's been a treat, y'all. I'm excited about our community's future and its new leadership.

#WordPress #HigherEd

"Governance: when to educate your content creators and when to just stop them with code"

#MadeUpConferenceTopics

"Governance: how to empower people to do things while also telling them all the things they can't do"

#MadeUpConferenceTopics

It’s my last day in Los Angeles and a dear friend (and ex colleague) gifted me (and my two travel companions) free tickets to Disneyland. So I had to go, right? :)

If you work in or near #WordPress, #accessibility, and #HigherEd, I'd love to introduce you to #WPCampus, a community full of like-minded folks!

WPCampus is now on LinkedIn, AND you can purchase tickets for WPCampus 2023, the annual community conference happening this summer in New Orleans.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/wpcampus/

Conference:
https://2023.wpcampus.org

I finally went to Joshua Tree and it did not disappoint. A huge national park with stunning desert views near Palm Springs. A 2-2.5 hour drive from Los Angeles.

Sometimes I take a lovely stroll with friends around the Hollywood Reservoir. (be sure to zoom in on the second photo)

For all you fans of Parks and Rec (and Pasadena). Pasadena City Hall is a gorgeous complex.

There’s only one way for me to close out my first day in Los Angeles. #Tacos

I haven’t driven in Los Angeles since 2019. We’re about to find out if I still have it in me. LAX 🚙➡️ Pasadena