Deborah Edwards-Oñoro

Deborah Edwards-Oñoro enjoys birding, gardening, taking photos, reading, and watching tennis. She's retired from a 25+ year career in web design, usability, and accessibility.

Advent Calendars for Web Professionals: 2019 Edition

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Advent calendar with numbered individual doors to open with lighted house scene.

Every year I look forward to December 1st when web professional and business websites post their online advent calendars. Who wouldn’t want early holiday gifts of knowledge and advice from fellow colleagues?

From CSS to accessibility to PHP to WordPress to system admin resources, and more, you’ll find a calendar for your interests.

This year marks the eighth year I’ve published a collection of online Advent calendars for web professionals. Continue reading Advent Calendars for Web Professionals: 2019 Edition

Photo of the Week: Celebrating the 93rd Thanksgiving Day Parade in Detroit

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Sesame Street favorite Elmo wearing a white-trimmed hat

I was up early before the sun rose on Thanksgiving Day.

Not to start making rolls and side dishes to accompany our turkey dinner later in the day.

I was on my way to Detroit to watch the annual Thanksgiving Day parade in person, along with thousands of other people who joined me on a cold, gray morning to line Woodward Avenue.

Now known as America’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, this year’s parade didn’t disappoint with its imaginative floats, fantastic multi-story balloons, clowns, and Big Heads. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Celebrating the 93rd Thanksgiving Day Parade in Detroit

Celebrate Web Standards: Blue Beanie Day Returns November 30

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Blue capped woman looks at the blue sky through a scope.

It’s back!

This Saturday, November 30, 2019, web designers, developers, content strategists, information architects, user experience professionals, accessibility specialists, programmers—heck, everyone involved with creating, publishing, and coding on the web—will celebrate the thirteenth Blue Beanie Day.

Web folks around the world will celebrate web standards by publishing articles, talking about web standards, and updating their avatar with a blue beanie.

As I have in the past, I’m happy to spread the word about the importance of web standards. Continue reading Celebrate Web Standards: Blue Beanie Day Returns November 30

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