Refresh Detroit: Creating a More Usable and Accessible Experience

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Attendees at Accessibility Summit 2016

I’ve been a Meetup.com event organizer for around 10 years.

During that time, I’ve managed events for five meetup groups. I estimate I hosted 400+ events in the past decade with the Meetup.com platform.

When Meetup.com first came out, I was ecstatic to have a unified event management tool.

It was free, over time they started charging low fees. Which I didn’t mind, because it offered what I needed for managing meetup events. Continue reading Refresh Detroit: Creating a More Usable and Accessible Experience

Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Mathew Ahmann in a crowd.

In the United States today, we honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., civil rights activist, Baptist minister, and 1964 Nobel Peace Prize recipient.

His words and actions inspire us to do more, to stand up for equality, and to not accept injustice.

A man dies when he refuses to stand up for that which is right. A man dies when he refuses to stand up for justice. A man dies when he refuses to take a stand for that which is true.

—Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Continue reading Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Photo of the Week: Sunrise over Ford Lake on a Winter Morning

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Sun shines brightly through bare tree branches that border the calm lake waters.

In the early morning hours, with the bright sun rising over Ford Lake in Ypsilanti, Michigan, we find Belted Kingfishers, Hooded Mergansers, Mallards, and, of course, the ever-present Canada Geese on the waters of the calm lake. Temperatures are swinging back and forth between the teens and 40 degree Farenheit. Our local lakes and marshes… Continue reading Photo of the Week: Sunrise over Ford Lake on a Winter Morning

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