Photo of the Week: Japanese Garden at Frederick Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park

Overlooking Lena Meijer Pond with fall color starting to show on trees in the background

Hard to believe it’s been over a year since I last visited Frederick Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park, commonly called Meijer Gardens, in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

In spring 2015, my family and I enjoyed a lovely Mother’s Day in the conservatory and Victorian garden. And I said I would be back in summer 2015 to see the newly-opened Japanese garden.

Well, it took me a bit longer to see the Japanese garden, but I finally made it there today.Continue reading Photo of the Week: Japanese Garden at Frederick Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park

Takeaways from Accessibility in Office 365, Microsoft Ignite 2016

To build the next decade of innovation, Microsoft must take univesal design and accessibility to heart, Satya Nadella, CEO Microsoft

At last week’s Microsoft Ignite technology conference, Office Marketing Product Manager Malavika Rewari shared the latest accessibility improvements in Office 365 and what features are currently being developed.

Rewari explained that Microsoft is working toward building accessibility in from the beginning, not bolting it on at the end. Their plan is for future features and products to have accessibility built in from day one.Continue reading Takeaways from Accessibility in Office 365, Microsoft Ignite 2016

Photo of the Week: Murals in the Market at Eastern Market

Black and white lion with piercing blue eyes surrounded by whimsical cartoon charaters

If you didn’t know to travel down a back alley to peer across an empty field surrounded by three buildings, you might have missed the two-story tall lion mural on the building at the edge of Detroit’s Eastern Market. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Murals in the Market at Eastern Market