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thatblindgeye/README.md

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My name is Eric (he/him). N-eyes to meet you! 👓

I'm a Software Engineer with a focus on accessibility. As someone with an eye disease, having accessible features can be a huge deal for me. Understanding how certain features affect others with impairments or disabilties is something I am constantly researching and wanting to expand my knowledge of. My goal with any project I create is to make it as accessible as possible.

The great thing about learning more and more about accessibility is that not once have I ever felt like I wasn't doing enough, or that I had to cater to every accessibility feature out there immediately. I understand that I am learning and growing, and I'll know more tomorrow than I do today. A particular quote that I think more people should understand about making things more accessible, especially if they're just starting to do so:

"Just try and fix something. One thing, two things, another thing tomorrow. And if you can do that, then trust me, you'll be making a difference for somebody out there."

Léonie Watson, Front-Trends 2015


Beyond my personal goal of learning about (and helping others better understand) accessibility, I also work for Red Hat on their Patternfly team, and am a maintainer for the The Odin Project.


Outside of Coding...

When I'm not coding, I most enjoy flexing my creative muscles by playing in and running D&D campaigns. 🎲

For the campaign that I run, I took bits and pieces of a homebrew to design my own set of homebrew rules, which proved to be a lengthy process (2+ years to get the rules in a playable state). Collaborating with friends/players in an inclusive environment to create something together, built from the ground up by nothing but our imaginations, and having endless possibilities... I guess learning to become a software engineer was only 🎲 natural. 🎲


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