October 20, 2020 in Community
Invisible Identity: Anxiety
At Treehouse, we strive to create a space where folx can be their authentic selves. This means they are able to bring their whole identity to the table. For us, that includes our invisible identities. What does this mean? These…
October 14, 2020 in Learn
Inclusive Design Series (3 of 4): The Importance of User Research
I’ve spent most of my career working with startups, as the sole designer or alongside a handful of designers. I’ve never worked with a user researcher whose sole focus is on user interviews and usability tests. It can feel intimidating…
October 6, 2020 in Learn
WCAG 1.1: Text Alternatives
The first WCAG Guideline, Text Alternatives, is part of the Perceivable principle. The guideline states Provide text alternatives for any non-text content so that it can be changed into other forms people need, such as large print, braille, speech, symbols,…
September 29, 2020 in Learn
Tips to Help You Succeed in Online Learning
We can spend hours learning, but if we’re not able to recall, retrieve, or demonstrate what we’ve learned somehow, we’re doing ourselves a major disservice. And it’s going to take longer to achieve our learning goals. In this post, I’ll…
September 22, 2020 in Community
Register to Vote! Then, VOTE.
Election Day in the United States is right around the corner. November 3rd, to be exact. At Treehouse, we want to make sure you’ve taken all the steps you need to be registered and able to vote. Every vote is…
September 16, 2020 in Learn
Unlock the Value of Minority/Women Owned Business Certification
At Treehouse, we value empowerment through education. That includes sharing resources that can benefit our clients—like how to get your business M/WBE certified, and offering support to those who have that certification. While we already work with many businesses, large…
September 10, 2020 in Learn
Introducing the WCAG Principles
In my introductory blog post on Accessibility , I mentioned that the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) is broken up into four accessibility principles: Perceivable Operable Understandable Robust These four principles are then divided into thirteen accessibility guidelines. Each WCAG…
September 8, 2020 in Learn
What is Toxic Positivity, and what does it have to do with suicide prevention?
This week is National Suicide Prevention Week (Sept. 6th- 12th). This is a very important week for me, as I’m sure it is for many of you and our employees at Treehouse. Before I dive in, I want to acknowledge…
September 3, 2020 in Learn
Inclusive Design Series (2 of 4): The Limitations (and Possibilities) of Empathy
Throughout user research and UX design in general, empathy is a guiding force. “Put yourself in the user’s shoes to understand their perspective,” they say. While you can empathize with a user, you have not shared the same lived experiences….
September 2, 2020 in Business Resources
How to Stand Out from the IT Crowd by Overcoming the Evolving DevOps Skills Gap
The standard set of DevOps skills changes year over year. If you spent all of 2019 and early 2020 looking for employees with particular skills, only to find that you need a new set for your company to survive and…
August 27, 2020 in Learn
Python Comprehensions
Are you looking to step up your Python game? Comprehensions are a great way to reduce the amount of code needed to create new sequences (like lists, sets, and dictionaries) using a sequence that has already been defined. While these…
August 14, 2020 in Learn
Our Plan to Open-Source the Treehouse Apprenticeship Program
Back in June, as protests were erupting across the country, we made a promise to open source our Apprenticeship Framework. Now more than ever, it is important to be firmly anti-racist and use our power and privilege to open doors…