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Ryan Boren

Tester at Automattic

@ryan Dripping Springs, TX, USA joined Dec 2003

boren.blog github.com/ryanboren slack: @boren

    Bio

    #ActuallyAutistic parent and retired tech worker. Equity literate education, respectfully connected parenting, passion-based learning, indie ed-tech, neurodiversity, social model of disability, design for real life, inclusion, open web, open source. he/they

    Interests

    Sleeping

    WordPress Origin Story

    I fell in with a bad crowd on the internet.

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    July 2024
    Jul 12 Fri · 14:27
    Meta med
    Wrote a comment on the post Addressing Overlapping Initiatives and Improving Collaboration Across Teams, on the site Team Updates:
    I’m concerned that “Sustainability” is too narrow a lens to perceive the breadth of humanity,…
    August 2023
    Aug 11 Fri · 09:06
    Meta med
    Wrote a comment on the post Organizations Supporting WordPress.org, on the site Make WordPress.org:
    Stimpunks.org is interested. Role Preference (Select one or more): Content Creator, Reviewer Relevant Experience: We…
    July 2023
    Jul 14 Fri · 13:34
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    Wrote a comment on the post Proposal for Establishing a Make Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (“DEIB”) Team within the WordPress Community, on the site WordPress.org Project:
    Yes! We need a team to develop and drive our DEIB strategy. “How are you…
    January 2023
    Jan 30 Mon · 14:37
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    Wrote a comment on the post Community Team Goals for 2023: Call for Suggestions, on the site Make WordPress Community:
    Here’s what our community of neurodivergent and disabled people suggests for improving accessibility of events.…
    August 2022
    Aug 17 Wed · 21:10
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    Wrote a comment on the post Covid Prevention Stickers, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
    Language around the history and use of interaction badges would be very appreciated. We'd love…
    Aug 07 Sun · 21:24
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    Wrote a comment on the post Covid Prevention Stickers, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
    To understand the history and use of interaction badges, read these two pieces: https://stimpunks.org/access/interaction/ https://stimpunks.org/classroom-ux/…
    Aug 06 Sat · 11:37
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    Wrote a comment on the post Covid Prevention Stickers, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
    We’ve advocated for the use of interaction badges at WordCamps for years. This ain’t it.…
    Aug 06 Sat · 11:29
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    Wrote a comment on the post Covid Prevention Stickers, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
    https://make.wordpress.org/community/handbook/wordcamp-organizer/planning-details/swag/swag-source-files/#social-distancing-stickers These are not “Social distancing stickers”. Please don’t misappropriate the tools of disabled people…
    Aug 06 Sat · 11:22
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    Wrote a comment on the post Covid Prevention Stickers, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
    Interaction badges are about fostering psychological safety and neurological pluralism for intermittent collaboration. https://stimpunks.org/classroom-ux/ They…
    Aug 06 Sat · 10:45
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    Wrote a comment on the post Covid Prevention Stickers, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
    Are the color communication stickers easily swappable? Communication preferences change over the course of a…

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