PinnedErin BeelThe insidious myth of “permanent” employmentLearnings of a newly unemployed person after 26 years in continuous employment.6 min read·Nov 30, 2023----
PinnedErin BeelinUX CollectiveCAPTCHA is a drag and should be dropped — WCAG 2.2 in the wildOnce you know what inaccessible is, you’ll encounter it everywhere.8 min read·Oct 18, 2023--4--4
Erin BeelDoorDash wants you to get a side hustle to maintain your financially unsustainable gaming addictionDoorDash normalises gaming addiction, hustle culture & the highly unregulated gig economy into one egregiously unethical 10 second ad7 min read·Jul 6, 2023----
Erin BeelCyber Car 2010 — An eerie prediction of today’s automotive industryAlt title: That Musk has some ’splainin’ to do7 min read·Jun 19, 2023----
Erin BeelinUX CollectiveVirtually unpopular: lessons From Second LifeHow biases and social norms persist in metaverses, and factors to consider before implementing a virtual world.5 min read·Jun 17, 2023----
Erin BeelinBootcampHALT! Before you continue your journey, I’d like to introduce you to the worst CAPTCHA I’ve ever…As a self-proclaimed connoisseur of awful CAPTCHAs, this is a significant find. I imagine this is what it feels like for a biologist to…3 min read·Jun 1, 2023----
Erin BeelinBootcampMoving from ACCESS to DELIGHT for people with Disability5 min read·Nov 10, 2022----
Erin BeelinBootcampCAPTCHA and the BIT.C.H-100After I finished giggling at this ridiculous CAPTCHA (see first image), I pondered the nature of how culturally-specific CAPTCHAS can be…3 min read·Nov 1, 2022----
Erin BeelThe mental health impact of disabling products.This piece was previously published on LinkedIn in 2021.2 min read·May 29, 2022----