January 30, 2021

Week 3 Overview

It is interesting to see how to customize text.

Discussion

Our discussion on Thursday gave me the opportunity to see the lack of resources the internet has for people with disabilities. As a student in the Disabilities Services here at OSU,
I have seen the many resources student are given to create an even playing field for all students. I have heard many times that these services are a luxury for students when, in
reality, it allows students with disabilities to have the same opportunities for success as others. In the same way, I think people underestimate how people who are deaf, blind or
hard of hearing can impact the internet. People don’t realize that putting in place a system to include those who are deaf, blind or hard of hearing shouldn’t be considered a luxury,
but rather a right that they have. It is important for them to have a voice in what needs to be done to make the internet accessible to everyone. Since social media has become such
an integral part of our lives, it should be a required field to describe the photo that you post and create close captions for videos. We should want everyone to feel included in our
conversations. I don’t necessarily blame those who don’t do this since, to be honest, I didn’t realize that this was a possibility. However, I think everyone should learn about how
people with disabilities are being excluded from content and change the way they post.

Workshop

Our workshop on Thursday was a great way to understand some of the ways in which text can be manipulated through coding. I really enjoyed learning about how to seperate
paragraphs and section them off.

Things I need to improve on:

• How to use a text from Google fonts in my code.
  • Although I tried using the CSS style folder, it did not change the text font.


• Have a better understanding of the differences between what CSS can do versus HTML.
  • I could potentially create a chart of what each element does and what is needed to transform the text.

One Fun Thing I Did This Week:

I played Jackbox games with some high school friends I haven't talked to in a while! It was great to enjoy some time doing an activity with friends!
It gave me a chance to take a break from school and the school environment. :)