Hopps Retro by

Whole Team (Form Rachael)

rdacey — 2021-02-03 13:51:19 UTC

Thank you all for being so understanding & for continuing to do amazing and solid work while I've taken a step back to help support Team Voltron, you've all carried on (no surprise here) in the truest Hopps fashion (collaborative, communicative and team oriented AND with a little humor / lightness)

I can't wait to transition back full time and miss our retro time together :)

Special thanks to the leads who never hesitate to help support me and the team with ANYTHING, last minute, with little to go on etc. Appreciate that so very much <3

Danny

rdacey — 2021-02-03 13:55:08 UTC

For putting some further data and clarity around the current state of our Tech Debt BL

I will be a helpful visual and info to have as we move forward with convo's

Dan B & Laura

rdacey — 2021-02-03 13:58:15 UTC

For T-ing up some really good info to carry us forward on the K-2 KN RC front. Looking forward to the testing party!

Supportive Team

2021-02-03 14:56:54 UTC

The team is always willing to collaborate, build one another up, and give suggestions on how to plow through blockers. <3

Shea

2021-02-03 14:57:00 UTC

For taking a decisive lead on nebulous problems like the passage excerpt tabbing

Screen Reader Support

2021-02-03 14:57:04 UTC

I very much keep hoping that CA will focus on screen reader support more in the future, but I realize it's very expensive/challenging to implement - especially on retrofitting existing content.

Rachael

pcurley3 — 2021-02-03 14:57:54 UTC

She has been juggling basically two jobs for a while now and still manages to do it with grace, thoughtfulness, and attention to so many details. She keeps our team running like a well-oiled machine.

Supported learning

2021-02-03 14:59:01 UTC

Between live trainings and an upcoming conference, I've only felt support when I've asked for time to build my skills

More feedback from educators would be helpful

2021-02-03 14:59:37 UTC

I'd love for us to start working more directly with some of the schools addressing specific disabilities (Perkins, etc) for feedback about how they educate their students in K-8, and what we should be on the lookout for as we try to optimize our products to better serve more communities. I realize COVID put a lot of this on hold, but perhaps it's something we can rekindle discussions about?

Team excitement for a11y efforts and innovation (beyond just retrofitting)

pcurley3 — 2021-02-03 14:59:47 UTC

While some things may be unclear about our roadmap, it's motivating to hear the amazing ideas our team dreams up of and issues they catch to make our products more accessible, innovative for students.

Paige

sheaml_patrick — 2021-02-03 14:59:49 UTC

Diving into the producer role with a great attitude, a collaborative/ proactive approach and problem solving ability (you would NEVER know this is her first time writing specs!)

Plans for supporting students with vision problems

2021-02-03 14:59:55 UTC

It's been discussed from multiple levels that the product doesn't necessarily support students with varying levels of vision. We're doing a good job looking at things like color contrast, but that's only the tip of the iceberg in meeting accessibility needs for those in this category of disability.

Enthusiasm

2021-02-03 15:00:46 UTC

It feels like the team has gotten a bit quieter in the past couple of sprints. It would be nice if we could get some more enthusiasm going again.

I just got an email about Cisco

2021-02-03 15:01:13 UTC

So forticlient's back, baby!

iPad stuff

2021-02-03 15:03:42 UTC

Be sure to set up an Apple account if you don't have one.

I just love the name of this column!

2021-02-03 15:05:55 UTC

Just had to say that