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Gathering resources for people who build websites so the rest of us can use them.

What Is The Bottom Drawer Resource Directory?

The User Is Out There is a repository project of knowledge on the topics of website usability and accessibility for web design.
This web project is a work in progress. I have a mess of helpful content to sort through. The User is Out There will grow as I dig through the bottom drawer and move the good stuff over here.

My name is Kim. I built my first website in 1995. My kids were little then, and while they slept at night, I watched the X-Files and taught myself a career that went like this:
Webmaster, Website Promotion, User Interface Engineer, SEO, Community Founder, Software QA Usability Engineer, Human Factors, Accessibility, Usability Testing, Blogger, Business Owner, Consultant, Industry Writer, Conference Speaker, Sr. Consultant, Accessibility Advocate and IAAP CPACC Accessibility and Usability Specialist, Mom.

On December 24, 2020 Kim Krause Berg was awarded with the prestigious distinction of earning her certification by the International Association of Accessibility Professionals as a Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies (CPACC)

- Accessibility Brew August 17, 2021The following may be of interest: Web Accessibility for the Human Experience: When We Can Help – “Adding web accessibility best practices testing to your websites and mobile apps offers new opportunities to understand digital product experiences. We are challenged — as marketers, writers, designers, and developers — to observe people because our work focuses on meeting their needs.” COGNITIVE ACCESSIBILITY COMMUNITY GROUP – “The mission of the community group is to support the Cognitive and Learning Disabilities Accessibility Task…
Continue reading Accessibility Brew August 17, 2021 - Accessibility Supportive Resources UpdatesThe following are updates to the Bottom Drawer.