Author Archives: Kio

Quoted in Medium Post by Rachel Thomas

Posted on August 3, 2015 by Kio

Last week I got a chat from a co-worker, “I assume you already know this, but you’re quoted in this article!” I was so excited, especially since I had seen the article floating around Twitter and had book marked it … Continue reading →

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Droidcon Berlin 2015

Posted on July 21, 2015 by Kio

A few weeks ago I had an amazing time speaking at Droidcon Berlin on Accessibility! I was very excited to visit Berlin for the first time, and to speak at city that started the Droidcon conference series. The conference started out with … Continue reading →

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Front Page of Denver Post with BIT

Posted on July 20, 2015 by Kio

This weekend I was so honored to be featured on the front page of the Denver Post with the Blind Institute of Technology! I’ve been working with BIT to develop the accessibility program at iTriage for about 8 months.  It has … Continue reading →

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Quoted in International Business Times Article on Tech Diversity

Posted on July 8, 2015 by Kio

I had the honor of being interviewed by Salvador Rodriguez for his IB Times article on diversity in the tech industry.  He does a great job of showing that the diversity issue isn’t just a “pipeline” problem, laying out all … Continue reading →

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Google I/O 2015

Posted on June 15, 2015 by Kio

I recently went to San Fransisco to attend this year’s Google I/O. I learned a ton, met a lot of phenomenal people, and drank a LOT of coffee.  Going into the conference, I had a few items on my announcements wish … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Marissa Mayer and the Fight to Save Yahoo

Posted on June 13, 2015 by Kio

After the NY Times Article “What Happened When Marissa Mayer Tried to Be Steve Jobs” was passed around the internet I became interested in learning more about Marissa Mayer, the famous Yahoo CEO and ex-Googler.  I did a little research … Continue reading →

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Android Studio Lint Options

Posted on June 10, 2015 by Kio

Recently I decided to modify lint options for some projects so that my build would fail if I was missing a content description on Images. I ran into a few interesting items that weren’t documented, so I’ll share them here. … Continue reading →

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Google IO Women Techmakers Interview

Posted on June 9, 2015 by Kio

I had the great pleasure of being interviewed live during this year’s Google I/O by Googler Natalie Villalobos for Women Techmakers!  Google I/O is the annual Google developer conference at Moscone Center in San Fransisco.  The interview was live streamed on … Continue reading →

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CU Denver WiSTEM Panel – Wonder Women of STEM

Posted on May 18, 2015 by Kio

On April 17 I participated in an awesome panel event “The Wonder Women of STEM” hosted by the CU Denver WiSTEM group. My fellow panelists were extraordinary, and all had incredible and diverse careers.  The food was also top notch, … Continue reading →

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Women Techmakers – GDG Denver

Posted on April 27, 2015 by Kio

Last month I had the great opportunity to speak at the GDG Denver Women Techmakers celebration! This event was also a ‘super meetup’ with the Denver Droids.  It was a great combination of developers from different areas of the Denver tech … Continue reading →

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