The Seattle SuperSonics basketball team was sold to an Oklahoma City group led by Clay Bennett in 2006. After the voters did not approve the use of taxpayer money to build a new arena in 2007, Clay Bennett began the process of moving the team to Oklahoma City though it was speculated by many that…… Continue reading Why Hansen’s Arena Plan Was Better and The Corruption that Killed It
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The Emerging Digital Economy of Content Creation
Content creation, according to the Pew Research Center, is, “…contribut[ing] to the online commons by creating or contributing to Web sites, posting photos, and sharing files,” (Lenhart, Fallows, & Horrigan, 2004). For example, content creation includes posting a video on YouTube, a photo on Instagram, a tweet on Twitter, or a blog on WordPress. The…… Continue reading The Emerging Digital Economy of Content Creation
Digital Accessibility: No More Excuses
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law by President George H.W. Bush in 1990. Prior to the ADA, individuals with disabilities had little to no protection from discrimination. Access and accommodations were limited or non-existent in all aspects of life from transportation to healthcare to education to civil rights (Burgdorf, 2015; Burgdorf,…… Continue reading Digital Accessibility: No More Excuses
Privacy in the Digital Age
Over the last six years or so, we have discovered that our lives online are not as private as we believed. News articles have exposed data collection efforts by the government and companies we rely on in our everyday lives and so much so that it is impossible to avoid. The government and these companies…… Continue reading Privacy in the Digital Age
9 Goals for 2019
I am still young, but as each year passes, I feel as though time is speeding up. I remember as a kid every year used to feel like an eternity. What happened only a year prior felt as though it was several years prior. I felt I had all this time and experience built up…… Continue reading 9 Goals for 2019
8 Goals for 2018
Every year despite the amount of blog posts I have been able to make, I create my goals for the new year. This will be no different. Hopefully I will find the time and energy to write the post I really want to about all the changes and transitions happening in my life right now…… Continue reading 8 Goals for 2018
Weight Stigma and Bias Research Paper
Weight Stigma and Bias Weight stigma and weight bias refer to the prejudice, discrimination, and stigma experienced by individuals based on that individual’s weight. This discrimination can happen in every facet of life including employment, education, healthcare, relationships, and the media (Lee & Pausé, 2016; Puhl & King, 2013; Phelan et al., 2015; Washington, 2011;…… Continue reading Weight Stigma and Bias Research Paper
Politics: Healthcare
Today is a very difficult day for me. It is a difficult day for so many people. We are entering an unknown period of time with a new US president and a GOP controlled congress. Their goals are not necessarily the goals of the majority of the American people and it is scary. No one…… Continue reading Politics: Healthcare
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