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Raquel Breternitz

she/they

To my dad, 1955–2024

Given at the ceremony celebrating his life, October 8, 2024.

Oct 28, 2024

My handsome young dad with a huge smile and dark hair, sitting at his desk in front of a white bookshelf full of books and materials, wearing a blue and white striped polo shirt.

Oct 28, 2024

Clarity 2023: Sketchnotes!

I was delighted to be invited back to the conference this year to create sketchnotes on behalf of all the amazing design systems speakers.

Dec 6, 2023

Colorful portraits of the four panel members

Dec 6, 2023

Inclusive Color Resources for your #A11Y Color Needs

There are a ton of cool resources out there for finding accessible, inclusive color schemes and sequences! I’ve collected a few of the…

Mar 28, 2019

Inclusive Color Resources for your #A11Y Color Needs

Mar 28, 2019

A11Y Roundup 7

This week: HTML elements, ruinous empathy, an obit, a screen-reader surfs the web, and an opinion piece on the wondrous Selma Blair.

Mar 25, 2019

A11Y Roundup 7

Mar 25, 2019

A11Y Roundup, Week 6

Each week as I hop around on the #a11y-related web, I take note of the exciting things I find and put together my favorites for the week

Mar 12, 2019

A11Y Roundup, Week 6

Mar 12, 2019

A11y Roundup, Week 5

Each week as I hop around on the #a11y-related web, I take note of the exciting things I find and put together my favorites…

Mar 5, 2019

A11y Roundup, Week 5

Mar 5, 2019

A11Y Roundup, Week 4

Each week as I hop around on the #a11y-related web, I’ll be taking note of the exciting things I find and putting together my favorites…

Feb 26, 2019

A11Y Roundup, Week 4

Feb 26, 2019

A11Y Roundup, Week 3

Each week as I hop around on the #a11y-related web, I’ll be taking note of the exciting things I find and putting together some favorites…

Feb 21, 2019

A11Y Roundup, Week 3

Feb 21, 2019

A11Y Color Contrast, Button Triads, and the new Pivotal UI Color Palette

Recently, I joined the Pivotal Apps Manager team with one express purpose: make it more accessible. I chose this team because its…

Feb 14, 2019

A11Y Color Contrast, Button Triads, and the new Pivotal UI Color Palette

Feb 14, 2019

A11Y Roundup, Week 2

Each week, as I hope around on the #a11y web, I’ll be taking note of the interesting things I find, putting together some favorites at the…

Feb 11, 2019

A11Y Roundup, Week 2

Feb 11, 2019

Raquel Breternitz

Raquel Breternitz

she/they

Designer, writer, speaker, weirdo. Very good at reading the internet. I love fonts and justice.

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