Field notes · 18 entries

Field notes

Short pieces on accessibility, culture, sport, and the communications work that holds them together. Newest first.

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  1. 01 Field note card for “Press Pound”

    Accessibility · Nov 2026

    Press Pound

    It met the code. It just didn't work. What happens when systems design for an inspection checklist instead of real life.
  2. 02 Field note card for “What Works in the Rain”

    Accessibility · Oct 2026

    What Works in the Rain

    You don't buy a smartwatch for fitness rings. You buy a lifeline for when you're stranded. Part three on brand loyalty.
  3. 03 Field note card for “Earned”

    Accessibility · Oct 2026

    Earned

    The colors were an accident. The amount was strategic. Why disabled customers restock instead of browse.
  4. 04 Field note card for “Checks Over Stripes”

    Culture · Oct 2026

    Checks Over Stripes

    When Germany left Adidas after 70 years, it proved what we rarely admit about brand loyalty: most of it is issued, not chosen.
  5. 05 Field note card for “One road”

    Accessibility · Sep 2026

    One road

    A hallway between a doctor's office and the YMCA — on systems that see a patient before they see a person, and a world that quietly asks you to shrink.
  6. 06 Field note card for “The Clean Ask”

    Strategy · Sep 2026

    The Clean Ask

    A breakthrough about speed, disability, and what it really means to ask for help — five whys deep, and still learning to trust the pause.
  7. 07 Field note card for “Which Room”

    Culture · Aug 2026

    Which Room

    Two doors, same building, completely different rooms behind them. On disclosure, and knowing which one you're walking into.
  8. 08 Field note card for “Legal PED”

    Strategy · Jul 2026

    Legal PED

    Coffee got me through grad school. Nobody asked. A hiring instruction did — and I still don't know where the line is.
  9. 09 Field note card for “Cold Chicken”

    Sport · Jul 2026

    Cold Chicken

    A parking lot in Texas, a stadium elevator, cold chicken in the car. What advocacy actually costs, and who's counting.
  10. 10 Field note card for “Claimed”

    Sport · Jun 2026

    Claimed

    Fandom isn't a choice you make once. It's something that claims you. On the World Cup, disabled fans, the jersey problem, and whose culture gets to be inside the moment.
  11. 11 Field note card for “the planning tax”

    Sport · Jun 2026

    the planning tax

    The hidden cost disabled fans pay before any event — a wedding, a World Cup match — and what culture, venues, and brands miss when they design around it instead of with it.
  12. 12 Field note card for “Why Wouldn't They?”

    Culture · Jun 2026

    Why Wouldn't They?

    Disabled fans don't need your pity. They need a beer. On what venues get wrong when they design around disability instead of with it.
  13. 13 Field note card for “The disability economy”

    Accessibility · May 2026

    The disability economy

    United pulled me off a flight because my wheelchair was too tall for the cargo bin. What I think about every day in my work — the gap between what systems say and what actually happens.
  14. 14 Field note card for “The NWSL Built Something Real. Now Tell People About It.”

    Sport · May 2026

    The NWSL Built Something Real. Now Tell People About It.

    A communications teardown of the NWSL's invisible infrastructure — and what happens when the league forgets to name its own wins.
  15. 15 Field note card for “When the Audience Is Also the Argument”

    Strategy · May 2026

    When the Audience Is Also the Argument

    What happens when the people you're trying to reach have already heard every version of this message.
  16. 16 Field note card for “The Accountability Engine: Architecture Over Aspiration”

    Strategy · May 2026

    The Accountability Engine: Architecture Over Aspiration

    A post-mortem on the LibeRide pivot. When you can't break the wall, you audit it — and what that means for building tools that hold systems accountable instead of joining them.
  17. 17 Field note card for “Standing room only, Deutschland & beyond”

    Sport · Oct 2022

    Standing room only, Deutschland & beyond

    Standing terraces, Bundesliga fan culture, and what venues from MLS to the 2026 World Cup keep getting wrong about belonging.
  18. 18 Field note card for “Website Accessibility: The Right Thing, Not CYA”

    Accessibility · Aug 2021

    Website Accessibility: The Right Thing, Not CYA

    The piece that marks the shift from writing about accessibility to building it. This site is what that argument looks like in practice.

Accessibility · 6 notes

  1. 01 Field note card for “Press Pound”

    Accessibility · Nov 2026

    Press Pound

    It met the code. It just didn't work. What happens when systems design for an inspection checklist instead of real life.
  2. 02 Field note card for “What Works in the Rain”

    Accessibility · Oct 2026

    What Works in the Rain

    You don't buy a smartwatch for fitness rings. You buy a lifeline for when you're stranded. Part three on brand loyalty.
  3. 03 Field note card for “Earned”

    Accessibility · Oct 2026

    Earned

    The colors were an accident. The amount was strategic. Why disabled customers restock instead of browse.
  4. 04 Field note card for “One road”

    Accessibility · Sep 2026

    One road

    A hallway between a doctor's office and the YMCA — on systems that see a patient before they see a person, and a world that quietly asks you to shrink.
  5. 05 Field note card for “The disability economy”

    Accessibility · May 2026

    The disability economy

    United pulled me off a flight because my wheelchair was too tall for the cargo bin. What I think about every day in my work — the gap between what systems say and what actually happens.
  6. 06 Field note card for “Website Accessibility: The Right Thing, Not CYA”

    Accessibility · Aug 2021

    Website Accessibility: The Right Thing, Not CYA

    The piece that marks the shift from writing about accessibility to building it. This site is what that argument looks like in practice.

Culture · 3 notes

  1. 01 Field note card for “Checks Over Stripes”

    Culture · Oct 2026

    Checks Over Stripes

    When Germany left Adidas after 70 years, it proved what we rarely admit about brand loyalty: most of it is issued, not chosen.
  2. 02 Field note card for “Which Room”

    Culture · Aug 2026

    Which Room

    Two doors, same building, completely different rooms behind them. On disclosure, and knowing which one you're walking into.
  3. 03 Field note card for “Why Wouldn't They?”

    Culture · Jun 2026

    Why Wouldn't They?

    Disabled fans don't need your pity. They need a beer. On what venues get wrong when they design around disability instead of with it.

Sport · 5 notes

  1. 01 Field note card for “Cold Chicken”

    Sport · Jul 2026

    Cold Chicken

    A parking lot in Texas, a stadium elevator, cold chicken in the car. What advocacy actually costs, and who's counting.
  2. 02 Field note card for “Claimed”

    Sport · Jun 2026

    Claimed

    Fandom isn't a choice you make once. It's something that claims you. On the World Cup, disabled fans, the jersey problem, and whose culture gets to be inside the moment.
  3. 03 Field note card for “the planning tax”

    Sport · Jun 2026

    the planning tax

    The hidden cost disabled fans pay before any event — a wedding, a World Cup match — and what culture, venues, and brands miss when they design around it instead of with it.
  4. 04 Field note card for “The NWSL Built Something Real. Now Tell People About It.”

    Sport · May 2026

    The NWSL Built Something Real. Now Tell People About It.

    A communications teardown of the NWSL's invisible infrastructure — and what happens when the league forgets to name its own wins.
  5. 05 Field note card for “Standing room only, Deutschland & beyond”

    Sport · Oct 2022

    Standing room only, Deutschland & beyond

    Standing terraces, Bundesliga fan culture, and what venues from MLS to the 2026 World Cup keep getting wrong about belonging.

Strategy · 4 notes

  1. 01 Field note card for “The Clean Ask”

    Strategy · Sep 2026

    The Clean Ask

    A breakthrough about speed, disability, and what it really means to ask for help — five whys deep, and still learning to trust the pause.
  2. 02 Field note card for “Legal PED”

    Strategy · Jul 2026

    Legal PED

    Coffee got me through grad school. Nobody asked. A hiring instruction did — and I still don't know where the line is.
  3. 03 Field note card for “When the Audience Is Also the Argument”

    Strategy · May 2026

    When the Audience Is Also the Argument

    What happens when the people you're trying to reach have already heard every version of this message.
  4. 04 Field note card for “The Accountability Engine: Architecture Over Aspiration”

    Strategy · May 2026

    The Accountability Engine: Architecture Over Aspiration

    A post-mortem on the LibeRide pivot. When you can't break the wall, you audit it — and what that means for building tools that hold systems accountable instead of joining them.
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