My background
Education
Accessibility (self-study)
I completed Comprehensive Web and Digital Accessibility Training covering web, documents, PDF, mobile apps, and more. This training included preparation for the IAAP exam. Some of the modules I've learned the most from are:
- Designing an Accessible User Experience
- Device-Independent User Input Methods
- Conformance Testing, Detailed Methodology
- Usability Testing for Accessibility
Programming (self-study)
I learned programming by taking on-line courses, tutorials and reading industry books. I also participated in commmunity workshops. The events I benefited from the most were:
- WarsawJS - Workshop #50: Unit testing (2020)
- WarsawJS - Workshop #37: Typescript for intermediate developers (2019)
- Frontend United - CSS and SVG in 2019 by Lea Verou and Chris Lilley (2019)
Digital Hygiene
I participated in intensive workshop focused on proactive habits and practices for working with LLMs. Some of the topics that had an impact on my work:
- Typology of work with generative AI
- Over-reliance, deskilling and cognitive debt
- Carl Newport’s “deep work” concept
- Silent impacts of using AI
English Philology, B.A.
Thesis in applied linguistics on socio-cultural images of femininity in newspaper discourse.
Community work
PyLight Waw
I organised a monthly meetup for beginners in Python. I was one of the people who updated and tweaked the website, ran social media accounts, and managed events on-site.
PyLight Waw #8
I delivered a presentation on the basic concepts of Scrum.
DjangoGirls Warsaw
I co-organised two editions of a programming workshop for a group of 45 women. I managed the event website, trained mentors, and designed printed and online graphic materials.
CISV International
I designed and conducted trainings on peace education, sustainable development and conflict resolution on both local and international level, for children, young adults and adult volounteers.