This is a feminist issue considering hackathon practices prevent the growth of a diverse, critical tech sphere.

Accessibility must be part of every aspect of business, part of the minimally viable product, a core part of how we approach the launch and growth of our platforms.

When you grow up with fundamentally different cultural expectations from everyone else around you, it pervades every aspect of your life.

We continue to arbitrarily trust the judgements of white, able-bodied, neurotypical cis dudes to define personhood in the digital world.

Makeathons and other similar events want to “do good” and “make the world a better place.” The people behind these events need to realize *how* they do them is as important as *why* they are doing them.

We still see male-dominated lineup after male-dominated lineup, at clubs and festivals predominantly run by male bookers and promoters.

I’m advocating for you to incorporate reproductive justice as a lens through which to view your work in the tech industry.

Wide accessibility must become a part of everything we do in the tech industry, and our events are a critical part of that mission.

The power and promise of social media is still out of reach for some people with disabilities who do not have the same ease-of-use and benefits as non-disabled users.

We can’t ignore the composition of the Unicode Consortium’s members, directors, and officers -- the people who define the everyday writing systems of all languages across the globe.