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These are a series of projects I did for a course in an autism spectrum disability certificate program course I am taking. The purpose is creating training that provided visual support to teaching a behavior in the workplace. The How We Work teach new skills flyer is designed to provide a visual guide assisting support…

Understanding Autism Prevalence, Inclusive Recruitment, and Workplace Support in Professional Careers ©Clara Ries, Published May 7, 2025, https://clara.farmyou.com

I frequently speak on information security and privacy issues. Here is a presentation I delivered at the Cybersecurity Forward hosted by UW-Madison.

Part 1: I have friends and acquaintances who are Democrats, Republicans, independents, and Libertarians. They are African American, Native American, White, and Asian. They are Christian, Muslim, Jewish, Wiccan, spiritual, and agnostic. They are cis gender and trans. They are wealthy, middle class, and poor. They are you. You go fishing and hunting. You enjoy…

Understanding why we lack equity requires a knowledge of the stereotypes and actions that underlie structural racism and classism. Our history of slavery, segregation, disenfranchisement law, prejudice, Native American reservations and boarding schools, immigration and naturalization law, and internment camps continues to inflict great harm by excluding, disengaging, and delegitimizing women, people of color, LGBTQ…

Some people will never agree. They are polarized in their thoughts and think the system/government/administration/etc. is bad, destroying education, killing liberal arts, working to eliminate their job because they make too much, etc. Don’t waste your energy arguing with them. We have a problem in higher ed. We like to make everyone happy and a…