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20 Nov 2020
"It is willfully engineered to make you give up"
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20 Nov 2020
Literally seeing this screen brings tears to my eyes. I have rarely felt so invalidated and disenfranchised. It’s so clear that it is willfully engineered to make you give up.
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20 Nov 2020
We're finishing our design audit of MyMaineConnection aka how people get food, health insurance, and temporary assistance tonight (finally)
Choice quote “I’m technically a certified tax preparer and I don’t know the answer myself” (about a tax question)
12 Sep 2020
"I'm really worried that if I accidentally click exit, I'll lose everything." Working on our design audit of MyMaineConnection today for #NationalDayofCivicHacking.
One person is going through on a laptop, one on a phone, and one using a screenreader.
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20 Nov 2020
"I would say that most people would either give up or get help" - 71 screens in total
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OpenMaine retweeted
20 Oct 2020
Do you know what's on your ballot? The wording, design, and information around local ballot questions can be confusing for voters. That's why @efficientxd and @Open_Maine started the Maine Ballot project to simplify access to local ballot information.
👉 okt.to/FjfXYb
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15 Oct 2020
Hey, Maine voters! Scan & send us pictures of your ballot(s)! We'd like to upload them as samples on MaineBallot.org. While you're at it, let us know if your town has a drop box.
📩 maineballot@gmail.com
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OpenMaine retweeted
14 Oct 2020
NEW: With Election Day officially less than 3 weeks away, we spoke to @Open_Maine about how they're helping Maine voters cut through confusion before they cast their ballots 🗳️ Read more: okt.to/9K614e
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OpenMaine retweeted
12 Sep 2020
In our audit of the Pandemic EBT application for Georgia, parents report that it's very difficult to find their child's Georgia Testing ID, which is required. Many parents have ended up calling the school, and need to wait 24-48 hours for a callback. #NationalDayofCivicHacking
ALT GT ID: Please find this ID in your child's report card or progress report or student online portal
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12 Sep 2020
"I'm really worried that if I accidentally click exit, I'll lose everything." Working on our design audit of MyMaineConnection today for #NationalDayofCivicHacking.
One person is going through on a laptop, one on a phone, and one using a screenreader.
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12 Sep 2020
"do the people who work on this stuff know how hard this is to do?"
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12 Sep 2020
Kicking off #NationalDayofCivicHacking with a keynote from @AmandaRenteria! Discussing the famous Migrant Mother photograph "it makes all the difference when we see humanity. When we actually get energized about it"
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11 Sep 2020
We're excited to join #NationalDayofCivicHacking tomorrow with our friends at @MeEqualJustice! Have a few hours and want to help us audit Maine's benefit systems? (you know you want to!)
Sign up at nationaldayofcivichacking.or… and select OpenMaine as your Brigade. Begins at 12.
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4 Sep 2020
Our friends in Kentucky made an evictions declaration app that allows renters to create protection from eviction letters. Usable nationwide. community.lawyer/cl/kyequalj…
@PineTreeLegal @MeEqualJustice
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OpenMaine retweeted
3 Sep 2020
Our friends at @KYEqualJustice created an app to help homerenters take advantage of the CDC eviction moratorium. Homerenters nationwide can create letters to their landlord with this app. Please share widely! community.lawyer/cl/kyequalj…
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3 Sep 2020
(That's a start, anyway)
We need a conversation about how our state serves people who need help. Let's start by completing a human centered design audit, to add to @codeforamerica's 50 State Assessment. We're excited that @MeEqualJustice will join us!
codeforamerica.org/features/…