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“Coming Out” as Disabled – 5 Mental Health Conditions I Have

17th November 202217th November 2022 Cassandra H. Leung Leave a comment

    This is the most personal, difficult and vulnerable thing I’ve ever publicly shared. This is a huge step for me and I’m proud of myself for doing it.   “‘Coming out’ as disabled – 5 mental health conditions I have” contains emotional scenes, which some may find distressing. Viewer discretion is advised.   […]

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Persons of Interest: A Tool for Minority, Underrepresented and Marginalised People

29th July 202114th September 2021 Cassandra H. Leung 1 Comment

  Note: I was really pissed off when I wrote this, and it reads that way at times. I decided not to “tone it down”, because I don’t need to. It’s not the responsibility of oppressed people to make witnessing the results of their being oppressed more palatable to other people. If this is uncomfortable […]

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Call for Collaboration | Identity Stories #0

17th April 201917th April 2019 Cassandra H. Leung 4 Comments

  “I fear that posting this will have negative consequences for me, but I feel more strongly that I need to share this experience and raise awareness.”   It’s been a year and a half since I shared my story of Sexual Harassment in Tech & the Testing Community.  It was an extremely difficult thing […]

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3 Years in Testing: Then and Now

18th January 201918th January 2019 Cassandra H. Leung 2 Comments

  I’m a little late in publishing this installment of the X Years in Testing series.  I’d written another version before Christmas, but I didn’t like it and it felt forced.  I’ve never been one to write or talk about things that I don’t really want to, and so I decided not to publish it […]

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I Downloaded My Facebook Data – Here’s What I Found

28th March 20189th May 2018 Cassandra H. Leung Leave a comment

  There have been many discussions lately around the “breach, not hack” of Facebook user data, specifically in light of how Cambridge Analytica may or may not have used it to influence elections around the world.   Did users naively grant permission for their data to be shared?  Was it outright taken without consent? Did […]

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Blogs about testing, UX, and software production from Cassandra H. Leung (she / they) - a quality coach, software tester, UX enthusiast and international speaker.

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