NickRebootPlz

What advice do you give for people with stigmatized "invisible" disabilities (mental illnesses, migraines, ect) in the workplace/applying for employment? I've heard a wide range of advice from don't tell HR, the ADA isn't that strong, to you have to tell them.

Or is there somewhere in between?

What a fantastic idea and fantastic work!

As someone starting a non-profit, what has been the hardest part? Did you already have experience in NP? Was there much of a learning curve? Do you have any resources you could recommend to anyone who also has an idea to help the community?

Do you get your bags wholesale, or are you connected with a business who gives you bags at a better rate? If so, I'd love to give them my business next time I purchase a bag.

As a soon-to-be professional tech writer (I hope) I love watching your presentations. You are fantastic at making the complicated simple to understand.

Do you have any advice on how to "geek whisper"? That is to say, how can I best make someone in the tech/design world comfortable and patient enough with me to explain their work to me as though I'm a 5 year old, without making them angry that I am taking up their time/

I think there are a lot of people in the world who would like to better understand tech computers, the internet, wi-fi, ect) work, but feel left behind, like they can't catch up. People may be scared or confused, or just think the pursuit to understand will be fruitless.

For me, I admit to struggling with the concept of electric currents, and how energy through a small, thin wire can light up my laptop screen and power something the "brain" of the computer to give me most of the knowledge in the history of human kind in an instant.

Any tips on how to how to adjust this thinking/fear and "catch up"?