You know how they tell you that websites and apps follow your every move and then design their product to get the most out of you?

And you know how each and every time a digital product gets updated it gets worse and harder to use? How can both of these be true?

Well, let me get you in on a Product Analytics secret: It’s true that most websites and apps collect your data, but most of them just let it rot in dashboards nobody looks at, and release major features and redesigns without performing any mathematically rigorous analysis of the users’ response. This is only one of many reasons why it’s so hard to be autistic in Tech. My Product Analytics ex-colleague, Carolina (pronouns: she/they), will join me on this episode to rant with all our accumulated frustrations about the sad sad fact that most digital product providers really don’t care about your data, and also just in general about being autistic in Tech.

You can find Carolina on Instagram @millenialspinster

Language note: The words Shit and Bullshit are being said a few times in the episode.

You can support Aut2Aut on Betterplace and Gofundme, or buy our #ActuallyAutistic designs in our print-on-demand shop. This will help prepped.to go on providing a platform for autistic folks to share locations’ sensory info and service instructions.

Mentioned in this episode:

• Aut2Aut, the nonprofit I founded, providing free platforms and content by and for autistic people
• prepped.to is the website I created where autistic folks can upload and consult sensory info and service instructions about places, so folks can prep and script before going there
• How to support my nonprofit
• Theme music composed and produced by Lir Lutau Shahar (pronouns: he/fae/sea): YouTube, Soundcloud. For collaborations: lutaoshzh@gmail.com
• Follow Dr. Gal Schkolnik on LinkedIn, Mastodon or Tumblr

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Everybody hates bureaucracy. So many of the things we need to survive entail torturously collecting documents, attempting to upload them to websites that may or may not work, filling forms with mystery fields, and horror of horrors, calling the authorities on the phone.

I recently founded Aut2Aut, a nonprofit that provides free digital platforms and content by and for the autistic community, and believe you me, the German authorities weren’t exactly going out of their ways to make it a seamless, easy process. In the meantime, I’ve also had some adventures in the welfare system.

So if you’ve ever stood powerless in the face of the powers that be, a half-filled form in one hand, and a phone that’s been on hold for the past 30 minutes in the other, and you want to feel less alone with your experience, or learn how to start a nonprofit in Germany, this is the episode for you.

You can support Aut2Aut on Betterplace and Gofundme, or buy our #ActuallyAutistic designs in our print-on-demand shop. This will help prepped.to go on providing a platform for autistic folks to share locations’ sensory info and service instructions.

Related episodes:

• Product Analytics with Carolina: [APCN please insert link here]

Mentioned in this episode:

• FrauenLoop, free tech education and network for anyone who identifies as a woman
• Aut2Aut, the nonprofit I founded, providing free platforms and content by and for autistic people
• prepped.to is the website I created where autistic folks can upload and consult sensory info and service instructions about places, so folks can prep and script before going there
• How to support my nonprofit
• Theme music composed and produced by Lir Lutau Shahar (pronouns: he/fae/sea): YouTube, Soundcloud. For collaborations: lutaoshzh@gmail.com
• Follow Dr. Gal Schkolnik on LinkedIn, Mastodon or Tumblr

📢 Subscribe now to hear future episodes.

🌈 Celebrate autistic voices with early access, ad-free listening, and our full archive at AutisticCulturePlus.com

🌐 Learn more about the network at AutisticCulturePodcastNetwork.com

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.