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S24:E4 - From Occupational Therapy to Code (Africa Mincey)

May 31, 2023

35:34

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Episode notes

Introduction

2min

The Importance of Technology in Occupational Therapy

2min

How I Learned to Code

3min

How I Learned How to Code

3min

How I Moved Away From Occupational Therapy

3min

The Burnout of Occupational Therapy

3min

The 100 Devs Community

3min

How to Create a Stretch Break

2min

How to Stretch Your Hands

2min

10.

The Benefits of Stretching Throughout the Day

3min

11.

The Power of Yoga

2min

12.

How to Book Coffee Chats With Other Coders

2min

13.

How to Reach Out to People and Ask for Coffee Chats

3min

14.

How to Navigate a Career Switch to Tech

2min

15.

Afrika: Are You Ready to Fill in the Blanks?

4min

Saron talks with Africa, a former Occupational Therapist specializing in virtual therapy and assistive technology. Saron and Africa talk about transitioning from Occupational Therapy to working as an Accessibility Engineer testing government software and teaching developers how to build more inclusive web applications. Africa also talks about her journey teaching herself how to code, what stretches are useful for Software Engineers, and how important coffee chats and networking are. Be sure to listen for the mini-guided stretch break during the episode as well!

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Africa Mincey

Africa Mincey is a Software Engineer and accessibility specialist specializing in: - human centered full-stack web development - assistive technology and web accessibility - technical writing, content creation, and community building. She uses web development tools to create dynamic and responsive web applications using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, express, mongoDB and NodeJS.