lizzie bloom

dude. i'm short. she/hers

[Khalid El Khatib @kmelkhat]

My mom’s annual “home for the holidays” email to me and my siblings just dropped. An incredibly thorough, detail-rich look ahead at how it’s possible for me to gain 15 lbs in one week.

[Washington State Dept. of Natural Resources @waDNR]

Graphic design is my passion.

[Elisa Stone Leahy MALLORY IN FULL COLOR @ElisaStoneLeahy]

A teen who hadn’t been in for years was in the library today. Neither of us recognized each other. Then she squinted and asked if she could see me without the mask. When I took it off she gasped, threw her arms around me and said “I used to come here FOR YOU!” excuse me while😭

[Rain Bosworth, PhD @rain_bosworth]

I had a giddy-happy-then-sad experience attending a conference. I saw that a young postdoc had the most amazing live captions for her talk. Not the usual run-on buggy stuff with auto-recognition. Not because anyone asked her to. But she wanted access-for-all…..

[Emily Ladau @emily_ladau]

Now that I’m on the other side of Paxlovid, I’m ready to share that I’m still recovering from COVID. I was terrified to say anything, fearing that I was somehow a failure after 2+ years of not getting sick. But it’s not a personal failure. It’s a cultural and political one.

[lizzie bloom @denazzie]

@SFerika A2 time zone differences since we have participants from all over, including Alaska and Hawaii #ContentChat

[lizzie bloom @denazzie]

@SFerika Hi #ContentChat! I work with @NAD1880, national association of the deaf, as the director of engagement

[lizzie bloom @denazzie]

@NAD1880 A8 left behind #myVRSstory

[lizzie bloom @denazzie]

@NAD1880 A6 if the company has chat platforms or text capabilities, I’d much rather avoid VRS and communicate directly with the company #myVRSstory

[lizzie bloom @denazzie]

@NAD1880 A5 I Yelp and google often, I want to be able to call the number directly without having to copy/paste into my VRS app #myVRSstory

[lizzie bloom @denazzie]

@jdbusenbark @NAD1880 I get that, totally. Admit, haven’t ventured out there using VRS with fam. Much rather text/emails.

[lizzie bloom @denazzie]

@NAD1880 A4 admit, when I call my bank or even as simple as ordering pizza, they get confused hearing a “male” voice and my name being Lizzie. They ask “what? VRS?”and I have to like explain etc etc right before ordering pizza, it’s just weird. #myVRSstory

[lizzie bloom @denazzie]

@NAD1880 A3 I don’t know if it’s a feature but I do like the convenience of calling from anywhere (that doesn’t disrupt signals ofc) as opposed to the good ol’ TTY days of landline phones! #myVRSstory

[lizzie bloom @denazzie]

@jdbusenbark @NAD1880 Jack, why not text your relatives? #curious

[lizzie bloom @denazzie]

@NAD1880 A2 only if I have to, a few times a month #myVRSstory

[lizzie bloom @denazzie]

@NAD1880 A1 I tend to reserve my VRS calls for complex reasons, ie not able to be done via email or online chat portals. Like billing complaints, etc #myVRSstory

[lizzie bloom @denazzie]

Use video relay service? Join @NAD1880’s first ever Twitter chat on Monday!

[nad1880 @NAD1880]

Join NAD Policy Counsel, Zainab, on Twitter about your Video Relay Service (VRS) experience! November 8 at 12p ET #myVRSstory

[lizzie bloom @denazzie]

@CMIContent A3 influencers on TikTok and IG #CMWorld

[lizzie bloom @denazzie]

@EditorStahl @CMIContent 100% esp during COVID, personal content wins over scripted content #CMWorld