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Field notes from the floor.

Short pieces about what we're learning while building AbilityBridge alongside neurodivergent young adults in real workplaces. Small design decisions. Things that created unnecessary friction. Things we got wrong. Things interns, employers and job coaches taught us. No thought leadership — just what we're learning from the work.

From
the floor
14 May 2026

Why we don't ask interns to explain why they're okay.

A small UI decision that quietly shapes how the platform treats its users — and what we learned from getting it wrong first time.

Product design · 4 min read
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7 May 2026

The engineering rule we learned from a lost lunch break.

Why anything an intern might walk away from has to persist to the database immediately — and how a single missed milestone changed how we build.

Engineering · 5 min read
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29 Apr 2026

Status cards should be mutually exclusive and exhaustive.

A short note on why "Doing well", "Needs support", and "Struggling" can't overlap — and what that means for the way coaches use the platform during a shift.

Product design · 3 min read
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