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In this week's episode, we spoke to Drew Clements and Andy Pickle, the co-founders of Protege.dev. Drew and Andy talk to us about the inspiration behind their job board which is aimed at helping junior developers find a job. We talk the hiring process, the tech that powers Protege and more.

In this week's episode, we spoke to Erika Myles about the importance of accessibility. We bring up the moral and business reasons for why companies should make accessibility important. She gave us a great introduction into the world of accessibility and we're hoping to make sure that Tech4humans is more accessible to everyone moving forward. If you're building web applications check out this episode for an introduction to resources and tools that can help you make sure to keep accessibility at the forefront of your development.

In this week's episode we spoke to our good friend Daniel Adeyanju. Daniel does a lot of work in the area of Diversity and Inclusion and works with different programs that help Black and Latino people break into tech. Daniel shares his perspective on why Diversity and Inclusion is important and why it will make tech and our communities an overall better place.

In this week's episode we spoke to Andrew Hedges founder of The Collab Lab. The Collab Lab is a free volunteer-run program that helps early-career developers gain practical experience by working on real-world projects with other early-career developers. If you are an early career developer check out this episode for a lot of great tips on getting that first dev job!

In this week's episode, we spoke to Tatiana Mac about three amazing projects she created: Self Defined, Devs of Colour, and StyleDotCSS. We learned a lot in the episode and came to an understanding that we definitely have to better ourselves in a lot of the language we use and make sure we are doing the work to create a more inclusive environment for others.

In this week's episode we spoke to Giovannie Hernandez about his work with the Code Cooperative. The Code Cooperative is a nonprofit organization that aims to help individuals and communities impacted by incarceration find careers in tech. Giovannie talks about how he got involved, starting off as a fellow of the program, and then working with the program to help others.