April Cotthoff

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mom of 3, drinker of coffee and wine, believer, love is love, Black Lives Matter, she/her, #TeamPete. Blue dot in the #Bluegrass
#TeamPete
#WheelofTime
#Kentucky
@PeterSagal glad you are here!!

I’m learning about insurance coverage for mental health, and specifically about what defines something as medically necessary. Any advice on where to look for a primer or other info on how to get mental health care approved?

Thanks in advance!

#MentalHealth #HealthInsurance #MentalHealthInsurance #MentalHealthCare #MedicalNecessity

If Rivendell is my back yard aesthetic, then Yule Ball Hogwarts is my Christmas decor goal.
#fantasy
@timbray it’s strange to watch after some of the other games. (And I like slow building plays)
Cricut cutting machines, ubiquitous in schools, libraries and makerspaces, can be used to make embossed or stenciled #TactileGraphics. A Braille embosser costs at least $1500 — Cricuts cost a fifth of that or less. Today I learned that I can handle the hardware and make great stencils: all that holds a Blind #maker back is a set of unlabeled controls in the software. Does anyone know somebody at #Cricut I could talk to about improving #accessibility? Boosters beloved on this one!

Updated my Guide to Mastodon.

Changes:
- New navigation instructions.
- Mention # fediblock.
- Recommend two-factor auth.
- Example of a pinned tags post.
- Explain "eye contact", "food", and "alcohol" -type content warnings.
- Mention the # Explore tab.
- Mention ability to turn off boosts from someone.
- Recommend smaller servers, specific warning about big servers to vulnerable people.
- Mention fedifence.social.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1D9gfeKg_-hlsU66R-dLEvUeyMsqEfyIx2pnfUeX0t_E/edit#heading=h.j95atvlbfrn5

#MastodonGuide #TwitterMigration #Help #FediTips

Nikodemus' Guide to Mastodon

Google Docs

I'm noticing a lot of "I'm bored of Mastodon, I'm going back to #Twitter" posts.

In case they are genuine, here's what I've found works:

⚫ try to post content, not complaints. People want to engage with you, not your gripes

⚫ try to learn. If you're putting in an effort to be part of the community, the community will welcome you

⚫ Try to avoid posting links to tweets, definitely don't cross-post. People want Mastodon content

⚫ Reply! Reply! Reply! Everyone wants to know someone's reading and considering their content, even you

⚫ Don't lurk. Many of us check for a filled out profile, avatars, and posts, before we follow someone back

⚫ Chill. It's a big new world that doesn't serve everything up to you

⚫ Avoid the trap of rebuilding Twitter here

Feel free to link this post to people struggling with Mastodon. It's what I've found works, and may not work for everyone

It never fails. Every CBS Sunday Morning segment makes me tear up. Is it the honesty?
#CBSSundayMorning #SuckerForAStory
@theonlysimonandorgarfunkel it’s a grey day here in #WesternKentucky, #Wordle 3/6 lucky guess, and I love the shot of the Brooklyn Bridge. My family went to New York City for the first time ever this summer. We really enjoyed it and walked a ton.