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Rajene Harris
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319
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English
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Summary

The Fellowship program at Sauce Labs is supporting the development of open source Elemental Selenium, a web application that aims to improve accessibility for all users. Rajene Harris, a junior developer with three internships and one year of professional backend experience, has joined the fellowship program to gain full-stack experience and learn about open source software from conception to final stages of development. She is excited to contribute to a user-facing web application and gain more Ruby/Rails experience, particularly in developing accessible interfaces. Through the fellowship, Rajene has learned about testing, user-centric design, and user research, with a surprise finding that user research is a significant investment of time and resources. The program aims to provide diverse and rich learning experiences for its fellows.