[kwlug-disc] OT: User testing volunteers wanted Aug 5

[Paul Nijjar]

I am told that people use the Water St lot, which is free after 5pm: 

https://www.kitchener.ca/parking/find-a-place-to-park/#WaterStreetSouth(lot3)

- Paul

On Tue, Aug 04, 2026 at 11:16:50AM -0400, Paul Nijjar via kwlug-disc wrote:
> 
> I attend some of the hacknights. The parking situation is bad --
> Builders Club is downtown Kitchener. The best option is probably City
> Hall, which is across the street. There will be adequate parking but
> it is paid. 
> 
> https://www.kitchener.ca/parking/find-a-place-to-park/#CityHall
> 
> For Waterloo Region Votes we can also do user testing virtually some
> other day. For the other projects I think they are looking for people
> in-person, but I can make inquiries.
> 
> - Paul
> 
> On Tue, Aug 04, 2026 at 02:32:46AM -0400, William Park via kwlug-disc wrote:
> > I may be interested, but it's long drive from Mississauga.
> > Has anyone attended their Wednesday Hacknight at Builders Club?
> > What's the parking situation at "Builders Club"?
> > 
> > 
> > On 2026-08-02 10:13, Paul Nijjar via kwlug-disc wrote:
> > > Maybe this is semi-OT since all of the projects are open source, but
> > > CivicTechWR is running a user testing evening this Wednesday, Aug 5.
> > > There are four projects in development this season, and before the end
> > > of season showcase on Aug 24, these projects would like some real live
> > > humans to use the software and offer feedback.
> > > 
> > > Here are the projects:
> > > 
> > > - Project LoMo: a mutual aid platform, where people can ask for help
> > >    and other people can offer it.
> > > 
> > > - Housing Accessibility Listings: a housing listing for providers who
> > >    have disability-accessible units to list. The idea is to make it
> > >    easier for agencies to place people with disabilities in housing
> > >    that accomodates them better.
> > > 
> > > - Eviction Prevention Workflow: a local agency is helping people
> > >    avoid getting evicted from their housing. Currently they use a bunch
> > >    of clunky spreadsheets. The goal of this project is to improve the
> > >    workflow to reduce stress on the workers and make sure applicants
> > >    don't fall through the cracks.
> > > 
> > > - Waterloo Region Votes: yes, us again. This is an aggregation site
> > >    for information about the upcoming municipal election, with the goal
> > >    of making it easier for people to cast informed votes.
> > > 
> > > If you are interested in participating, you can RSVP here:
> > > https://luma.com/a7rx4kxq . RVSPing is nice but not necessary. You can
> > > also just show up at Builders Club (165 King St W). The doors open at
> > > 5:30pm but really the meeting starts at 6:00pm.
> > > 
> > > - Paul
> > > 
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