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Experts Directory

Last Updated: August 26, 2024

Listed below are experts, speakers, trainers, and presenters who primarily specialize in subjects related to accessibility and disability and educate others about said subjects. Individuals are added through self-submission. If you would like to be added to the directory, please fill out the online submission form.

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A. Laura Brody
Pronouns:
she/her/her
Location:
Monrovia, CA, USA
Languages:
English
Expertise:
Disability Art, Accessible Exhibits
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Aashutosh K
Pronouns:
he/him/his
Location:
Singapore
Languages:
English
Expertise:
Mobile App Accessibility
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Expert is open to virtual engagements.
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Alexa Heinrich
Pronouns:
she/her/her
Location:
Northern Illinois, USA
Languages:
English
Expertise:
Social Media Accessibility
About the Expert
Expert is open to virtual engagements.
Expert is open to in-person engagements.
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Alexis Lucio
Pronouns:
they/them/their
Location:
San Francisco Bay Area, CA, USA
Languages:
English, Spanish
Expertise:
Product Design, Inclusive Design, Accessibility Education and Training, Inclusive User Research, DEI (diversity, equity, inclusion)
About the Expert
Expert is open to virtual engagements.
Expert is open to in-person engagements.
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Alice Cross
Pronouns:
she/her/her, they/them/their
Location:
England, UK
Languages:
Native English, Elementary European Spanish
Expertise:
Accessibility within Video Games, Lived Experience of Disability, Navigating Daily Life With a Disability
About the Expert
Expert is open to virtual engagements.
Expert is open to in-person engagements.
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Alicia Jarvis
Pronouns:
she/her/her
Location:
Canada
Languages:
English
Expertise:
Product Accessibility and Inclusion, Inclusive Design, Accessibility Strategy
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Expert is open to virtual engagements.
Expert is open to in-person engagements.
Expert is open to traveling to engagements.
Andreia Duarte Costa
Pronouns:
she/her/her
Location:
Lisbon, Portugal
Languages:
Portuguese, English
Expertise:
UX/UI and Digital Accessibility Designer
About the Expert
Expert is open to virtual engagements.
Expert is open to in-person engagements.
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Andrew Somers
Pronouns:
he/him/his
Location:
Hollywood, CA, USA
Languages:
English
Expertise:
Contrast, Color, Vision, Typography, Readability, Research, APCA, BridgePCA, WCAG2
About the Expert
Expert is open to virtual engagements.
Expert is open to in-person engagements.
Expert is open to traveling to engagements.
Ann Gagné
Pronouns:
she/her/her
Location:
Ontario, Canada
Languages:
English, French
Expertise:
Accessible Pedagogy, Universal Design for Learning (UDL), Accessible Conference and Event Planning, Accessible Educational Resource Creation and Design
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Expert is open to virtual engagements.
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Expert is open to traveling to engagements.
Anna Cechony
Pronouns:
she/her/her
Location:
Washington, USA
Languages:
English
Expertise:
Supporting newly disabled people to integrate disability into their lives as a disability doula and coach, and organizations who are newly engaging with disability through training and evaluation
About the Expert
Expert is open to virtual engagements.
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Expert is open to traveling to engagements.
Antonella Cozzi
Pronouns:
she/her/her
Location:
Argentina
Languages:
Spanish, English, Italian, Argentine Sign Language
Expertise:
Audiovisual Accessibility, Arts and Culture Accessibility, Disability Public Policies
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Ashleigh-Jayne Urquhart
Pronouns:
she/her/her
Location:
London, England, UK
Languages:
English
Expertise:
Social Media Accessibility, Photosensitivity and Epilepsy
About the Expert
Expert is open to virtual engagements.
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Expert is open to traveling to engagements.
Austin Dunn
Pronouns:
they/them/their
Location:
Columbus, OH, USA
Languages:
English
Expertise:
Social Media Accessibility, Accessibility for Art and Museum Digital Media Communications
About the Expert
Expert is open to virtual engagements.
Expert is open to in-person engagements.
Expert is open to traveling to engagements.
Brendan Aylward
Pronouns:
he/him/his
Location:
Massachusetts, USA
Languages:
English
Expertise:
Adaptive Fitness, Building Inclusive Businesses
About the Expert
Expert is open to virtual engagements.
Expert is open to in-person engagements.
Expert is open to traveling to engagements.
Britne Jenke, CPACC
Pronouns:
she/her/her
Location:
Las Vegas, NV, USA
Languages:
English
Expertise:
Accessibility for Online Learning and Human Resources, Disability Inclusion in the Workplace
About the Expert
Expert is open to virtual engagements.
Expert is open to in-person engagements.
Expert is open to traveling to engagements.
Bruce Elgort
Pronouns:
he/him/his
Location:
Vancouver, WA, USA
Languages:
English
Expertise:
Legally blind and teaching web development at Clark College in Vancouver, WA
About the Expert
Expert is open to virtual engagements.
Expert is open to in-person engagements.
Expert is open to traveling to engagements.
Camilo Pires
Pronouns:
he/him/his
Location:
London, England, UK
Languages:
English
Expertise:
Lived Experience as a Wheelchair User, Digital Accessibility in Product Management, Inclusive Travel and Technology, Accessibility in London/UK
About the Expert
Expert is open to virtual engagements.
Expert is open to in-person engagements.
Expert is open to traveling to engagements.
Carly Webster
Pronouns:
she/her/her
Location:
Ohio, USA
Languages:
English
Expertise:
Event Accessibility
About the Expert
Expert is open to virtual engagements.
Expert is open to in-person engagements.
Expert is open to traveling to engagements.
Carmen Collins
Pronouns:
she/her/her
Location:
Virginia, USA
Languages:
English
Expertise:
Social Media Accessibility
About the Expert
Expert is open to virtual engagements.
Expert is open to in-person engagements.
Expert is open to traveling to engagements.
Caspian Turner
Pronouns:
he/him/his
Location:
London, England, UK
Languages:
English
Expertise:
Digital Accessibility, Usability Studies, Auditing, Customer Relationship Management Systems and Other Internal and Customer Facing Business Systems
About the Expert
Expert is open to virtual engagements.
Expert is open to in-person engagements.
Expert is open to traveling to engagements.
Chelsea Adelman
Pronouns:
she/her/her
Location:
Greater Seattle Area, WA, USA
Languages:
English
Expertise:
Digital Product Design, Inclusive Design, Design Systems, WCAG, ARIA
About the Expert
Expert is open to virtual engagements.
Expert is open to in-person engagements.
Expert is open to traveling to engagements.
Claire Toogood
Pronouns:
she/her/her
Location:
West Midlands, England, UK
Languages:
English
Expertise:
Employment Outcomes of Disabled Graduates, Inclusive Leadership and Management, Inclusive Workplace Practices, Lived Experiences of Neurodivergent Graduates
About the Expert
Expert is open to virtual engagements.
Expert is open to in-person engagements.
Expert is open to traveling to engagements.
Dani Izzie
Pronouns:
she/her/her
Location:
United States
Languages:
English, Italian
Expertise:
Disability-Inclusive and Accessible Social Media, Advertising, and Marketing; Disabled Parenting and Pregnancy
About the Expert
Expert is open to virtual engagements.
Expert is open to in-person engagements.
Expert is open to traveling to engagements.
Darren Bates
Pronouns:
he/him/his
Location:
United States
Languages:
English
Expertise:
Global Disability Inclusion and Accessibility Strategist
About the Expert
Expert is open to virtual engagements.
Expert is open to in-person engagements.
Expert is open to traveling to engagements.
David Cox
Pronouns:
he/him/his
Location:
Toronto, Canada
Languages:
English
Expertise:
Design Systems Accessibility
About the Expert
Expert is open to virtual engagements.
Expert is open to in-person engagements.
Expert is open to traveling to engagements.
Dominique DeWitt
Pronouns:
she/her/her
Location:
Florida, USA
Languages:
English
Expertise:
Accessible Event Planning
About the Expert
Expert is open to virtual engagements.
Expert is open to in-person engagements.
Expert is open to traveling to engagements.
Dominique Dunlop
Pronouns:
she/her/her
Location:
Alberta, Canada
Languages:
English
Expertise:
Web accessibility: auditing, training, consulting. Helping agencies, non-profits, health & wellness professionals, and educational institutions ensure legal compliance & disability inclusion online.
About the Expert
Expert is open to virtual engagements.
Expert is open to in-person engagements.
Expert is open to traveling to engagements.
Emily Ladau
Pronouns:
she/her/her
Location:
New York, NY, USA
Languages:
English
Expertise:
Disability Rights, Disability Language and Etiquette, Disability in Media
About the Expert
Expert is open to virtual engagements.
Expert is open to in-person engagements.
Expert is open to traveling to engagements.
Emily Lucht
Pronouns:
she/her/her
Location:
Maryland, USA
Languages:
English
Expertise:
Social Media Accessibility and Training
About the Expert
Expert is open to virtual engagements.
Expert is open to in-person engagements.
Expert is open to traveling to engagements.
Eric Bailey
Pronouns:
he/him/his
Location:
Boston, MA, USA
Languages:
English
Expertise:
Design, Design Systems, Product Design, ARIA, CSS
About the Expert
Expert is open to virtual engagements.
Expert is open to in-person engagements.
Expert is open to traveling to engagements.
Fey Grimm
Pronouns:
she/her/her
Location:
Twin Cities Metro, Minnesota, USA
Languages:
English
Expertise:
Social Media Accessibility, Accessible Tech for People With Hearing Loss
About the Expert
Expert is open to virtual engagements.
Expert is open to in-person engagements.
Expert is open to traveling to engagements.
Gregory Hammond
Pronouns:
he/him/his
Location:
Canada
Languages:
English
Expertise:
Website Accessibility
About the Expert
Expert is open to virtual engagements.
Expert is open to in-person engagements.
Expert is open to traveling to engagements.
Holly Tuke
Pronouns:
she/her/her
Location:
England, UK
Languages:
English
Expertise:
Social Media Accessibility
About the Expert
Expert is open to virtual engagements.
Expert is open to in-person engagements.
Expert is open to traveling to engagements.
Humphries Warren Sheldon
Pronouns:
he/him/his
Location:
Singapore
Languages:
English
Expertise:
Disability & Mental Health Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities
About the Expert
Expert is open to virtual engagements.
Expert is open to in-person engagements.
Expert is open to traveling to engagements.
Jan Maarten
Pronouns:
he/him/his
Location:
Seattle, WA, USA
Languages:
English
Expertise:
Inclusive Design, Design Systems, Accessibility Annotations, Product Design
About the Expert
Expert is open to virtual engagements.
Expert is open to in-person engagements.
Expert is open to traveling to engagements.
Jen Strickland
Pronouns:
she/her/her, they/them/their
Location:
Washington, D.C., USA
Languages:
English, French
Expertise:
Accessibility, Equity, Equitable Design, Inclusive Design, Qualitative Research, Strategy, Web Development
About the Expert
Expert is open to virtual engagements.
Expert is open to in-person engagements.
Expert is open to traveling to engagements.
Jennifer X Zhang
Pronouns:
she/her/her
Location:
Greater Seattle Area, WA, USA
Languages:
English
Expertise:
Program Building, Change Management, Upskilling, Product Design, Inclusive Design, Strategy, Design Systems, Data Visualization, AR/MR/VR, Gaming, Mental Health / Neurodiversity / Cognitive Design
About the Expert
Expert is open to virtual engagements.
Expert is open to in-person engagements.
Expert is open to traveling to engagements.
Jessica Oddi
Pronouns:
she/her/her
Location:
Ontario, Canada
Languages:
English
Expertise:
Accessible Design Identity, Websites, and Digital Platforms; Navigating Barriers Being a Freelance Disabled Designer; Illustration for Community Representation
About the Expert
Expert is open to virtual engagements.
Expert is open to in-person engagements.
Expert is open to traveling to engagements.
Johny Cassidy
Pronouns:
he/him/his
Location:
United Kingdom
Languages:
English
Expertise:
All areas of non-technical accessibility in journalism. Guidance for alt text. D&I and why we need more disabled journalists. Language around disability.
About the Expert
Expert is open to virtual engagements.
Expert is open to in-person engagements.
Expert is open to traveling to engagements.
Jonathan J Kaufman
Pronouns:
he/him/his
Location:
New York, USA
Languages:
English
Expertise:
Business, Innovation, Future of Work, Culture, Leadership Mental Health and Well-being all through a lens of disability
About the Expert
Expert is open to virtual engagements.
Expert is open to in-person engagements.
Expert is open to traveling to engagements.
Kacper Mikocki
Pronouns:
he/him/his
Location:
Poland
Languages:
Polish, English
Expertise:
Digital Accessibility Testing, WCAG Conformance, Design Systems' Accessibility Consultations, Remediating Digital Accessibility Issues, Conducting Tests With Users With Disabilities
About the Expert
Expert is open to virtual engagements.
Expert is open to in-person engagements.
Expert is open to traveling to engagements.
Karl Groves
Pronouns:
he/him/his
Location:
Washington, D.C., USA
Languages:
English
Expertise:
Digital Accessibility including both tactical and strategic aspects thereof.
About the Expert
Expert is open to virtual engagements.
Expert is open to in-person engagements.
Expert is open to traveling to engagements.
Katie Diduch
Pronouns:
she/her/her
Location:
Capital District NY, USA
Languages:
English
Expertise:
Accessibility Web and Print Designer, Accessibility Auditor, Accessible Document Creator and Remediator
About the Expert
Expert is open to virtual engagements.
Expert is open to in-person engagements.
Expert is open to traveling to engagements.
Kayleen Holt
Pronouns:
she/her/her
Location:
Oklahoma, USA
Languages:
English
Expertise:
Inclusive Learning Experience Design, Designing for Neurodivergent Learners, PowerPoint Accessibility, Document Accessibility, Using Plain Language
About the Expert
Expert is open to virtual engagements.
Expert is open to in-person engagements.
Expert is open to traveling to engagements.
Keidra Chaney
Pronouns:
she/her/her
Location:
Chicago, IL, USA
Languages:
English
Expertise:
Disability Inclusion Marketing, Plain Language Writing, Social Media Accessibility
About the Expert
Expert is open to virtual engagements.
Expert is open to in-person engagements.
Expert is open to traveling to engagements.
Kelly Cray
Pronouns:
she/her/her
Location:
Southern Vermont, USA
Languages:
English
Expertise:
Universal Design for Learning, Neurodiversity, Autism, Culturally Responsive Teaching, Neurodivergent Multilingual Learners, Neuro-inclusive Education, Neurodivergent Teachers
About the Expert
Expert is open to virtual engagements.
Expert is open to in-person engagements.
Expert is open to traveling to engagements.
Kelly Thibodeau
Pronouns:
she/her/her
Location:
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Languages:
English
Expertise:
Accessible Marketing and Communications, Accessible Social Media, Web Writing
About the Expert
Expert is open to virtual engagements.
Expert is open to in-person engagements.
Expert is open to traveling to engagements.
Leah Riddell
Pronouns:
she/her/her
Location:
Canada
Languages:
English, American Sign Language
Expertise:
I am a bilingual Deaf woman, bringing a unique perspective, advocating for inclusive communication, accessibility and understanding in every interaction. I'm also a certified ASL instructor.
About the Expert
Expert is open to virtual engagements.
Expert is open to in-person engagements.
Expert is open to traveling to engagements.
Lia Stoll
Pronouns:
she/her/her
Location:
Switzerland
Languages:
English, Greek, German
Expertise:
Creating high-quality content for Saas, tech, insurance, and healthcare brands on disability, chronic illness, mental health, DEI, and accessibility
About the Expert
Expert is open to virtual engagements.
Expert is open to in-person engagements.
Expert is open to traveling to engagements.
Lisa Riemers
Pronouns:
she/her/her
Location:
London, England, UK
Languages:
English
Expertise:
Accessible Content and Communications
About the Expert
Expert is open to virtual engagements.
Expert is open to in-person engagements.
Expert is open to traveling to engagements.
Maia Miller
Pronouns:
she/her/her
Location:
New Zealand
Languages:
English
Expertise:
Web accessibility: auditing, training, consulting, business strategy
About the Expert
Expert is open to virtual engagements.
Expert is open to in-person engagements.
Expert is open to traveling to engagements.
Matisse Hamel-Nelis, ADS, CPACC
Pronouns:
she/her/her
Location:
Canada
Languages:
English
Expertise:
Digital Accessibility, Accessible Communications and Marketing
About the Expert
Expert is open to virtual engagements.
Expert is open to in-person engagements.
Expert is open to traveling to engagements.
Michelle Engstrom
Pronouns:
she/her/her
Location:
Minnesota, USA
Languages:
English, Spanish
Expertise:
Design Accessible Digital Documents/Content, Navigating Careers in the Legal and Government Sectors as a Neurodivergent Artist
About the Expert
Expert is open to virtual engagements.
Expert is open to in-person engagements.
Expert is open to traveling to engagements.
Nikki Kuhn
Pronouns:
she/her/her
Location:
Philadelphia, USA
Languages:
English
Expertise:
Accessibility Design (UI/UX/Product), IAAP Certified Professional in Web Accessibility, Neurodivergent Advocate, Key Note Speaker, Accessibility Trainer, Consultant
About the Expert
Expert is open to virtual engagements.
Expert is open to in-person engagements.
Expert is open to traveling to engagements.
Piotr Źrołka
Pronouns:
he/him/his
Location:
Poland
Languages:
Engish, Polish
Expertise:
Accessible Web and Mobile Design, Accessibility Audit, Creating Inclusive Educational Environments
About the Expert
Expert is open to virtual engagements.
Expert is open to in-person engagements.
Expert is open to traveling to engagements.
Puneet Singh Singhal
Pronouns:
he/him/his
Location:
India
Languages:
English, Hindi
Expertise:
Social Media Advocacy on Disability Inclusion, Accessible Branding, Keynote Speaking, Workshop Facilitation on Universal Design Principles.
About the Expert
Expert is open to virtual engagements.
Expert is open to in-person engagements.
Expert is open to traveling to engagements.
Rikki Poynter
Pronouns:
she/her/her
Location:
Omaha, NE, USA
Languages:
English, American Sign Language
Expertise:
Deafness, Chronic Pain and Fatigue, Mental Health, Accessibility Offline and Online (primarily captions)
About the Expert
Expert is open to virtual engagements.
Expert is open to in-person engagements.
Expert is open to traveling to engagements.
Sam McDaniel
Pronouns:
she/her/her
Location:
Sammamish, WA, USA
Languages:
English
Expertise:
Gaming Accessibility, Accessibility in Education, Accessibility Training, Disability Law and Policy
About the Expert
Expert is open to virtual engagements.
Expert is open to in-person engagements.
Expert is open to traveling to engagements.
Sandi Wassmer
Pronouns:
she/her/her
Location:
London, England, UK
Languages:
English
Expertise:
Disability, Neurodiversity, Leadership, Inclusion
About the Expert
Expert is open to virtual engagements.
Expert is open to in-person engagements.
Expert is open to traveling to engagements.
Sara Langston
Pronouns:
she/her/her
Location:
South East England, UK
Languages:
English
Expertise:
Inclusive Marketing and Service Design for Nonprofits
About the Expert
Expert is open to virtual engagements.
Expert is open to in-person engagements.
Expert is open to traveling to engagements.
Sarah Greer
Pronouns:
she/her/her
Location:
United States
Languages:
English
Expertise:
Website Accessibility, Front-end Accessibility
About the Expert
Expert is open to virtual engagements.
Expert is open to in-person engagements.
Expert is open to traveling to engagements.
Sarah Silverman
Pronouns:
she/her/her
Location:
Connecticut, USA
Languages:
English
Expertise:
Instructional Design, Neurodiversity Inclusion, Accessible Trainings and Professional Development, Faculty and Staff with Disabilities
About the Expert
Expert is open to virtual engagements.
Expert is open to in-person engagements.
Expert is open to traveling to engagements.
Saša Stojić-Ito
Pronouns:
she/her/her
Location:
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Languages:
English, Serbian
Expertise:
Instructional and Accessible Design, Distance Education, UDL, Equity and Inclusion in Higher Ed, Canvas LMS Course Builds, Digital Accessibility, Accessible Training and Professional Development
About the Expert
Expert is open to virtual engagements.
Expert is open to in-person engagements.
Expert is open to traveling to engagements.
Shaun Conner
Pronouns:
he/him/his
Location:
United Kingdom
Languages:
English
Expertise:
Accessibility, Digital Inclusion, Accessibility Strategy and Leadership
About the Expert
Expert is open to virtual engagements.
Expert is open to in-person engagements.
Expert is open to traveling to engagements.
Sofia Webster
Pronouns:
she/her/her
Location:
Sacramento, CA, USA
Languages:
English, Spanish
Expertise:
Social Media Accessibility, Digital Accessibility
About the Expert
Expert is open to virtual engagements.
Expert is open to in-person engagements.
Expert is open to traveling to engagements.
Soren Hamby
Pronouns:
they/them/their
Location:
New York, USA
Languages:
English
Expertise:
Inclusive Product Design, Disability, Accessibility, and Accessibility Operations
About the Expert
Expert is open to virtual engagements.
Expert is open to in-person engagements.
Expert is open to traveling to engagements.
Teddi Tostanoski
Pronouns:
she/her/her
Location:
Colorado, USA
Languages:
English
Expertise:
Social Media Accessibility, Inclusive Marketing and Communication, Inclusive Language
About the Expert
Expert is open to virtual engagements.
Expert is open to in-person engagements.
Expert is open to traveling to engagements.
Dr. Whitney N. West
Pronouns:
she/her/her
Location:
Louisiana, USA
Languages:
English
Expertise:
Intersectional Disability, Disability for Human Resources, Disability for Marketing, Lived Experience of Disabled and Chronically Ill, Rectifying DEI conversations, The Language of Inclusivity
About the Expert
Expert is open to virtual engagements.
Expert is open to in-person engagements.
Expert is open to traveling to engagements.
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