Experts Directory
Last Updated: February 25, 2026
Listed below are more than 125 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.
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Anna is a facilitator, coach, researcher and disability doula. She brings lived experience as a white, queer disabled woman and years leading groups and individuals through change. As a facilitator, she’s worked with people of all ages leading groups in everything from team building to self-discovery to data-informed best practices. Her research focuses on structural, social and systemic exclusion of disability in institutions. Her disability doula practice supports people with new or worsening disability to live full, creative, disabled lives.
As a coach her aim is to move alongside people experiencing change to bolster their ability to understand and act on their needs, deepen their creative practice, and create a balanced life they actively choose. She has contributed to Crosscut and presented at more than 15 conferences. Outside of work, Anna is working towards a lifelong goal of being able to build a house and make everything in it.
Manager of social impact projects framed in disability perspective, with 15 years of experience developing cultural inclusion strategies, specialized in accessibility for media and audiovisual content. Professor. Bachelor's Degree in Arts Criticism by the National University of the Arts (Argentina) and Master in Arts and Culture Management by the Rome Business School (Italy).
AJ started working in social media marketing in 2012 and, at the age of 23, was diagnosed with a genetic form of generalised idiopathic epilepsy. As social media marketing has evolved and with the rise of video-first content, she has noticed a lot of content is no longer made with her safety in mind. She uses her first hand experience of being photosensitive on the internet to help craft content that's safe for everyone.
AJ has started to be the voice of Accessible Social Media in every job she's had, guiding some of the biggest brands and agencies down to the path to accessibility by showing it's not as complicated as people may think. AJ is also that loud one in the comments section, pulling up brands for inaccessibility leading to regular in person mini workshops with brands and organisations across the country.
Outside of work, AJ is a trumpet player in the London Video Game Orchestra and is a part of the "witchtok" community, living by the cycles of the moon.
Aubrey Gross is a lifelong storyteller with a knack for not only making emotional connections, but also connecting the dots. A passionate advocate for disability and neuro-inclusion, she firmly believes that you cannot have true inclusion without accessibility. Words matter. Language matters. People matter.
With over 18 years of experience in marketing and communications (mostly in tech), Aubrey is a fan of the Oxford comma, a published author of 7 romance novels, and looks back fondly on that one time in 2012 she convinced her best friend to speak with her at SXSWi on Flash and accessibility.
My name is Austin Dunn, I am the social media coordinator for the Wexner Center for the Arts on the Ohio State University's campus. I also serve as a digital accessibility coordinator on Ohio State's campus, helping manage web accessibility for the communications and marketing department social media and website. I have presented several social media accessibility trainings and workshops for Ohio State Units and at conferences such as Ohio State's Multiple Perspectives and the Leadership Exchange in Arts and Disability (LEAD). I have also worked with Art Possible Ohio and the Ohio Arts Council to create a webinar on social media accessibility. My focus is on communications and social media for art museums, art centers, and university units.
Beatrice Leong is an autistic gender disability activist and documentary filmmaker from Malaysia. Her work centres the lived realities of disabled women and girls and the structural forces that shape their access to safety, justice, and public life. She serves on Malaysia’s National Council for Persons with Disabilities and as a Board Advisor to the Global Disability Justice Project, contributing to regional and global policy efforts with partners such as UN ESCAP, Women Enabled International, and the Gender Budget Group.
Her advocacy is rooted in lived experience of misdiagnosis, institutionalisation, and psychiatric coercion, informing her work on ethical storytelling, inclusive design, and access to justice for hidden disability groups. As founder of AIDA, she leads lived experience driven advocacy grounded in disability justice. Her documentary projects, including The Myth of Monsters, examine silence, generational harm, and the political consequences of being misunderstood.
Beatriz is an inclusive user experience professional living in Germany. She leads Accessibility and Digital Inclusion in CentralEurope at Atos, the GermanUPA Accessibility working group, is part of the IAAP DACH council & participates in global initiatives. Beatriz has worked as a frontend developer, designer and UX consultant across several countries & in 5 languages. Her passion is problem solving for all, no exceptions, and she loves creating bridges among colleagues, peers & customers. She's a Certified Accessible DocumentsSpecialist (ADS) and Certified Professional Web Accessibility CPWA (IAAP'sWAS+CPACC), Certified UX User Requirements Engineer (CPUX-FL+ CPUX-UR), and holds a University Expert in Accessibility & Usability of Web contents(Univ. Alcalá de Henares).
Beatriz speaks and writes about accessibility, inclusive design and user experience, neurodiversity, tools to increase productivity and is interested in all things related to travel, new tech and DIY.
Ben is a frontend developer at Microsoft, working on the Microsoft Learn developer documentation platform. Ben blogs about accessibility at benmyers.dev, and formerly hosted Some Antics, a weekly live stream where guests from around web development and web design showed how to build great user experiences for the web in a hands-on way, with a focus on accessibility and core web technologies.
My journey in accessibility began when my father was paralyzed in a bicycling accident in 2009, and then my course was re-affirmed when my son was born with epilepsy 10 years later. With over 25 years of tech industry experience, including nearly a decade at Apple, and now as Director of Accessibility Strategy at ArcTouch, I help teams create accessible and lovable experiences for phones, tablets, and smart things that connect deeply with customers.
I am mission-driven to make digital products more accessible and inclusive. I work with clients, ranging from Fortune 500s to well-known brands and influential startups, to ensure their products are continually progressing towards the highest standards of both accessibility and usability to meet the evolving needs of all users. I am passionate about disability inclusion advocacy, sustainable accessibility coaching, and helping clients elevate their impact through reaching historically excluded customers.
Betsy is a nonprofit communications professional with more than twenty years of experience working with national, regional, and community organizations. She combines her expertise in strategic communication, graphic design, and digital accessibility to help clients create impactful and inclusive messaging and content that aligns with their mission while ensuring that their digital footprint is as accessible as possible.
Betsy’s background includes working with organizations focused on aging, adaptive sports, and civil liberties, which informs her intersectional approach. She holds a Masters degree in Sexuality Studies from San Francisco State University, where her thesis explored the intersection of Queer Theory, Disability Theory, and Aging. This focus deepens her dedication to equity, particularly at the intersection of aging and disability.
Brendan Aylward is the owner of Unified Health and Performance, an inclusive strength and conditioning facility in Massachusetts, and Executive Director of AdaptX, a non-profit organization that aims to improve the health and fitness of individuals with disabilities through education, opportunity, advocacy, and scholarship. In 2022 he opened The Rick Hoyt Research Lab which has published two papers on fitness interventions for individuals with Cerebral Palsy. Brendan and his friend, Jacob, have been a part of Team Hoyt New England since 2014, completing nearly 100 races, including six marathons, together as a duo. He has been fortunate to share his work with universities across the country as well as to companies like Fallon Health, TJX, Dell, Sun Life Financial, ASICS, and more.
I’m Brent Kasmer, a legally blind accessibility consultant and adaptive fitness expert with over 20 years of personal training experience. I specialize in digital accessibility testing, WCAG/Section 508 compliance, and creating truly inclusive, barrier-free environments both online and in fitness. My talks and consulting blend lived expertise, hands-on strategies, and a passion for helping everyone thrive, no matter their abilities.