I’ve been presenting at various events and conferences internationally for 15 years and counting. They can be conducted in person or virtually. My focus is on the importance of accessibility in all industries and why it is universal design benefiting everyone.
My talks are not typical.
I deliver them via:
- American Sign Language (my fifth language) with voice interpretation into spoken English (my third language) or
- typing in English and having someone voice my typing or
- voicing in English and projecting text in English.
Those methods of communication depend on a type of an event, audience, and other factors.
My talks are based on:
- 20+ years of professional expertise in design, technology, and accessibility, and
- lived experience with profound deafness, hearing aids, cochlear implant, captions, spoken and signed languages, cued speech, living in another country.
Attendees can access information during my presentations not only via audio, but also via live and video captions that benefit more people than just those who are deaf or hard of hearing.
Attendees can learn firsthand about accessibility from the experienced consultant who is deaf and gives them an unique perspective about people with disabilities, the largest and the most ignored minority, and why investing in accessibility early is good for their business bottom line.
Feel free to contact me if you are interested in having me:
- giving a presentation at your event or conference,
- teaching a class or workshop to your organization, or
- providing a training for your team.
I also offer event accessibility consulting to help organizers with their event accessibility logistics, website, and post-production.
Selected examples of my past presentations
- More information on my another speaker page.
- “Accessibility: Coding and Beyond”:
NDC Oslo 2019 in Oslo, Norway - “Accessibility: Coding and Beyond”:
WeAreDevelopers 2019 in Berlin, Germany - “Accessibility in UX”:
World IA Day 2019 in Brooklyn, NY - “Mobile Accessibility: Past, Present, Future!”:
Mobile Era 2018 in Oslo, Norway (video) - “Accessibility in UX”:
Radical Research Summit 2018 in Vancouver, Canada - “Accessibility: Coding and Beyond”:
Scenic City Summit 2018 in Chattanooga, TN - “How captions increase ROI and audience for media creators”:
TEDxFultonStreet 2018 in New York City, NY (video) - “Accessibility Through the Eyes of a Deaf Professional”:
AngularConnect 2017 in London, United Kingdom (video) - “Deaf-Friendly WordPress: Beyond Video Captioning and Sign Language”:
WordCamp US 2016 in Philadelphia, PA - “Communication Access in Higher Education: How Serving Deaf People Benefits Everyone”:
ConfabEdu 2016 in Philadelphia, PA - “Why Accessibility is Universal Design: Perspective from a Deaf Professional”:
NYC UXPA event 2016 in New York City, NY - “Beyond Video Captioning and Sign Language: Accessibility for Deaf and Hard of Hearing People”:
The Accessible World 2016 in Philadelphia, PA - “Communication Access for Deaf Students and Employees”:
HighEd Web New England 2016 in South Hadley, MA - “Accessibility Through the Eyes of a Deaf Professional”:
World IA Day 2016 in New York City, NY (video) - “Quality Same-Language Captioning: Bringing Access to Both Deaf People and Foreigners”:
Polyglot Conference 2015 in New York City, NY - “Accessibility Through the Eyes of a Deaf Person”:
Accessibility Camp 2015 in Brooklyn, NY - “Accessible Content: Quality Captioning and Transcription as Universal Design”:
Gilbane Conference 2014 in Boston, MA - “Captioning as Universal Design: Making Aural Information Accessible for Everyone”:
User Focus 2014 in Washington, DC - “Making Aural Information Accessible: Captioning as Universal Design”:
edUi Conference 2014 in Richmond, VA - “Quality Captioning as Universal Access: Making Aural Information Accessible for Everyone”:
Ignite Velocity 2014 in New York City, NY (video) - “Accessibility Beyond Coding: It’s Everyone’s Responsibility”:
Word Camp 2014 in Brooklyn, NY - Accessibility Camps 2013 in Boston, MA and Washington, DC
- “Secrets of Audio Transcription in Improving UX Universally”:
IA Summit 2013 in Baltimore, MD - “Website Accessibility”:
WordPress Meetup 2012 in New York City (video) - “Beyond Captions: Universal Access, Universal Appeal”:
Big Design 2012 in Dallas, TX - “Web Accessibility for Deaf and Hard of Hearing People”:
Accessibility Camps 2011 in Boston, MA and Washington, DC
Accessibility Camp 2010 in Washington, DC - “Audio + Text = Accessibility”:
EduWeb 2009 in Chicago, IL - “Internet Evolution Through the Eyes of a Deaf User and Web Professional”:
HighEd Web 2008 in Springfield, MO