Speaking
I’ve spoken and facilitated workshops in academia and industry at places such as CSUN, axe-con, Figma, Carnegie Mellon, and AccessU. Please reach out if you’re interested in booking!
Upcoming: CSUN 2027 with Chancey Fleet; Practical Lessons from Running a Graphics Lab While Blind
CSUN 2026
AI Co-Design for Tactile Graphics: Potential, Pitfalls & Prompts
Conference Presenter
John Slatin AccessU 2025
Nonvisual Design Tools & Techniques
Conference Presenter
axe-con 2024
Multisensory Design: Accessibility as a Creative Practice for Designers
Conference Presenter
NY Tech Alliance
Accessibility Edition (GAAD 2026)
Presenter
Figma
A11y Series: Building Accessible Products Panel
Panelist
Inclusive Design 24 (#id24)
Inclusive Methods for Co-Design Between Blind and Sighted Designers
Conference Presenter
axe-con 2023
Maker/Space: a DIY, Accessible Workflow for Tactile Graphics Used in Zero-Gravity Flight
Conference Presenter
No Such Thing Podcast with Marc Lesser
A New Toolkit For Multisensory Museum Learning
Podcast Guest
University of Washington
Inclusive Design in Computing: A Panel Discussion
Panelist
NYPL’s Accessible Technology Conference 2025
Designing Tactile Graphics for Museum Artifacts
Conference Presenter
A11yBay Meetup: Bay Area Accessibility and Inclusive Design
Creating Tactile Graphics with Technology
Presenter
Design Week 2023: Future of Connections
Problems and Possibilities Panel
Panelist
Andrew Heiskell Braille & Talking Book Library
Tactile Art Teach-in ’24
Lecturer & Facilitator
Andrew Heiskell Braille & Talking Book Library
Tactile Art Teach-in ’23
Lecturer & Facilitator
HASTAC: Critical Making & Social Justice
The Nonvisual Arts: A Workshop Exploring Tactile Design for Accessibility
Conference Presenter & Facilitator
Hunter College
Accessible Education Tools
Guest Lecturer
Council for Museum Anthropology Virtual Symposium
Designing, Producing, and Preserving Accessible Touch Objects for Museums
Conference Presenter
Eyebeam: Digital Day Camp
Accessible Smart Cities and the Digital Twin
Guest Lecturer
Museum Computer Network (MCN)
Touch and Multi-sensory Experiences: Developing Safe and Inclusive Practices During Covid-19
Conference Presenter
Carnegie Mellon
HCII Access Seminar: Soldering
Panelist
CSUN Assistive Technology Conference
Dimensions: Building & Growing an Open Tactile Graphics Lab [Presentation cancelled due to Covid]
Conference Co-presenter
Sketching in Hardware
Nonvisual Making
Conference Presenter
NYPL’s Accessible Technology Conference 2023
Accessible Co-Design Methods for Tactile Graphic Creation
Conference Presenter
University of Michigan
Accessibility Careers ’26 Panel
Panelist