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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A. Laura Brody sculpts for the human body and its vehicles. She is the founder of Opulent Mobility, a series of exhibits that re-imagine disability as opulent and powerful. She is also the host of Genius Teatime, a series of talks that explore fascinating folks from all walks of life. Recently her curatorial work expanded with exhibits on the Goddess in all her forms and commentary on the Plague. Ms. Brody is a skilled and innovative artist, curator, and educator who re-imagines disability as something to celebrate, not fear. Along with her disability arts community she builds opportunities and starts genuine conversations about diversity, access, and inclusion.
A product designer on a mission to make accessibility easy to digest for everyone who wants to get on board. 67% of the accessibility flaws happen during the design stage and I'm proposing simple rituals that can avoid basic mistakes. Currently working as a product designer in Singapore, contributing to the MATF at W3C as an invited expert, and actively sharing tips and tricks on accessibility through my blog on Substack.
Alexis Lucio (they/them) is a queer chicanx femme from Southern California. They are currently a Senior Accessibility Designer at GitHub, where they develop educational ecosystems for product folks and integrate accessibility best practices into the product development life cycle, including inclusive user research. Their unique lens of disability, race/ethnicity, and gender identity have driven Alexis to successfully grow and lead employee resource groups (ERGs) and speak at conferences from axe-con, CSUN, and even Technica, the world's largest hackathon for underrepresented genders in tech.
Outside of work, Alexis actively engages with QTBIPOC (queer, trans, black, indigenous, people of color) and disabled communities through performance art and social justice to ensure their voices are heard and amplified in their accessibility work.
Hi! I'm Alice and I have a huge passion for all things video games. My expertise lies within GCAG, applying that to indie games and teaching new developers how they can make their games more accessible.
I have lived experience of my own disabilities and done some consultancy in the past around making physical events more accessible too.
Alice Orrù is a multilingual content writer and translator with a penchant for accessibility, software localization, and WordPress. She co-authored the first handbook in Italian on inclusive and accessible writing for the web (Scrivi e lascia vivere, edizioni Flacowski). Since 2020, she has trained dozens of Italian and international companies on best practices of inclusive and accessible writing for the web. She has been collaborating with the WordPress community as a speaker and trainer since 2016. In October 2024 she spoke at the global WordPress Accessibility Day event with a talk entitled Practical Text Accessibility Tips for Content Creators.
Alicia is a Senior Product Manager overseeing the accessibility portfolio at Bell who solves problems at the intersection where business goals, human needs, and technology meet.
I am a visually-impaired web designer and developer who cares deeply about digital access. I’ve been practicing web development for almost 15 years, then entered the digital accessibility space about 8 years ago. I’ve presented virtually about getting started in web accessibility and even blogged about my own journey to certification via 100 Days of A11y. For a short while I was an invited expert with the W3C to collaborate on making platforms accessible.
Amy Pedid is an Inclusive Brand Strategist and Accessibility-led Art Director dedicated to making branding a tool for connection, equity, and impact.
With a BFA in Communication Design from the University of North Texas, she has led branding and marketing campaigns for Fortune 500 companies, only to discover a critical gap in most brand guides: accessibility. Now, she helps creative leaders future-proof their brands through ethical, inclusive, and responsible branding that removes barriers and fosters belonging.
Through brand audits, strategy sessions, and marketing design, Amy ensures that design and messaging work for everyone.
When she’s not in Photoshop or Canva, Amy is exploring art museums, playing turn-based video games, or chasing her toddler. She’s currently open to speaking and collaborating with universities, companies, and startups passionate about inclusive initiatives.
I'm a hard of hearing UX & UI Designer and Accessibility Consultant with a background spanning diverse industries, from finance and public services, to healthcare, e-commerce, energy, and news media.
With a commitment to user-centric design, I thrive on creating meaningful experiences and solutions that prioritize accessibility, ensuring that no one is left behind in the digital landscape and nowhere else. I firmly believe that you can't produce good design if you dismiss people.
In my leisure time, I'm an avid reader, I express myself through visual storytelling with the help of my camera lens, and find solace and inspiration in mountain hikes.
I’m a Senior Accessibility Consultant and Director of Tab‑able, specialising in WCAG 2.2 AAA audits, practical guidance, and helping teams build things that work for everyone. I’ve spent more than a decade auditing websites, apps, design systems, and complex user journeys across the UK, Australia, and beyond.
Before starting Tab‑able, a digital accessibility consultancy, I worked with Intopia, TPGi, Nomensa, and Investis Digital across hands‑on audits, design reviews, user testing, and accessibility strategy. I’m also a long‑time WordPress contributor and hold IAAP CPWA, WAS, and CPACC certifications.
I care about making accessibility approachable.
Andrew Somers is Director of Research at Inclusive Reading Technologies Inc., a California nonprofit focused on improving readability for all. Currently developing the APC Readability Criteria, a next-gen set of guidelines for visual accessibility and readability. He is available for consulting, speaking, seminars, and conducting focused research.
Andrew has more than 35 years of professional media experience in the Hollywood film and television industry. As a recognized industry guru and technology evangelist, he’s worked with design, color, digital imaging, typography, lighting, cinematography, and visual effects.
Several years ago, Andrew’s eyesight became severely impaired due to early onset cataracts and related complications. Not to allow decades of color vision knowledge go to waste, he refocused his research toward visual accessibility. As an Invited Expert at W3C/WAI, he was research lead with the Visual Contrast group, and developed the APCA contrast method.
Ann is a queer settler with disabilities passionate about increasing awareness of accessible pedagogy and inclusive education. She has been working in higher education for almost 20 years and has a podcast on accessible pedagogy called Accessagogy.
Her PhD focused on the sensory, and she has published articles on inclusive pedagogy. She has a certificate in curriculum development and instructional design and has worked as an instructional designer, curriculum developer, and educational developer. She has facilitated workshops, given keynotes, and many presentations on accessible pedagogy and inclusion.