2026 Symposium Speakers
2026 Access, Innovation & Disability Symposium Speakers
Our list of speakers is growing as we get closer to the event! Check back often to see the latest additions.
Lina Belaissaoui
Undergraduate Student, Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences
CharmaineÌýTurner
Founder, Certified Life and Health & Wellness Coach
Exalting Wellness Coaching & Consulting
Melanie Peffer
Author, Biology Everywhere Founder
Jason Van Rossum
Supported Education Specialist, Colorado State University
Rachel Weaver
Author, Writing Teaching Faculty
Ryan Pollard
Professor, Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences, Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder
Janet Y. Tsai
Teaching Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder
Julie Steinbrenner
Teaching Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder
Jeremy A. Koch
Assistant Teaching Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder
Sarah Adams
PhD Candidate, Linguistics, Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder
Emma Bornheimer
PhD Candidate, Linguistics, Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder
Marcella J. Schieffelin
Founder, Justice Care
Alexandra Chapman
Assistant Director, Student Testing Center, Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder
Ulises Mendoza
Assistant Director, Disability Services, Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder
Kimberly Warner
Author, Unfixed
Dulce Valenzuela
Undergraduate, Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, Women and Gender Studies
Judy Sandler
Author, What Kind of Mother: A Reckoning
Sonja Bones
Program Manager, Center for Cultural Connections & Community, Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder
Ami Garry
Consultant, Colorado Daylight Partnership
Paula DuPont
Deaf Disabled Therapist, WellPower
Marja Possner
Community Advocate, Deaf Overcoming Violence through Empowerment (DOVE)
River M. Frank
Assistant Teaching Professor, Linguistics, Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder
Audra McCorkle-Geng
Assistant Teaching Professor, Linguistics, Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder
Paloma Lozano
Audio Editor, The Native Horse Story Project Podcast