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.
Stephanie Thomas
Keynote Speaker, Disability Rights Advocate
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, ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Æƽâ°æÏÂÔØ
Janet Y. Tsai
Teaching Professor, Mechanical Engineering, ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Æƽâ°æÏÂÔØ
Julie Steinbrenner
Teaching Professor, Mechanical Engineering, ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Æƽâ°æÏÂÔØ
Jeremy A. Koch
Assistant Teaching Professor, Mechanical Engineering, ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Æƽâ°æÏÂÔØ
Sarah Adams
PhD Candidate, Linguistics, ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Æƽâ°æÏÂÔØ
Emma Bornheimer
PhD Candidate, Linguistics, ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Æƽâ°æÏÂÔØ
Marcella J. Schieffelin
Founder, Justice Care
Alexandra Chapman
Assistant Director, Student Testing Center, ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Æƽâ°æÏÂÔØ
Ulises Mendoza
Assistant Director, Disability Services, ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Æƽâ°æÏÂÔØ
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, ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Æƽâ°æÏÂÔØ
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, ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Æƽâ°æÏÂÔØ
Audra McCorkle-Geng
Assistant Teaching Professor, Linguistics, ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Æƽâ°æÏÂÔØ
Paloma Lozano
Audio Editor, The Native Horse Story Project Podcast
JenniferÌýWu
PhD Student, Mechanical Engineering
Daphne Parker
Undergraduate, Psychology, Sociology