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People Making an Impact

Tiffany Yu, an Asian American woman with long black hair, smiles while holding her book.

Tiffany Yu

Robert (Bob) Ludke

Catarina Rivera

Tiffany is a renowned author, speaker, and disability advocate.

Tiffany's Website

Catarina Rivera, a Latina woman with long curly dark hair, smiles outdoors in a tan jacket.

Catarina Rivera

Robert (Bob) Ludke

Catarina Rivera

Catarina is a renowned speaker and disability advocate. 

Catarina's Website

Bob Ludke, a white man in a business suit, smiles warmly in a black and white portrait.

Robert (Bob) Ludke

Robert (Bob) Ludke

Robert (Bob) Ludke

Bob Ludke is an author, and consultant, on a social mission.

Bob's LinkedIN

Mike, a blind white man wearing sunglasses, holds a white cane and smiles in front of a brick wall.

Mike Hess

Robert (Bob) Ludke

Robert (Bob) Ludke

Mike is the Founder of The Blind Institute of Technology.

BIT Website

Sam, a blind white man with a beard, smiles, holding a white cane against a muted green background.

Sam Seavey

Emily Ladau

Emily Ladau

Sam is a visually impaired content creator, an assistive‑tech expert, and an advocate. 

Sam's Website

Emily, a white woman with curly brown hair and glasses, sits in a wheelchair wearing a purple dress.

Emily Ladau

Emily Ladau

Emily Ladau

Emily is an author, disability rights activist, podcast co-host, and communications consultant.

Emily's Website

Molly, a blind white woman with purple hair, hugs her black guide dog wearing a rainbow bandana.

Molly Burke

Emily Ladau

Molly Burke

Molly is a blind content creator, motivational speaker, and disability advocate.
Molly's Website

Alice, an Asian American woman with a tracheostomy, sits in a wheelchair wearing a colorful top.

Alice Wong

Emily Ladau

Molly Burke

Alice is the Founder of the Disability Visibility Project, an author, and disability rights activist.

Alice's Website

Imani Barbarin, a Black woman with long locs, smiles brightly in a floral print top.

Imani Barbarin

Imani Barbarin

Imani Barbarin

Imani is a writer, speaker, and disability rights advocate.

Imani's Website

Haben Girma, a woman in a red dress, sits on a park bench beside her German Shepherd guide dog.

Haben Girma

Imani Barbarin

Imani Barbarin

Haben is a deafblind lawyer, public speaker, and author.

Haben's Website

Zach Anner, a white man in a red suit, smiles and holds a microphone in his power wheelchair.

Zach Anner

Imani Barbarin

Doug Roland

Zach is a comedian, TV writer, and disability advocate with cerebral palsy.

Zach's Website

Doug Roland, a white man in a light button-down shirt, smiles in front of a neutral wall.

Doug Roland

Imani Barbarin

Doug Roland

Doug is an independent filmmaker and director whose award-winning work, like Feeling Through, features a DeafBlind lead. 

Doug's Website

People Making an Impact

Robert Tarango, a bald Latino man in a blue suit, smiles widely at a formal event.

Robert Tarango

Yetnebersh Nigussie

Robert Tarango

Robert is the first DeafBlind actor to star in a film—Feeling Through—using his groundbreaking performance to redefine inclusion in cinema.

Meet Robert

Marlee Matlin, a white woman with blonde hair, smiles in a black turtleneck and gold blazer.

Marlee Matlin

Yetnebersh Nigussie

Robert Tarango

Marlee is an Oscar‑winning deaf actress, activist, and author. She has championed authentic representation and accessibility in entertainment..

Marlee's Website

Claudia Gordon, a Black woman with glasses and braided hair in a bun, smiles in a teal dress.

Claudia L. Gordon

Yetnebersh Nigussie

Yetnebersh Nigussie

Claudia is the first deaf Black female attorney in U.S. history—former White House disability policy advisor, now Chair of the National Council on Disability.

Claudia's LinkedIn

Yetnebersh, an Ethiopian woman in a blue wrap, smiles outdoors in front of a white building.

Yetnebersh Nigussie

Yetnebersh Nigussie

Yetnebersh Nigussie

Yetnebersh is an Ethiopian lawyer and activist who has been awarded the Right Livelihood Award for her work promoting education, inclusion, and the rights of people with disabilities.

Yetnebersh's Acceptance Speech

Charlie Kramer, a white man with a beard and glasses, smiles in a gray button-down shirt.

Charlie Kramer

Anastasia Pagonis

Charlie Kramer

Charlie is a legally blind disability life coach, speaker, musician, and accessibility consultant.

Charlie's Website

Cassidy Huff, a young white woman with long blonde hair and glasses, smiles in a white top.

Cassidy Huff

Anastasia Pagonis

Charlie Kramer

Cassidy is a disabled content creator, disability rights advocate, author, and service dog handler.

Cassidy's Website

Anastasia, a blind swimmer in a colorful swimsuit, sits poolside hugging her yellow Lab guide dog.

Anastasia Pagonis

Anastasia Pagonis

Anastasia Pagonis

Anastasia is a world-record-holding, Paralympic gold-medal swimmer and social media advocate who educates and inspires others on living joyfully with blindness.

Anastasia's Team USA Profile

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