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Jess focuses on disability-led practices. Balancing lived experience with community spaces in her discussions.
A white disabled woman smiles with a cappuccino. At a counter in her power wheelchair. She has green eyes, and brown-silver hair. Wearing a white collared shirt over a black jumpsuit. Photo and editing by Garry Tran.
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Jess does not represent a community alone, but believes in building accessible futures. Which means having genuine discourse. Her ideals may not align with others, and that's okay! Disabled spaces and experiences are not a monolith. Skip to anchor links provided for work events and features.
October 19, 2024
3 Point Perspective 2024 panel talk with Bayode Gegeoju and Anny Garcia moderated by Davide Dorigo of Sudbury Design Society. Presented by Design de Plume.
External link. Live event. Recorded with post-event access to those who registered.
July 10, 2024
Navigating Life as a Disabled-Canadian. Internal presentation on accessibility and design. In person session with questions and answers.
External link. Private event. Recorded with an auto-generated transcript.
May 21, 2024
How disability shaped my practices. Guest speaker for the NextGen Program by AccessStudio. Live presentation with a questions and answers segment.
External link. Private event with ASL and pre-written transcript. Recording with closed captions.
May 15, 2024
Internal Lunch n' Learn for illo Creative Alliance inc. Live virtual session with a questions and answers segment.
External link. Private event with automated captions. Recording with transcript and closed captions.
April 10, 2024
Annual guest presenter to the Disability, Accessibility and Design class taught by Claudine Jaenichen. Under the Graphic Design Program at Chapman University.
External link. Private event with automated captions and pre-written transcript. Not recorded.
January 17, 2024
Co-presenter with Hugh Boyle and Bob Wagner of Doable Agency for WPI virtual events.
External link. Free virtual private event with access to a recording for internal guests.
October 20, 2023
One of many presenters at the A11yTO Conference hosted at Microsoft in the CIBC Square in Toronto and online.
External link. Live presentation with CART, ASL, and recordings. Private event not available to the public.
October 20, 2022
Presenter for a student-led exhibition. Segment curated by Djamal at FH Potsham University of Applied Sciences.
Internal page. Pre-recorded with closed captions and transcript. Q and A not recorded.
July 13, 2022
Panel segment for The Juice – Deloitte Digital Conference. Guest speaker along with Fahad Khawaja, Gabriell Hall, and Emani Figaro. Facilitated by Mallory Shoemaker.
External link. Private event not available to the public.
May 19, 2022
One on one chat with Zariah Cameron part of Ally for GAAD [Global Accessibility Awareness Day].
External link. Recorded with live transcript. Not available for the public.
April 21, 2022
1 of 9 presenters for Tech Access Oklahoma 2022 online conference. Hosted by Oklahoma ABLE Tech.
External link. Pre-recorded with closed captions. Q and A with live caption and ASL. Accessible PDF handout. Recording available for registered attendees.
November 16, 2021
1 of many presenters for The Design + Accessibility Summit. Hosted by Creative Pro.
External link. Pre-recorded with closed captions and accessible PDF handout. Recording available to registered attendees.
November 10, 2021
1 of many guest presenters for Design ReThinkers 2021 virtual event. Hosted by RGD.
External link. Google Slide deck and Doc transcript. Recording of this event for registered attendees.
August 31, 2021
Sole presenter for a private internal team workshop. Hosted by Table XI.
External link. Google Slides deck. Event recording unavailable for the public.
June 26, 2021
Violent v.s. Non-Violent Allyship panel for the WATBD 2021 Conference: Designing and Organizing for Black Liberation. Guest speaker with Shabnam Kashani, Juan Villanueva, Heather Lee Nguyen and Aaron Draplin. Moderated by Ritesh Gupta. Hosted by Where are the Black Designers?
External link. YouTube video with ASL. WATBD Conference set to the panel.
March 11, 2021
Sole presenter for a workshop presentation. Hosted by Wethos.
Internal page. Live with auto-captions. Adapted by Jess to include closed captions, Q and A, and transcript.
February 4, 2021
1 of 6 presenters for Practice Makes: Accessibility. Hosted by Digital Products, an Accenture Studio.
Internal page. Pre-recorded with closed captions and transcript. Q and A segment not recorded.
December 13, 2020
1 of 12 guest speakers for Speak On It! Allies in Action. Hosted by Black Designers Ignite.
Internal page. Live with auto-captions. Adapted transcript by Jess.