Elise Roy
Deaf Designer | Accessibility & Inclusive Innovation
About
Elise Roy is a deaf designer and advocate for inclusive technology. As the founder of Deaftropolis, she pioneers products and services that empower people with disabilities.
Elise's TED talk on designing for disability has reached over 1 million views, challenging audiences to rethink accessibility. She has advised companies like Google and Microsoft on building more inclusive products.
Elise's keynotes provide a human-centered lens on innovation, showing how designing for the margins leads to better experiences for all.
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When we design for disability, we all benefit
"I believe that losing my hearing was one of the greatest gifts I've ever received," says Elise Roy. As a disability rights lawyer and design thinker, she knows that being Deaf gives her a unique way of experiencing and reframing the world -- a perspective that could solve some of our largest problems. As she says: "When we design for disability first, you often stumble upon solutions that are better than those when we design for the norm."
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