Welcome to my page! I am a writer, speaker, activist and consultant focused on disability rights and climate change. At age 16, I joined the ranks of the nearly 2 billion people with disabilities worldwide after sustaining a spinal cord injury in a bicycle crash. My experience as a student at UC Berkeley introduced me to the vibrant disability rights community, and I've been involved in disability rights education ever since. Meanwhile, my studies focused on climate change, the built environment, and renewable energy – topics that become even more important by the day.

 I combined those passions in 2014 when I started the New Earth Disability blog and, later that year, as a Research Fellow at the World Institute on Disability in Berkeley, CA. In my 6 years at WID, I presented at numerous conferences and community events; co-managed grant-funded projects and contracts from foundations and state and regional agencies; and contributed to vital coalitions such as the California Disability and Disaster Coalition and the Bay Area Climate Adaptation Network. In 2020, I transitioned to private consulting through Accessible Climate Strategies, was a part-time Associate at Social Policy Research Associates, and currently serve as the part-time Deputy Director at the budding nonprofit Sustain Our Abilities.

 I am also a long-time contributor to New Mobility Magazine, with 37 bylines since 2015.