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Thought Leadership: Accessible Systems, Ethical AI, & Web Sustainability

I regularly present research, keynotes, and workshops at premier global conferences—focusing on the intersections of digital accessibility, AI policy, public sector equity, web sustainability, and human-centered design methodology.

“Jen is a consummate professional. She is a superb designer with an in-depth understanding of the code and other underpinnings that make interactive design work as well as it can look. She’s also a helluva good writer!”

Upcoming & Featured Presentations

• M-Enabling Summit (October 5–7, 2026) | Arlington, VA
  Panel: Designing for Real Life: Lived Experience, Human Behavior, and Trust in Accessible Systems. Co-panelists from T-Mobile, NAV (Norwegian Directorate of Labour and Welfare), and Salesforce.

  Focus Areas: Inclusive Systems Design | Human Behavior | Digital Trust | Cross-Sector Leadership

• W3C Technical Plenary & Advisory Committee (TPAC) (October 26–30, 2026) | Dublin, Ireland
  Presentation: Draft Equity Maturity Model Status. Co-presenter Beckett LeClair.

  Focus Areas: W3C Standards | Equity Maturity Model | Global Web Governance | Inclusion Frameworks

Speaking & Conference Presentations

Accessible AI, Chatbots, & Conversational UI

• CSUN Assistive Technology Conference (March 2026) | Anaheim, CA
  Dual Presentations: Playbook for Accessible Chatbots and AI Agents, Lived Experience as Critical Data

  Focus Areas: Conversational UI | AI Agents | Qualitative Research | Lived Experience Data

• Grace Hopper Celebration (AnitaB.org) (November 2025) | Chicago, IL
  Dual Presentations: Playbook for Accessible Chatbots and AI Agents, Rigorous Qualitative Human-Centered Methods to Inform Criteria for Broadening Participation in Institutions and Organizations

  Focus Areas: AI Accessibility | Conversational Design | Women in Tech Leadership | Qualitative Research | Broadening Participation | Institutional Equity | Academic Policy

• CSUN Assistive Technology Conference (March 2024) | Anaheim, CA
  Fireside Chat: Equitable Accessibility (Global Stream on CSUN ATC YouTube).

  Focus Areas: Equity in Tech | Universal Access | Industry Standards

Equity, Intersectionality, & Public Policy

• AccessNow RightsCon (2025/2026) | Taipei, Taiwan; Lusaka, Zambia; Remote
  Remote Workshop: Compounding Taxes: Impacts of Disability & Intersectionality. Co-presenters: Ronna ten Brink and Mariam Chahine

  Focus Areas: Disability Rights | Intersectional Policy | Systemic Barriers | Global Digital Rights

• American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference (June 2025) | Montreal, Canada
  Paper Presentation: Rigorous Qualitative Human-Centered Methods to Inform Criteria for Broadening Participation in Institutions and Organizations.

  Focus Areas: Qualitative Research | Broadening Participation | Institutional Equity | Academic Policy

• Knowbility’s AccessU (May 2024) | Austin, TX
  Session: Compounding Taxes: Overlapping Barriers and Disability Workshop.

  Focus Areas: Systemic Accessibility | Universal Design | Educational Workshops

🌱 Web Sustainability & Progressive Enhancement

• CSUN Assistive Technology Conference (March 2025) | Anaheim, CA
  Presentation: Progressive Enhancement vs. Graceful Degradation: An Ethical Issue.

  Focus Areas: Web Ethics | Front-End Architecture | Progressive Enhancement | Digital Inclusion

• Accessing Higher Ground (November 2024) | Denver, CO
  Presentation: Fight Climate Change with Digital Accessibility and the Web Sustainability Guidelines.

  Focus Areas: Web Sustainability Guidelines (WSG) | Climate Tech | Digital Footprint | W3C Standards

Updating Information - I need to step away for a bit…

• Three talks at CSUN Assistive Technology Conference, Anaheim, CA, March 19–22, 2024
  • Fight Climate Change with Digital Accessibility
    Fight Climate Change PowerPoint 6.3MB slides on Github
  • Compounding Taxes: Impacts of Disability and Intersectionality
    Compounding Taxes PowerPoint 9.1MB slides on Github
  • Fireside Chat on Equitable Accessibility
    available globally on CSUN ATC YouTube, Wednesday, March 20, 2024
• The Context of You, World IA Day, Richmond

Writing

I used to write on Medium.

• What’s your process? Here’s mine.
• What does a designer actually do?
• We don’t need experts on stages.

Photography

In years past I won awards for my photography, and still love to take pictures. I practice what I call walking meditation with photos.