Chancey Fleet, a Brooklyn-based accessibility advocate, coordinates technology education programs at the New York Public Library’s Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library.
Before joining the NYPL staff, Chancey co-founded the branch’s volunteer-powered technology coaching service, which pairs novice users of accessible technology with confident mentors who use accessibility features every day. In 2016, Chancey and her colleagues received an NYPL Innovation Grant for Dimensions,
a project that equips the community with free workshops and tools that blind and sighted people can use to make accessible raised-line graphics and 3d models for STEM activities, accessible representations of art, mapping and anything else library patrons would like to create.
Chancey was recognized as a 2017 Library Journal Mover and Shaker. She is an incoming 2018-2019 Fellow at the Institute for Data and Society, where she will work to spark community conversations about privacy, data transparency and ownership issues in Internet-connected accessibility tools. She proudly serves as the Vice President of the National Federation of the Blind of New York (NFB.org), part of a nationwide civil rights organization that believes in the power of blind people to transform their dreams into reality. Follow her @ChanceyFleet on
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An architect, planner and consultant living in the San Francisco Bay Area, Chris Downey is dedicated to creating more helpful and enriching environments for the blind and visually impaired. Whether working as a planning and programming team member or as a client representative, he draws on his unique perspective as a seasoned architect. His 20-year career has encompassed a broad range of award-winning projects, from custom residences to the Great Lakes Aquarium in Duluth, MN, and MIT’s Rotch Architectural Library. Chris joined the LightHouse Board in 2009.
A Licensed Clinical Psychologist in private practice in Seattle, Dr. David recently retired after a 25-year career at the VA Puget Sound Health Care System, where she served as a Staff Psychologist specializing in trauma treatment for male and female veterans. David has published two books in the field of blindness which have received wide acclaim; “Sites Unseen: Traveling the World without Sight,” the more recent of the two, promotes travel and serves as a resource guide for individuals with visual impairment. She received her PhD in Clinical Psychology from the University of Washington in 1991 and was on faculty as a Clinical Associate Professor with the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Washington until December 2015.
Don has over 25 years of work experience in the areas of Human Resources Administration and Disability Programs management. Brown is the CEO of Access Work Systems, a HR compliance Management consulting firm, which he founded in 2000. He is also certified as an Alternative Dispute Resolution Specialist and an Americans with Disabilities Act trainer by both the U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Don holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Clinical Psychology from San Francisco State University and a Human Resources Studies certificate from Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations. He enjoys gardening, cooking, reading psychological thrillers, hiking and spending down time with his guide dog.
