Investing In Accessibility

In this episode of Investing in Accessibility, co-hosts Kelvin Crosby and Chris Maher continue “Tales from the Innovation Showcase,” a special series of conversations recorded at the Accessible Innovation Showcase at The Schoolhouse Hotel, home of The Accessibility Lab.

For the fourth episode in the series, Kelvin and Chris sit down with Lee-Anne Reuber, founder and CEO of Sekond Skin Society, an inclusive fitness and we...

In this episode of Investing in Accessibility, co-hosts Kelvin Crosby and Chris Maher continue “Tales from the Innovation Showcase,” a special series of conversations recorded at the Accessible Innovation Showcase at The Schoolhouse Hotel in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia.

For the third episode in the series, Kelvin and Chris sit down with Pierre Paul, founder and CEO of We Hear You, the company behind the Hero Doo...

In this episode of Investing in Accessibility, co-hosts Kelvin Crosby and Chris Maher continue “Tales from the Innovation Showcase,” a special series of conversations recorded at the Accessible Innovation Showcase at The Schoolhouse Hotel in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia.

For the second episode in the series, Kelvin and Chris welcome back Bob Ludke, co-founder of Value Inclusion and author of Case Studies in Disab...

In this episode of Investing in Accessibility, co-hosts Kelvin Crosby and Chris Maher kick off “Tales from the Innovation Showcase,” a special series of conversations recorded at the Accessible Innovation Showcase at The Schoolhouse Hotel in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia.

The Showcase brought together entrepreneurs, investors, advocates, hospitality leaders, and members of the disability community to explore how i...

In this episode of Investing in Accessibility, co-hosts Kelvin Crosby and Chris Maher sit down with Bevon Joseph, founder and CEO of Grant Logic AI, to explore how artificial intelligence is transforming the way nonprofits, startups, and mission-driven organizations discover and secure grant funding.

Drawing on his experience in financial services and as the founder of the nationally recognized nonprofit Greenwood Project, Bevon sha...

In this episode of Investing in Accessibility, co-hosts Kelvin Crosby and Chris Maher sit down with Matt Eldridge, Executive Director of Realize Impact, for a fascinating conversation about unlocking philanthropic capital to fuel for-profit innovation and social impact.

Matt shares his unique career journey—from nonprofit leadership and startup entrepreneurship to leading an organization that helps move charitable dollars into...

In this episode of Investing in Accessibility, co-hosts Kelvin Crosby and Chris Maher sit down with Alan Schwarz, Pulitzer Prize-nominated journalist and managing editor at Forbes, for a behind-the-scenes look at The Accessibility 200— Forbes’ growing list recognizing the innovators, entrepreneurs, investors, and impact-makers shaping the future of accessibility.

Alan shares the unexpected origin story behind the list, f...

In this episode of Investing in Accessibility, co-hosts Kelvin Crosby and Chris Maher close out the Accelerator Series with Aarti Sahgal, founder and CEO of Synergies Work and the Synergy Seed Fund, for a powerful conversation about entrepreneurship, disability, and closing the disability wealth gap.

Aarti shares the personal journey that led her into the disability world—from navigating IEP meetings as an immigrant mother rai...

In this latest installment of our Accelerator Series, hosts Kelvin Crosby and Chris Maher sit down with Keevin O’Rourke, CEO of Multiple, a startup accelerator dedicated to advancing innovation in autism and neurodiversity tech.

Keevin shares his journey from early entrepreneurship—building college startups and navigating the highs and lows of the accelerator ecosystem—to leading Multiple, where he now supports fou...

In this installment of our Accelerator Series, hosts Kelvin Crosby and Chris Maher sit down with Molly Lazarus, Director of the U.S. accelerator at Remarkable—a global nonprofit funding and supporting startups building innovative solutions for the disability community.

Molly’s path to Remarkable is anything but conventional. From growing up alongside family members navigating ALS, to running summer camps for children wit...

In this installment of our Accelerator Series, Kelvin Crosby and Chris Maher sit down with Diego Mariscal, Founder and CEO of 2Gether-International—the largest accelerator supporting entrepreneurs with disabilities.

Diego shares his remarkable journey from growing up in Monterrey, Mexico, to launching a global organization that has supported over 700 founders. Born prematurely and living with cerebral palsy, Diego’s live...

In this episode of Investing in Accessibility, co-hosts Kelvin Crosby and Chris Maher launch the first installment of their new Accelerator Series, highlighting organizations that help disability-focused startups grow and scale their impact.

Their first guest is Varun Chandak, founder and executive director of Access to Success (ATS), a Toronto-based nonprofit accelerator supporting accessibility startups around the world. Varun sha...

In this episode of Investing in Accessibility, co-hosts Kelvin Crosby and Chris Maher take you behind the scenes at CES in Las Vegas—where accessibility took a major step forward with the first-ever dedicated Accessibility Stage.

After navigating the chaos of 150,000 attendees (and a few unforgettable “grab the backpack and go!” moments), Kelvin and Chris bring you a live recording of Chris’s CES panel: &ldqu...

In this episode of Investing in Accessibility, hosts Kelvin Crosby and Chris Maher sit down with Lauren Lobrano, Head of Accessibility and Global Disability Inclusion at Amazon’s Inclusive Experiences and Technology (IXT) group. Lauren shares her powerful journey from public service and humanitarian work with the American Red Cross and Wounded Warrior Project to leading accessibility efforts at one of the world’s larges...

In this in-person episode of Investing in Accessibility, Kelvin Crosby and Chris Maher are joined by returning guest Joe Devon—accessibility pioneer, GAAD co-founder, and longtime technologist—for a deep dive into one of the most urgent questions of our time: Is artificial intelligence being built accessibly?

Joe introduces AIMAC (AI Model Accessibility Checker), a new benchmark designed to measure how accessible AI-gene...

In this “CES All-Stars” episode, co-hosts Kelvin Crosby and Chris Maher team up as they track down the most exciting accessibility innovations on the CES Expo floor. From the company that helped spark this very podcast, to products that could redefine mobility, gaming, shopping, indoor navigation, and even how Deaf individuals experience music—this episode is a rapid-fire tour of the people and companies pushing a...

In this special year-end episode of Investing in Accessibility, hosts Kelvin Crosby and Chris Maher take a moment to reflect, celebrate, and look ahead.

As 2025 comes to a close, Kelvin and Chris revisit highlights from the podcast’s first full year—25 episodes featuring entrepreneurs, thought leaders, and innovators who are shaping a more accessible and inclusive world. From memorable guest conversations and shared laug...

In this episode of Investing in Accessibility, co-hosts Kelvin Crosby and Chris Maher sit down with Angela Lean, Senior Accessibility Program Lead at Microsoft, for a powerful conversation about turning disability into a true competitive advantage. Angela shares her lived experience of having a stroke at age 12, how her perspective shifted from “succeeding despite disability” to “succeeding because of it,” a...

In this episode of Investing in Accessibility, co-hosts Kelvin Crosby and Chris Maher kick off the holiday season with something special: a recorded panel from the RALLY Innovation Conference in Indianapolis.

Moderated by Jennison Asuncion (Head of Accessibility Engineering Evangelism at LinkedIn and co-founder of Global Accessibility Awareness Day), this conversation brings together four leaders shaping the future of disability tec...