41st Annual CSUN Assistive Technology Conference Has Concluded

Featured Presentations

Start your conference day with our Featured Presentations. The following daily presentations are from 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM, starting on Wednesday and through Friday in the Platinum 6 Ballroom. The video recording of the Keynote Address will be available within one day at www.CSUNATC.TV.

Wednesday, March 11 - Nike - Innovating for All Athletes

Summary: Join us to learn how athlete insights, from Nike signed athletes to sport obsessed employees, drive breakthrough adaptive innovation across footwear, apparel and accessories. This session will highlight how lived experiences shape solutions designed to serve all athletes, because at Nike, we believe that if you have a body, you are an athlete.

Detailed Description: At Nike, the voice of the athlete* guides everything we do. That voice comes from both Nike signed athletes and our own employees – Olympians, Paralympians and sport obsessed teammates whose lived experiences power product breakthroughs. This session highlights how athlete insight guides adaptive innovation across Nike footwear, apparel and accessories.

*If you have a body, you are an athlete.

  • Carissa Rudolf
  • Clark Rachfal
  • Kristine Morich
  • Noah Malone
  • Tatyana McFadden

Thursday, March 12 - What’s New in Google Accessibility

Summary: Join us to hear announcements from several Google teams about products, tools, and features. We’ve made a lot of progress in the last year and we’re excited to share a few highlights with you all!

Detailed Description: At Google, our mission is to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful – this absolutely includes people with disabilities. There have been many accessibility updates across Google products over the past year. This session will feature members of various Google teams sharing the stage to provide recent highlights. The group will cover updates from Gemini, Android, Pixel, Chrome, YouTube, Workspace and many other important areas across the company.

  • Perrin Anto
  • NM Dayton
  • James Stout
  • Anna Chou
  • Jing He

Friday, March 13 - Assistive Technology at Meta: Innovations with Ray-Ban Meta and Neural Band

Summary: Join us for an engaging conversation featuring leading members from Meta, each bringing unique expertise in the field of assistive technology. This session will spotlight Meta’s groundbreaking work with Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses and the Neural Band, exploring how recent research and innovations could transform accessibility and empower users with diverse needs.

Detailed Description: Discover how wearable technology can enhance real-time communication, navigation, and independence for people with disabilities. Learn about the latest research in neural interfaces and how they can enable intuitive, hands-free interaction with digital devices. The team will also share firsthand accounts of how these technologies are making a difference in daily life.

  • Maxine Williams
  • Marc Bourget
  • Fan Zhang
  • Agustya Mehta