2025 Presenters
Keynote Speaker
Belinda Worley
Senior Product Manager, Xbox (Microsoft)
Belinda Worley holds a BSE in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Michigan Ann Arbor and a Master's in Technical Management from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University. Before joining Microsoft, she held various engineering and leadership roles at The Boeing Company and served in senior product management positions at Amazon, including Robotics and Drones.
At Microsoft, her current role is in the Xbox Gaming Devices Ecosystem (GDE) organization where she works on accessibility and other gaming accessories. Prior to GDE, she worked on the Surface 2:1 product line and accessories.
Belinda is passionate about volunteering and supports non-profit organizations focused on Accessibility, STEAM, and mental health. In her spare time, she enjoys traveling with their 15-year-old son, Anthony, who is non-verbal autistic.
Presenters
Annastashia Blesi
Assistant Director, The Miller Center for Student Disability Services
Annastashia Blesi (she/her) currently serves as the Assistant Director of the Miller Center for Student Disability Services where she works closely with students and the broader Miami community to ensure disability access within the university experience. Annastashia brings her lived experience as a disabled woman both into this space and in the classroom where she teaches DST 272: Exploring Disability Studies. She holds a master’s degree in College Student Personnel from Bowling Green State University and is currently enrolled in the Educational Leadership doctoral program at Miami where she is studying disability identity development for those with dynamic disabilities.
Laura Fathauer
Senior Web Accessibility Specialist, AccessMU Center
Laura Fathauer (she/her) is the Senior Web Accessibility Specialist at the AccessMU Center. She has a B.S. in Mathematics from Antioch College and an M.S. in Mathematics from Wright State University. She has previously presented on accessibility in Higher Education and on captioning at the CSUN Assistive Technology conference, held annually in California.
Kit Kirby
Interim Coordinator of Faculty Engagement, Miami Online
Kit Kirby is the Manager of Technical Support and Training for Miami Online. She earned her MFA from UCLA in Design Media Arts in 2019 with a focus on digital performance and game design and also has a BFA in Graphic Design from Boston University. Beyond a passion for the intersection of technology and creativity, Kit is also an avid hiker, fossil-collector, and painter.
Karen O'Hara
Digital Accessibility Specialist, AccessMU Center
In her role as Digital Accessibility Specialist, Karen (she/her) remediates documents for accessibility and ensures that students registered with the Miller Center obtain accessible textbook formats. During her time at Miami she has also specialized in technical documentation, web content, and marketing. For over 20 years, she has taught sections of EGS 215 (Workplace Writing) and ENG 313 (Technical Writing) at Miami Regionals. Karen holds a B.A. in Music and an M.A. in Technical and Scientific Communication from Miami University.
Eliza Quinn-Alger
Accessible Technology Coordinator, AccessMU Center
ElizaMarie Quinn-Alger is the Accessible Technology Coordinator at AccessMU Center. She holds a Master of Science degree in Disability Services in Higher Education from the City University of New York, and a BS from the University of Connecticut in Disability Studies, plus a minor in Human Development and Family Studies. ElizaMarie is passionate about supporting students with disabilities, helping them learn and adapt to the various Assistive Technology tools readily available. In her role as Accessibility Coordinator, she has a wide variety of responsibilities working with students, staff, and faculty, including ASL Overlay, coordinating caption support for live events and recorded learning.
Jessica Rea
Director of Web Marketing, University Communications and Marketing
Jessica Rea is the Director of Web Marketing in the office of University Communications and Marketing, where she leads a team of eight who help support and maintain Miami's marketing web presence. Her team works closely with the AccessMU Center to monitor and maintain template and content accessibility across Miami’s sites. She has worked in corporate website consulting, building front-end user interfaces for clients, and in higher education, where she has worked at Miami for the past 17 years. She went to school at Miami University for graphic design, where she originally gained a passion for website creation.
Hope Sweeney
Access Coordinator, Miller Center for Student Disability Services
Hope is a disabled scholar and practitioner with over 30 years of experience in counseling, disability services, and social service leadership. She holds a Master’s in Clinical Counseling and is completing her Ph.D. in Educational Leadership, Culture, and Curriculum at Miami University, where her research focuses on disability justice in education. At Miami, she serves as an instructor for DST 272: Exploring Disability Studies and as an Access Coordinator in the Miller Center.
Miami University is committed to providing an inclusive and equitable event experience. If you need disability related accommodations (e.g. interpreter, captioning, materials in an accessible format) to facilitate full participation please contact the Miller Center by phone at 513-529-1541, Ohio Relay 711 or SDS@MiamiOH.edu at least three business days prior to the event.
