Disability Pride Celebration 2026 Event Schedule

Dr. Wanda Diaz-Merced, an astrophysicist who is blind, uses sound through sonification to map space and astrophysical data will be speaking about her work and giving a demonstration of how it works. Wanda also coauthored a book called Wanda Hears the Stars.

More info on Wanda: https://royalsociety.org/about-us/who-we-are/diversity-inclusion/case-studies/scientists-with-disabilities/wanda-diaz-merced/

Dr. Mitra research focuses on the reproductive health of women with disabilities. More information on Dr. Mitra: https://scholarworks.brandeis.edu/esploro/profile/monika_mitra/overview.

Juniper Eisenberg is a blind innovator passionate about math accessibility. Juniper also is a co-author and illustrator of a multi-modal children's book. Chi-Hoon Kim is Juniper’s mother, a tactile literacy advocate at BrailleForward.org.

Anna Voelker is an award-winning accessibility specialist and the Co-Founder and Executive Director of AstroAccess, a prominent initiative dedicated to advancing disability inclusion in human space exploration. They also serve as the founder and Executive Director of SciAccess, the international nonprofit parent organization that promotes STEM accessibility globally.

An internationally acclaimed American jazz pianist, composer, and teacher who gained early fame as a prodigious musical savant. Diagnosed with autism at age three, he taught himself to play the piano at age six.

Abilities Dance Boston is a prominent non-profit dance company and advocacy organization dedicated to promoting disability justice through adaptive dance education, accessible performances, and community engagement. Founded in 2017 by Executive and Artistic Director Ellice Patterson, the organization provides a professional space for adult dancers with and without disabilities to collaborate, choreograph, and perform.

They are performing excerpts from their Firebird Part 2 ballet. Check out the restaging this September 18-20 at ticketstripe.com/adbfirebird926.

Adrian Anantawan is an internationally acclaimed violinist, educator, and advocate whose distinguished career spans international performance, artistic innovation, and accessibility. Through his work, he redefines musical excellence, leadership, and inclusion for audiences today.

At Technotonin, we believe mobility should be available for everyone. We're developing a device to turn your manual wheelchair electric in under 10 seconds. Come check it out!

We design inclusive technologies that support accessibility, communication, and connection across sensory worlds—from assistive tools for people with disabilities to multisensory systems for human-animal interaction.

We believe that the best solutions come from working directly with the people who need them most. We’re a community of students, engineers, and co-designers working to make the world more accessible to everyone.

Our first product uses the principle "sight for sound." In essence, when you can't hear what someone is saying, the glasses let you see what they're saying. We have XanderGlasses available at the Museum to use for our theaters!

Learn how to codesign and prototype assistive technologies for the disabled community. Come design and build with us!

More information on E2E:  https://engineer2empower.com/.

Autism Society of Massachusetts provides information, referral and training services across Massachusetts.

We are a disability rights/advocacy non-profit that serves the greater Boston area. We mentor and set independent living goals with youth and adults with disabilities. The youth team facilitates life and professional development workshops for young adults ages 14-21.

Powered by Mountain Lakes Public Library Makerspace, Braille Forward is a social impact project for Braille and tactile literacy. Our mission is to educate, raise awareness, and give back by developing Universally Designed 3D-printed resources.

Our mission is to provide services to ensure children and adults with disabilities have equal opportunities to live, learn, work, and play.

"Harvard's Laboratory for Developmental Studies, a group of developmental labs in the Psychology Department at Harvard University, do studies with infants and children to understand how they perceive and reason about the world around them."

HLAA Boston is an all-volunteer non-profit (501 c3) offering information, peer counseling, support and community for those with hearing loss... and advocating for their interest locally.

The Massachusetts Commission for the Blind provides services, advocacy, and supports that promote independence, employment, accessibility, and full community participation for individuals who are blind or visually impaired.

See3D is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that leads a volunteer initiative to design, print and distribute 3D printed models for blind and low vision people globally, to increase tactile access to information.

The mission of the Underground Bookshelf is to celebrate diverse perspectives in literature, enabling minorities, women, queer folks, and people with disabilities to see themselves reflected in the art/ media they consume.