My professional background includes work as an acdemic and social couselor as well as a special educator. My professional and research interests focus on universal design and assistive technolgy. Additionally, I have an interest in using technology to share information, such as a virtual tour of a museum, allowing people from around the glode to engage in the pursuit of knowledge. As the Co-Founder of the Watermen's Heritage Foundation, I am interested in collecting and archving artifacts to be shared with others through an online databes. I also have professional expericne as a educational data specialist.