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Catarina Rivera
Catarina Rivera, MSEd, MPH, CPACC is a disabled public speaker and DEI consultant with over 14 years of experience in the public sector. Catarina works with companies to improve accessibility and inclusion, retain employees, and design better products. She is the founder of Blindish Latina, a platform smashing disability stigmas through storytelling, advocacy, and training. Catarina has worn hearing aids from a young age and was diagnosed with progressive vision loss at 17 years old. Catarina has a BA from Duke University, an MSEd from Bank Street College of Education, and an MPH from Hunter College. She is a Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies (IAAP). She is a member of RespectAbility's National Disability Speakers Bureau and. Catarina is also committed to social justice.