PROJECT MANAGERS
HI! I'M ANITA (SHE/HER), CO-PROJECT MANAGER
I am one of the Project Managers for AccessIT. I'm a third year GCM student still deciding on a concentration, with a minor in Communications Studies. I'm very excited to both learn and share about accessible design of digital spaces through this project. I hope we can illuminate the importance of accessibility to make online media more inclusive!
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Fun Fact: When I’m bored I like to make really short frame-by-frame animations and draw, sometimes paint. And my favourite holiday is Halloween
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HI! I'M AFRAH (SHE/HER), CO-PROJECT MANAGER
I am a third year GCM student pursuing a concentration in Packaging and a minor in Communication Design. I am super passionate about creating accessible content online! I cannot wait for you all to experience what we have in store for you. I hope you learn something new about digital accessibility!
Fun Fact: I love finding new creative outlets in my free time. My current obsession is paint by numbers!
MARKETING TEAM
HI! I'M ASHLEY LARCOMBE (SHE/HER), MARKETING LEAD
I am a third year GCM student pursuing a concentration in Packaging and a minor in Communication Design. I am very interested in learning new ways to make online applications more accessible for everyone as well as working with our marketing team to get the message out on how to achieve accessibility for all online.
Fun Fact: I am a massive MARVEL nerd.
HI! I'M MICHELLE N. (SHE/HER), GRAPHIC DESIGNER
I am currently a third year GCM student hoping to pursue a concentration in packaging. As a Graphic Designer for our company AccessIT, I work alongside with Marisa in creating online content with accessibility in mind for those with disabilities. My goal is to be as inclusive as possible. As a team, AccessIT strives to bring awareness in terms of accessibility in web design. 


Fun Fact: I love video editing and creating fashion content so I create YouTube videos in my free time.
HI! I'M MARISA (SHE/HER), GRAPHIC DESIGNER
I am a third year GCM student and looking to pursue a minor in communication design. I’m working alongside Michelle N. as Graphic Designer in hope to make the web more accessible! I’m so excited to see what our AccessIT team, will accomplish!
Fun Fact: You’d probably catch me drawing and taking pictures on my free time!
HI! I'M ARISHA (SHE/HER), WEB DESIGNER
I'm in my third year at GCM and am planning on pursuing a concentration in publishing. I am excited to be on this journey with you as we learn about accessibility on the web so that the next time you see web content you see what was done well and what is lacking! I am passionate about design and accessibility and hope that you take something away from this!
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Fun Fact: I NEED coffee to function.
HI! I'M JULIA (SHE/HER), SOCIAL MEDIA
I am a 3rd-year Graphic Communications Management student at Ryerson, and I cannot wait to get back on campus!
Fun fact: My new and very therapeutic hobby is doing crochet.
BLOG TEAM
HI! I'M KATRIN (SHE/HER), BLOG LEADER
I am the blog team leader for AccessIT. I am a third-year student at Ryerson University, studying Graphic Communications Management with a concentration in packaging. My goal as the blog team lead is to organize and outline all the exciting content we will be delivering to you in the upcoming weeks. I am looking forward to working with my team on raising awareness about accessibility in web design and social media.
Fun Fact about me is that I am a huge bookworm! Currently, I am enjoying reading Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
HI! I'M JOHANNA (SHE/HER), BLOG WRITER
I’m a third year Graphic Communications Student pursuing a minor in Communication Design. I am a member of AccessIT’s Blog team, and my role is to research, write blogs and conduct an interview with an industry expert with the blog team. Accessibility is very important to me and I am super excited to raise awareness through the blog!
Fun Fact: I love animals, especially cats! I have a black and white cat named Phantom and she is the best :)
HI! I'M MICHELLE P. (SHE/HER), BLOG WRITER
I am a 3rd year GCM student pursuing a concentration in Packaging and a minor in Marketing. I'm super excited about finding better ways to improve accessibility for everyone.
Fun fact: I went skydiving this last summer!
