COGAICognitive Accessibility Institute

About COGAI

COGAI is more than one person

The Institute brings together leadership, trusted advisors, recognised contributors, and writers with different expertise, experience, and perspectives.

Meet the people
Leadershipresponsibility for direction and governance
Advisorsprofessional expertise and lived experience
Honorary membersrecognised contributions to the wider field
Writersindependent knowledge and perspectives
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COGAI Certifications are listed by IAAP as quality accessibility content for CPACC and CPWA professional development. Education Credit approval remains subject to IAAP requirements.

More than its founder

COGAI is not just one person

When COGAI was founded, it began with one person’s experience, work, and determination. It has since grown beyond its founder and is now shaped by many people and perspectives.

Its leadership carries responsibility for direction and governance. Voluntary advisors bring professional expertise and lived experience. Honorary membership recognises people whose work has made a meaningful contribution to accessibility and related fields.

COGAI writers add further knowledge, experience, and independent perspectives. Together, these people connect the Institute to a much wider community working to advance cognitive accessibility.

COGAI continues to grow, and more people are getting involved by sharing knowledge, advising its work, contributing their experience, and building cognitive accessibility capability in practice.

Our people

Meet the people connected with COGAI

Each group has a different relationship with the Institute: leading it, advising its work, contributing knowledge, or receiving recognition for wider work in the field.

Leadership

Meet the people responsible for the Institute’s direction, governance, and development.

  • Gareth Slinn
  • Sambhavi Chandrashekar
Meet the leadership team

Advisors

Meet the voluntary advisors whose professional expertise and lived experience inform COGAI’s work.

  • Adam Blodgett
  • Eszter Daniss-Bodo
  • Eric Hind
  • Lisa Matthews
Meet our advisors

Honorary Members

Discover the people recognised for meaningful contributions to cognitive accessibility and accessible practice.

  • Frances West
  • Ronny Hendriks
  • Jeffrey Zeldman
  • Joe Devon
View honorary members

Writers

Meet the writers sharing practical knowledge, professional perspectives, and lived experience in COGAI articles.

Meet our writers

How we work

What shapes the Institute

Four ideas connect COGAI’s learning, services, research, publishing, and community.

  1. 01

    Lived experience

    Cognitive accessibility must reflect how people experience barriers in real systems, services, and workplaces.

  2. 02

    Professional practice

    Knowledge becomes useful when people can apply it consistently through design, delivery, leadership, and governance.

  3. 03

    Evidence and learning

    Research, standards, feedback, and continuing learning help the Institute refine and strengthen its work.

  4. 04

    Shared responsibility

    Lasting progress depends on capable people and organisations, not on individuals having to overcome barriers alone.

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Explore professional learning, practical services, and the Institute’s open knowledge and research resources.

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