Grounded in Practice. Informed by Experience.

Hi, I'm Denis (he/him/his), and I help teams move accessibility from a checklist to something that’s fully integrated into how they build products.

Why This Work Matters to Me

This work is both my job and my passion. I'm multiply neurodivergent and dynamically disabled. Getting diagnosed later in life helped me see my 20+ year career through a new lens.

From Problems to Patterns

Throughout my career, I’ve been focused on understanding how things work and how to make them work better for more people. I didn’t always realize I was removing barriers. I just thought I was being careful or good at spotting patterns. But over time, I started to see it differently. I was adjusting systems to fit how I think, and those changes often ended up helping more people than I expected.

Whether I was designing interfaces, refining user flows, or creating service blueprints, I was solving for clarity, reducing friction, and making things easier to navigate. At the time, I didn’t recognize that as accessibility work, but that’s what it was: simplifying complexity by tuning into how people actually experience systems, including myself.

Colleagues would say I had a strong eye for detail or could quickly make sense of complex information. What they were noticing was how I used curiosity and pattern recognition to uncover where things break down and how to make them better.

When It All Clicked

I was first diagnosed with ADHD, and later with Autism. That changed how I understood myself. The strategies I’d been using weren’t just UX instincts. They were ways I had shaped the world to work better for my mind.

I don’t rely on a single approach. I switch strategies depending on the situation, which helps me explore complex systems from multiple angles and find what really works. Sometimes that means untangling a confusing product flow. Sometimes it means helping teams structure their thinking or simplifying abstract ideas so they’re easier to act on.

That adaptability has become one of my biggest strengths. And I’ve learned that improving accessibility, especially cognitive accessibility, doesn’t always require big changes. Small, thoughtful updates can make a big difference in how people understand and use a product.

Learning from Many Perspectives

It's important to know that autism and ADHD (or AuDHD) affect everyone differently. My experience is just one example.

Someone else with autism will have different strengths and challenges. Someone with both autism and ADHD experiences things in their own unique way.

Because I can only speak from my own experience, I work hard to learn from others. I read research, join discussions, and listen to other neurodivergent people.

This helps me understand the many different ways people experience the world. I bring all of this learning into the work I do with teams.

Access for All Minds exists because good solutions come from people who understand the problems firsthand

When teams work with someone who lives these challenges, they get insights that change how they approach design and development.

This doesn't just remove barriers. It helps companies discover potential they didn't know they had.

I work as both a UX, Product and Accessibility Specialist and as someone who uses these systems every day. This gives me two viewpoints that help teams understand what users really need. I help connect the rules with real life.

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What 20+ years of lived experience brings to your team

My career spans startups, enterprise teams, and standards organizations. What makes my perspective unique is navigating this industry as a multiply neurodivergent person, turning workarounds into design insights.

This translates into:

I catch problems early I spot barriers in design and planning before they become expensive to fix.

I find real solutions I turn my workarounds into design patterns your whole team can use.

I work with everyone I help designers, developers, PMs, and leaders make accessibility part of how they already work.

Creating neuroinclusive products isn't harder than building exclusionary ones

When you design with different thinking styles in mind from the beginning, something interesting happens. The changes that help people with cognitive differences also make your product easier for everyone to use.

Instead of adding accessibility as an afterthought, building it in from the start creates products that just work better for everyone.

When you design for cognitive diversity, everyone wins:

Certifications

These represent formal milestones in my ongoing commitment to accessibility and inclusive practice.

Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies (CPACC) from International Association of Accessibility Professionals (IAAP)

The CPACC certification covers accessibility laws, standards (like WCAG), disability models, assistive technology, and implementation across organizations. It's globally recognized and reflects ongoing commitment to inclusive practice. View certification

Introduction to Web Accessibility from edX (W3Cx)

Foundational training on WCAG principles, inclusive design patterns, and creating content that's perceivable, operable, and understandable.

Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) Training from OSG

In-depth understanding of Ontario's accessibility legislation and practical implementation in digital contexts.

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