Alexa Vaughn, ASLA (she/her/hers)

Consultant & PhD Student
DeafScape / UCLA
Los Angeles, California

Alexa Vaughn is a Deaf consultant, landscape designer, PhD student at UCLA, and recent Fellow of the American Academy in Rome. She has extensive expertise in designing for the Deaf community, facilitation of disabled community engagement, and deep knowledge and passion for the ADA and Universal Design. A visionary speaker and thought leader, her goal is to create more accessible public places that center on disabled experts’ and stakeholders’ lived experience and full participation in the design process. She is a prolific writer and researcher whose work has been featured in numerous publications. Her work can be found at www.designwithdisabledpeoplenow.com.

Presentation(s):

• FRI-FS-12: Universal Design Auditing: An Immersive and Inclusive Introduction to Testing Site Accessibility

  Friday, October 27, 2023
  1:30pm – 4:30pm CT

• SAT-A04: A Path Forward: Identifying Accessibility Challenges and Solutions for Historic Landscapes

  Saturday, October 28, 2023
  11:00am – 12:15pm CT