Including

everyone.

2019
"Start the conversation", NYC in-person event

Hosted “Start the Conversation” event with seven interactive stations, each with a different way to engage with digital content from a new perspective.

2020
"Keyboard Navigation Basics", online event

Covid inspired our first virtual event, “Keyboard Navigation Basics”, which I co-hosted with CIO Engineering Manager, John Tiglias.

2021
GAAD Challenge

Led international group of volunteers in six months of planning.

  • Partnered to launch “GAAD 2021 challenge”, seven 15-minute activities for both Windows & Mac to introduce alternative ways to interact digitally.
  • Designed unique branding & tagline “Global Accessibility Day”.
  • Created new GAAD internal website, Slack poster & promotion package.
2022
Coordinated 6 events globally

Co-hosted “Top 5 Ways to Make Your Internal Website More Accessible” with Phill Jenkins, Accessibility Executive.

  • Increased volunteers, and added three new countries hosting events.
2023
Coordinated 8 events globally

Partnered to create new events with the Consulting group, external client Caption First, and the Boston Accessibility Meetup group.

  • Updated artwork with new gif logo.
2024
Specific focus on AI

Hosted first external speaker, Jutta Treviranus, Director, Inclusive Design Research Center, and a Professor of Design at OCAD University in Toronto.

  • Updated branding with lighter color, following new Carbon direction.Designed unique branding & tagline “Global Accessibility Day”.
  • Facilitated first retro after the event, resulted in planning guide for 2025.
2025
Trained a new leader, 10 events globally

This year I brought a teammate up to help lead the group. Passing the baton...

  • Documented full planning timeline, created updated outline for executive press pack, updated Slack poster artwork, and built 2025 website.

2022

Led first global celebration of IDPWD with six international events.
  • Created new web page and marketing package, with links to each event.
Mockup

2023

Hosted first event for Blindness Awareness Day, October 2023.
  • Led team of volunteers to host 3, and promote seven, international events for IDPWD.
Mockup

2024

Led team to host two signature online, and six in-person, events internationally.
  • Hosted “Inclusive tech – Making GenAI accessible for everyone” session.
2020
“Introduction to Accessibility AMA” with CIO peers Dabby Phipps, Sr UX Research & Design, Nick Vallipiano, Creative Developer, and John Tiglias, Engineering Manager.
2021
Co-hosted “Design for all” with Dabby Phipps, CIO Sr UX Research & Design.
2021
Selected for Spark internal design festival, co-hosted “A journey to inclusive design” with Dabby Phipps, CIO Sr UX Research & Design for all IBM Design.
2022
Selected for UXPA International, San Diego, California
Presented “Introduction to Inclusive Design: How to Start Designing Accessible User Experiences” to conference attendees.
2023
Co-hosted “Inclusive design” with Randy Horwitz, demonstrating how screen readers work, and considerations when designing.
2024
Hosted “Accessibility with CIO Clients - how to begin implementing accessibility practices in your team” to CIO Design.

I am impressed, enlightened and delighted by the work you’re doing to raise awareness and make progress in this important area. The presentation was highly polished and the examples were incredibly impactful. I felt sad to be reminded that we are unintentionally excluding users when we overlook accessibility...I particularly liked that you’re breaking down the content into smaller, digestible pieces (‘because we’re all busy’).

Danielle Sparandara
Director, CIO Ways of Working

Thank you so much for leading the planning of IDPWD! You have done such a thorough job to make sure we have a variety of events and activities and to ensure recognition of the IBMers around the world hosting them. I also appreciate your accessible design guidance as I update our IDPWD publisher celebration page. Now let's celebrate accessibility and this important day for the PWDA Community!

Diane Delaney
Global PWDA Leader

Thank you for being such an amazing partner in bringing a focus on accessible and inclusive design at IBM. You're a wonderful coworker and a fantastic advocate. You enabled me to do more for accessibility than I'd ever done before. Continue being awesome, Arin!

Dabby Phipps
CIO Sr UX Research & Design

Thank you for all the hard work on IDPWD, GAAD, and keeping the topic alive. You really do have a design skill. And you're fun to work with! Hope to see you in NYC or Austin one day.

Phill Jenkins
Accessibility Executive, IBM Accessibility Team