Our team

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Dr Janice Rieger (she / her)

Janice is an Australian Research Council Research Fellow looking at co-designing inclusive environments, socio-spatial justice, and ecologies of care. Rieger's three decades of experience in North America, Europe and Australia spans architecture / built environment, design and creative practice, primarily focused on two areas: housing (design, history, accessibility & affordability) and material culture (museums / galleries, exhibitions, inclusive access, curatorial practice, disability and heritage). 
BID, MA, GCAP, GDCS, PhD, SFHEA, AFHEA (Indigenous Knowledges), FQA 

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Sarah Barron (she / her)

Sarah is a PhD candidate and research assistant at Griffith University, Australia. Her research and freelance practice focuses on access and inclusion through co-designed audio descriptions in galleries and museums, particularly for people who are blind or have low vision. In addition, she works as a Venue Support Officer at Pine Rivers Art Gallery. With over 15 years of experience in the visual arts sector, Sarah has held various engagement and leadership roles in art museums, galleries, and arts organisations, and contributed to the sector through serving on arts committees, including Flying Arts Alliance Inc. and the Australian Museums and Galleries Association, Queensland branch.
DipVA, BCI(Hons), PhD candidate 

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Samantha Rowe (she / her)

Sam is an intersectional disability advocate, disability inclusion consultant and researcher with lived experience of Autism, ADHD, and a neurological disability. Sam is also a Health Equity Officer with Metro South Health. She brings both professional and personal insight to her cultural sector research and inclusion work, with a strong focus on sensory sensitivity inclusion and disability representation. 
CertIIAuslan , CertIIIAuslan, CertIVLeisH, DipMgt, BPhoto, MMusStud

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Sarah Empey (she / her)

Sarah is legally blind and currently co-designs and consults with art galleries and museums. With lived experience and background in accessible and inclusive design, Sarah has set her “sights” on audio descriptions to bring the world of art to the blind and low-vision community. Sarah has worked with the Queensland University of Technology Art Museum, William Robinson Gallery, Museum of Brisbane, The Abbey Museum, University of Queensland art Museum, and both the Verge Gallery and Chau Chak Wing Museum – University of Sydney. Having grown up in Calgary, Canada, Sarah is currently living in Brisbane, Australia.

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Krizia Sanchez Mendoza (she/ her)

Krizia is a Master's student passionate about inclusive design and human-centred urban planning. With a background in architectural design, urban, and landscape design, her work focuses on creating a built environment that supports neurodivergent individuals, young children, the elderly, and people with disability. She advocates for accessibility and belonging in urban spaces, ensuring key stakeholders are actively involved in the design process through a co-creation approach where their voices are heard.
BArch, Registered Architect -  Colegio de Arquitectos del Perú (CAP) 

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Dr Natalie Haskell (she / her)

Natalie is a lecturer, designer and researcher within Industrial Design, with an industry background in, and a research focus on, emerging digital fabrication technologies and industries being disrupted by these shifts, contextualised within sustainability frameworks, and applied user-centered design research practices. Her current projects include working with local SMEs to explore the opportunities of Advanced Manufacturing with a focus on Additive Manufacturing, Industrial Design Workflows, Design for Health, and Co-designing with Disability.
BA (Film and TV), BMultimedia, BDesign, MAVA, PhD

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Paula Calixto Egues (she / her)

Paula is deeply committed to promoting gender equity, diversity, and inclusion within the architectural profession and beyond. Having travelled to 58 countries, her journey—from Lima, Peru—has shaped a rich tapestry of cultural insights that inspire her work, with a strong focus on Universal Design to create inclusive and accessible spaces for all.
 BArch, DipHM 

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Lirui Zhang (she / her)

Lirui is dedicated to co-designing inclusive and accessible museum experiences that prioritise equity, disability representation, and multisensory engagement. Through a focus on re-thinking disability discourse and participatory practice, her work seeks to transform cultural spaces into more just, meaningful, and welcoming environments for all.
BEcon, BA (Fine Art), MA