Accessibility informed by expertise, experience, and purpose.
We combine standards, practical guidance, and lived experience to find barriers and build solutions that last.
Meet Payton Ruth.
Payton is an accessibility consultant, educator and the founder of PRISM. Her work is grounded in lived experience, professional practice and graduate research.
When Payton was ten, a sports injury took her hearing. From that day on, she has navigated the world differently. The classroom, the playing field and the everyday conversations others took for granted all became places she had to find new ways into. She learned early to speak up for what she needed, and she has never stopped.
Payton knows first-hand what it means to need accessibility, and what it feels like to live in a world that wasn't built for you. Today she is a proud self-advocate and an advocate for all people with disabilities. She built her career in accessibility for one reason: to change that world.
Her mission is a world that is accessible, welcoming and wonderful for each and every person.
Through PRISM, she helps organizations see how accessibility is really experienced, then turns that insight into practical solutions that last.
- Master's in AccessibilityCarleton University
- Communication & Media StudiesMinor in Disability Studies
- RHFAC ProfessionalRick Hansen Foundation
- Lived experienceDeaf and hard of hearing
A loop, not a line.
Accessibility keeps improving when each round of work informs the next.
Listen
Your organization, your people, and the challenge.
Assess
Barriers, risks, and opportunities.
Prioritize
By impact, urgency, and what's feasible.
Support
Tools and guidance that keep work moving.
Accessibility is about people, not just standards.
A prism shows every colour in a beam of light. We help you see accessibility from every side.
Perspective
Standards, lived experience, and evidence, all at once.
Clarity
Complex requirements turned into realistic next steps.
Impact
Better everyday experiences for the people you serve.
What working with PRISM looks like.
Four promises that shape every project, from the first call to the last question.
People first
We listen first: to you, your team and, where it helps, the people who use your space. Those who face barriers get a real voice in removing them.
Beyond compliance
We tell you plainly what meets the standard, what still doesn't work in practice, and why it matters to the people using it.
Practical progress
Every recommendation is ranked, so you know what to fix first, what to budget for, and what can wait for a planned renovation.
Support that lasts
We stay with you while you make changes, because a report on a shelf doesn't remove a single barrier.
True accessibility begins with understanding people. I started PRISM because the best solutions begin by listening to lived experience, and turning those insights into meaningful action.
Let's build accessibility into what comes next.
Assessing a space, planning for MLI Select, or growing your team's knowledge? We'll help you move forward with clarity.
Book a consultationOr explore audits, MLI Select strategy and training and speaking.