Students
See accessibility as part of the world they'll build.
- How barriers show up in school, work and everyday life
- Respectful, confident language about disability
- Self-advocacy for college, university and work
Illuminating accessibility through education.
Workshops, keynotes and classroom sessions that help people see disability through a new lens, and leave with practical ways to act. Led by Payton Ruth, who teaches from lived experience as a Deaf and hard of hearing professional.
Built for real-world impact, not passive compliance training.
Every session is shaped around who's in the room. Here's what each audience leaves with.
Organizations
Turn good intentions into everyday practice.
- How to spot barriers in your own spaces and services
- A clear, respectful way to handle accommodation requests
- A short action plan your team owns
Leaders & managers
Lead accessibility, don't delegate it.
- Accessibility built into decisions, budgets and hiring
- Change management that brings people along
- Measures that show real progress
Conferences & events
Keynotes that move a room to act.
- Lived experience that reframes accessibility
- Stories people remember and repeat
- Practical ideas to use on Monday
Educators
Teach so every student can take part.
- Universal Design for Learning, in practice
- Accessible materials and classrooms
- Support for students' self-advocacy and transitions
Community groups
Programs and events everyone can join.
- How to welcome people with different needs
- Accessible venues, invitations and communications
- Volunteers who feel ready
From awareness to action.
Each session moves people a step further. Scroll to watch a workshop unfold.
Awareness
What accessibility is, and who it's for: everyone, at some point in their lives. We start with the barriers people meet every day, and why they so often go unnoticed.
Understanding
How everyday decisions about spaces, words, tools and policies create barriers, or remove them. People start to spot them in their own work.
Confidence
Ease talking about disability, using respectful language, and asking good questions without worrying about getting it wrong.
Action
Practical ideas people can use in their own work the next day, from a more accessible meeting invite to a better answer when someone asks for support.
Change
The motivation, tools and follow-up resources to keep going after the session ends, so new ideas become lasting habits.
Plan your session.
Choose who's in the room, up to three topics and a format. A draft agenda builds as you go, ready to send us.
Education grounded in experience.
Led by PRISM founder Payton Ruth, combining graduate study, RHFAC training, consulting practice, and lived experience.
- A planning call with your team first
- Examples from your sector
- Live captions, and accessible materials sent in advance
- Follow-up resources and next steps
Every PRISM session is tailored to your team. Read Payton's story
Invite Payton to speak.
Keynotes, panels and facilitated conversations, told from lived experience and grounded in practice. Every talk is shaped around your audience and your event.
Keynote · 30–60 min
The world wasn't built for me. Let's change that.
Payton lost her hearing at ten. Her story turns accessibility from a checklist into belonging, and shows what changes when people can ask for what they need.
Best forConferences and all-staff events
Keynote or panel · 30–90 min
Beyond the minimum.
Why a space can meet the code and still not work for the people using it, and how organizations close that gap without starting over.
Best forLeaders, municipalities and building professionals
Student session · In class or virtual
Speak up, show up.
Self-advocacy for school, college, university and work: how to ask for what you need, and how to plan for the next step with confidence.
Best forSecondary and post-secondary students
For event organizers
- Formats
- Keynote, 30 to 60 minutes. Panel or dialogue, 45 to 90 minutes. Workshop, half or full day.
- Delivery
- In person or virtual, with live captions and accessible slides sent in advance.
- Every talk includes
- A planning call, examples from your sector, and time for questions.
- To book
- Send your date, audience and format. We reply within two business days.
Payton Ruth is an accessibility consultant, educator and the founder of PRISM Accessibility Consultants. Deaf and hard of hearing since a sports injury at age ten, she holds a Master's in Accessibility from Carleton University and is a Rick Hansen Foundation Accessibility Certification (RHFAC) Professional.Invite Payton to speak
Before you book.
Quick answers to what organizers usually ask first.
How long are sessions?
Keynotes run 30 to 60 minutes, panels 45 to 90 minutes, and workshops a half or full day. We also design multi-session series.
Do you offer virtual sessions?
Yes. Every format can be delivered in person or virtually, with live captions and accessible materials.
Can you tailor a session to our sector?
Yes. We start with a planning call and use examples from your sector and workplace.
Can Payton speak at our event?
Yes, for keynotes, panels and facilitated conversations, in person or virtually, with live captions. Tell us about your audience, date and format.
Let's illuminate accessibility together.
Tell us about your audience, goals, and timeline, and we'll suggest a session that fits.