The Shakti Collective was founded by Nandita, with support from her advisors and feedback from other talented professionals with a wide range of skills and experience within digital accessibility.
Nandita Gupta
Founder
Nandita is a Google Lime Scholar and was named the 2020 Diversity Champion Award: Accessibility. As someone who identifies as a person with a disability, Nandita founded the Shakti Collective to use the power of storytelling to showcase the stories of diverse professionals in digital accessibility.
“Leadership is not only about leading a team—sometimes it means being a voice for others who are not being heard. – Nandita ”
Email me: nandita.g13@gmail.com
Website: www.iamnandita.com
Dr. Carrie Bruce
Advisor
Dr. Carrie Bruce, PhD, CCC-SLP, is a researcher in person-environment interaction with 20+ years experience in healthcare, rehabilitation, HCI, accessibility, and universal design. She has advised Nandita for the past one year, and is the primary advisor for The Shakti Collective.
As a Principal Research Scientist at Georgia Tech, she is the Research Director for the MS-HCI program; teaches courses related to accessibility, universal design, and interactive products; and conducts research related to technology and information design.
Email me: carrie.bruce@gatech.edu
Madison McCall
Advisor
Madison McCall is the Founder of Illimitable, and is pursuing her P.h.D. at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on digital mental health and equity.
Email me: madison@illimitable.org