Bio

Hi, my name is Gabriella Francis, I use she/her pronouns, and I am a certified and licensed Occupational Therapist practitioner in the state of NY. I completed my Master's from NYU's OT program and am currently working on my post-professional doctorate at NYU with a clinical competence area of expanding the OT's role in designing, and developing assistive technology (AT). I love providing patient care-PD at NYU Langone Rusk Rehabilitation on a medically complex adult inpatient unit. My passions also align with advocacy, accessibility, and usability, for all, as I enter the space of innovation and product design as a subject matter expert and CEO. I am on the product development team at Level the Curve, a disability led company, to help design and develop AT for individuals with various abilities, and I am also the CEO of Squegg (think squeeze +egg)!

I am passionate about breaking down traditional power constructs, empowering users as the experts of their own lived experiences and creatively collaborating to make products that enable individuals to engage and participate in meaningful activities. I am truly excited to see where my career path takes me as the worlds of healthcare and technology merge.