Summary
Sina Bahram is a blind technologist, researcher, speaker, and entrepreneur who founded and leads Prime Access Consulting, a global firm that embeds inclusive design into products, exhibitions, and digital experiences. With a PhD in Computer Science and more than a decade of experience in HCI and accessibility, he has shaped accessibility policy and practice at universities, nonprofits, and standards bodies including an invited role on the W3C ARIA working group. Recognized as a 2012 White House Champion of Change for enabling disabled STEM success and later as a Thea Catalyst award recipient, he blends rigorous research with pragmatic engineering to deliver WCAG-conformant, operationally scalable solutions. Sina has co-founded multiple nonprofits and companies, led technical teams building embedded and web systems, and tested inclusive design strategies in microgravity as a Mission: Astro Access ambassador—an unusual hands-on validation of accessibility in extreme environments. He emphasizes accessibility as culture change, working with executives and policymakers to make inclusion sustainable across organizations.
11 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy, Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy, Computer Science at North Carolina State University