AccessISL Project Staff and Leadership Team

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Project staff directly work towards AccessISL’s goals by organizing events, guiding faculty and student leaders, developing opportunities to introduce universal design elements into museology curriculum, collaborating with informal science education programs, and creating resources to promote accessible informal science learning.

PI Sheryl Burgstahler is the founder and director of the DO-IT Center and the Access Technology Center and is an Affiliate Professor in the College of Education at the University of Washington (UW) in Seattle. Her teaching and research focus on the successful transition of students with disabilities to college and careers and on the application of universal design to technology, learning activities, physical spaces, and student services in educational settings.
Project Director Scott Bellman currently serves as program manager and project director at the Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, and Technology (DO-IT) Center at the University of Washington, where he has worked for over 19 years. He is also serving as associate director of diversity at the Center for Neurotechnology. His interests include diversity in STEM education, the career development of students with disabilities, and equitable access to challenging postsecondary programs and careers. Scott is a vocational rehabilitation counselor by training. He is a licensed mental health counselor in Washington State and currently serves on the Washington State Governor's Committee on Disability Issues and Employment, where he promotes the full inclusion of individuals with disabilities and other underrepresented groups in all aspects of society.
PI Meena Selvakumar is a lecturer from the UW's Museology Master of Arts program, supporting courses related to grant writing and community engagement. She holds a Ph.D. from Stony Brook University and has in-depth experience in public engagement, strategic partnerships, and science education. During her four-year term as Acting Vice President for Strategic Programs at Pacific Science Center, she implemented an award-winning science communication program and provided training of the same to a network of museums around the country. Selvakumar serves on the Board of Directors for Town Hall Seattle.