Female Founders Stories
Female Founders Stories
Tue, Dec 13, 2022 11:00 AM CET (+01:00)
Free
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MAKERS Stories: Melissa and Matt Malzkuhn, Founders of The ASL App
Meet the creators of The ASL App, an educational tool for learning conversational American Sign Language, easily and accessibly.
By Illimitable
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Date and time
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About this event
Join us on September 17 at 11 AM Eastern Time for an interactive discussion with Melissa and Matt Malzkuhn, the founders of The ASL App. Melissa and Matt will discuss their story, startup journey, and thoughts on diversity in tech and entrepreneurship. There will be a live Q&A session.
Live captioning and ASL interpreting will be available.
To register for the event, please select the appropriate ticket type and complete the online form. Once you submit the form, you will receive a confirmation email with the Zoom link and dial-in information to access the event.
If you have any questions about the registration process, please contact support@illimitable.org.
About Melissa and Matt Malzkuhn
As third-generation Deaf people, Melissa and Matt Malzkuhn have often been asked, “Where can I learn ASL?” While there are a number of resources for learning American Sign Language, the siblings realized that they were frequently scattered across the internet, too time-intensive, too expensive, or simply not intuitive. So Melissa and Matt created The ASL App to bring together signing and non-signing communities, and make ASL education more accessible, fun, and engaging for everyone.
The ASL App teaches conversational ASL and includes over 2,000 signs and phrases. Since it’s launch on iOS and Android in 2015, the app has amassed over 100,000 downloads and released special bundles with Nyle DiMarco, Andrew Bottoms, Andrey Dragunov, and more. With their app, the Malzkuhns aspire to foster more connections, idea sharing, and collaboration between signers and English-speakers.
About the Organizer
Illimitable
Led by Illimitable, the Makers Museum is a digital advocacy campaign that aims to preserve, amplify, and advance the global contributions of disabled makers.
Our inaugural campaign initiative, MAKERS Stories, is a quarterly virtual event series that highlights and connects a diverse group of designers, scientists, engineers, and entrepreneurs with disabilities. The Summer 2020 series features a global lineup of disabled tech entrepreneurs - from San Francisco to Denmark to Bangkok. Learn more about Illimitable's current projects and how you can get involved on their website.
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Accessibility
Our aim is to create a great event experience for all attendees and there will be real-time captioning and ASL interpreting available during the webinar. If you have accommodation requests, please see the details in the following section.
Accommodation Requests
You may indicate any accommodation requests on the Eventbrite registration form. If you'd like to contact the organizer directly, please email accessibility@illimitable.org or call 470-344-6325. Please note that we are not always able to offer same-day accommodation requests for events, and it is preferable to submit any requests at least 10 days in advance of the event.