Company: Deaf Equality

Website: https://deafequality.org/

Zainab Alkebsi leads Deaf Equality’s policy efforts for the Deaf, Hard of Hearing, DeafBlind, DeafDisabled, and Late-Deafened communities. Before joining Deaf Equality, Ms. Alkebsi served as Policy Counsel and Director of the Policy Institute at the National Association of the Deaf for a decade. In her current role, she oversees Deaf Equality’s strategic policy efforts, focusing on systemic changes to ensure greater accessibility and equity for the communities it serves. She regularly interfaces with government agencies, Congress, coalitions, and businesses on behalf of Deaf Equality. Ms. Alkebsi also represents Deaf Equality at conferences, on advisory committees and panels, and through presentations. She also serves as Past President Emeritus of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Bar Association and Chair of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Consumer Advocacy Network. Ms. Alkebsi holds a B.A. from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (2009) and a J.D. from the University of Baltimore School of Law (2012). She is admitted to the bar in Maryland and the U.S. Supreme Court.