Center for Innovative Design and Engineering

We love to see it! Mazin Klapperich got his start working in our SWAAAC office during high school, and now he's graduating from CU Denver with his special education license. 🎉

CU Denver News featured his story, and it's a really good one. He went through a lot to get here and he's ready.

Congratulations Mazin, we're proud of you!

Read his story: https://news.ucdenver.edu/meet-mazin-klapperich-future-special-education-teacher/

Meet Mazin Klapperich: Future Special Education Teacher - CU Denver News When Mazin Klapperich stands in front of a classroom, he feels like a leader. He knows exactly what he’s doing thanks to the four years of classroom

We have some exciting news to share. 🎉

We have been named to the 2026 Forbes Accessibility 200 — a list recognizing the top innovators and changemakers advancing accessibility around the world.

We're in great company alongside Adobe, Google, Microsoft, and Salesforce. But honestly, the real honor is the work itself: decades of assistive technology services, free or low-cost community programs, accessibility services for industry, clinical expertise and research and development — all focused on making sure people with disabilities have access to the technology they need.

This recognition belongs to everyone who's trusted us with this work. We mean that. Thank you.

👉 Read the full story: https://www.ucdenver.edu/center-for-innovative-design-and-engineering/CIDE-about-us/cide-communicator-enewsletter/article/cide-news/cide-makes-the-forbes-accessibility-200

Just a couple of weeks to go before this incredible event! The SWAAAC team has really pulled out all the stops this year. If you work with or support students with disabilities who use or could benefit from assistive technology, this is a virtual event you will not want to miss.

Check out their line up of amazing speakers! https://web.cvent.com/event/322da0b7-2cc6-45ec-9972-c0db14463450/websitePage:53f8c156-8b45-4469-9048-67e49a99f0a2

Join us June 4-5, 2026, at the virtual Conference for Assistive Technology in Education (CATE)! Click on the link in our bio to register and learn more.


[Image: Top banner reads “register now.” Small banner reads Virtual CATE 2026. Photo of two children sitting at a table in a classroom with headphones and computers. Next to the photo it reads Conference for Assistive Technology in Education. June 4-5. At the bottom are four logos. The Colorado Department of Education, SWAAAC, Early Intervention Colorado, and The Center for Innovative Design and Engineering.]

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