Author Technologist Experience Designer Disability Advocate

Kristi
Lyn
Eaton

Creating stories, experiences, and technology that make the world more inclusive.

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Currently

Columbia
BS Computer Science, returning Fall 2026
ROAR Lab
Robotics & Rehabilitation Research, Columbia University

Focus areas

Robotics Accessibility AI Machine Learning HCD Children's Books Adaptive Sports
Books

Stories built for every child.

Upcoming children's books that center joy, difference, and belonging — from the Brightside family to the Shellzing snails.

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Mary Fern & the Brightside Family

Upcoming

Mary Fern

A warm, joyful story about what makes a family radiant.

The Shellzing Snails

Upcoming

Shellzing

A snail family discovering that going slowly is its own kind of magic.

Technology

Where robotics meets human potential.

Research at Columbia's ROAR Lab, coursework in machine learning and human-computer interaction, and a deep interest in how AI can expand access — not narrow it.

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ROAR Robotics Lab — Columbia University
Robotics & rehabilitation research internship
The Unmapped — AI Accessibility Series
13 Betterment Beams examining gaps in AI design
Volumes — 4D Gaussian Splatting
Physical AI startup, short-term contribution
Columbia University — BS Computer Science
Returning Fall 2026 · focus: AI, accessibility, HCI
Experience + Impact

Two decades of experiences that move people.

From producing events for Nike and NASA to guiding blind athletes across marathon finish lines — impact has always been the measure.

20+
Years in event production & experiential design
KEEN NY
Executive Director, disability-inclusive youth sports
Achilles
Marathon guide runner for athletes with visual impairment
NYC
Central Park Conservancy volunteer horticulturalist
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About

A career built on the belief that technology and storytelling are the same work.

It started at a Stephen Hawking event. His assistive communication device changed how I understood what technology is for. Everything since has been pointed in that direction.

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