Ainsley Latour

Ainsley Latour (she/her) MSc, MLT is a loving challenger of unconscious bias and a passionate builder of inclusive science learning spaces.  As the co-founder of IDEA-STEM, she has collaborated with a variety of science focused organizations to create opportunities to strengthen the connection between people with disabilities and science.  In addition to her work as an entrepreneur, she is a published author, an accessibility researcher, and registered medical laboratory professional with a practice in genetic diagnostics.  She also has  held positions as a K-12 teacher of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and as a graduate student in ecological genetics.