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About Me

I help make technology easier to understand, use, and trust.

I am Keith Delk, a digital media professional, accessibility UX researcher, and business owner. My work connects Deaf-centered design, AI, media, and practical systems so people can move from ideas to tools that actually help.
Access, product & AI

Where the work concentrates

  • AI workflow prototyping
  • Accessible UX strategy
  • Deaf-centered product design
  • Design systems
  • Digital media strategy
  • Research translation

Experience

CurrentProgram SpecialistMaryland Deaf Culture Digital Library
UX Researcher and Product DesignerAccessibility, AI, and communication access projects
Business OwnerDelk TruBiz Creations

Education

Gallaudet UniversityMaster's in Accessible Human-Centered Computing.
Rochester Institute of TechnologyBachelor's of Fine Arts in New Media Design with a double minor in Entrepreneurship and Public Relations and Advertising.

Speaking / Research / Field Translation

A public record built around access, AI, and community work.

I speak and publish about the places where technology decisions affect real people: captions, sign language, virtual programs, AI literacy, and the everyday barriers Deaf communities face.
04Presentations delivered
03Published papers
AI + AccessCore research lane

Presentation Archive

Intergenerational CollaborationMaryland Association of the Deaf 2024 Symposium - Be Connected

A community-focused session on how people across generations can work together with more trust, clarity, and shared responsibility.

Multimodal Access and AI Literacy for a More Equitable FutureMaryland Tech Connect 2025

A practical look at voice-first and AI-driven tools, where Deaf users can be left out, and how ASL video support, captions, gesture-based tools, and digital literacy can make access more equal.

Accessible Virtual Programming and Collaborations with the Deaf Community2025 Spring Disability, Inclusion, and Accessibility in Libraries Conference

A session on accessible online events, interpreters, captions, accommodations, and stronger partnerships with Deaf community organizations.

Published Research

Sign Language-Based versus Touch-Based Input for Deaf Users with Interactive Personal Assistants in Simulated Kitchen EnvironmentsExtended Abstracts of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems / 2024
How Users Experience Closed Captions on Live Television: Quality Metrics Remain a ChallengeProceedings of the 2024 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems / 2024
Barriers to Employment: The Deaf Multimedia Authoring TaxProceedings of the 22nd International Web for All Conference / 2025

Available Topics

  • Accessible AI product strategy
  • Deaf-centered design and multimodal systems
  • Human evaluation for AI interfaces
  • Communication access in synthetic media
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Midwestern-born, Rochester-educated, DC-trained, Denver-based.