Press "Enter" to skip to content

Even Grounds offers holistic accessibility consulting for travel and tourism: tactile maps, 3D replicas, museum consulting, training, and accessibility audits.

My consulting services

Selected clients

Even Grounds is trusted by organizations of all sizes, from global corporations and government agencies to museums, cultural institutions, and nonprofits.

Dell
KPMG
Bank of Canada Currency Museum
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Allen Memorial Art Museum

Speaking

This page lists a selection of my recent presentations, not the complete record. I have spoken at more than 100 events since 1998, in the US and internationally, and the older engagements are not all recoverable.

Conference presentations

  • Upcoming: “Making 3D printed models accessible”, Viva la Vida, October 2026, Austin, TX
  • “Graphics vs 3D Models: How to present art for people who are blind and low vision” (with the Clovernook School for the Blind), Leadership Exchange in Arts and Disability, August 2026, Philadelphia, PA
  • “Pilot to practice: lessons from the OMA accessibility committee” (with Katie Shelley and Megan Fitze), Ohio Museums Association, 2026, Cleveland, OH
  • “3D printing in cultural spaces” (with Samuel Foulkes), Conference on the Inclusive Museum, 2025, Zaragoza, Spain
  • “3D printing and the arts” (with Samuel Foulkes), Ohio Museums Association, 2025, Athens, OH
  • “From concept to commitment: forming and sustaining accessibility committees” (with Megan Fitze and Johnna McEntee), Leadership Exchange in Arts and Disability, 2025, Cleveland, OH
  • “Using 3D printed materials”, National Braille Association, 2025, Cincinnati, OH
  • “Creating 3D buildings for blind people”, Leadership Exchange in Arts and Disability, 2024, Seattle, WA
  • “Accessible exhibitions: collaborative design for blind/low vision museum goers” (with Ellis Lane), Ohio Museums Association, 2024, Sandusky, OH
  • “Using an accessibility page: attract people with disabilities”, Leadership Exchange in Arts and Disability, 2024, Seattle, WA
  • “Making coin exhibits accessible for blind people”, Leadership Exchange in Arts and Disability, 2023, Boston, MA
  • “The State of Digital Accessibility in 2022”, National Federation of the Blind National Convention, 2022, New Orleans, LA
  • “Common Digital Accessibility Barriers”, National Federation of the Blind National Convention, 2022, New Orleans, LA
  • “How to Respond to (or Avoid) a Web Accessibility ADA Demand Letter” (with Jamie Hurewitz, Ian Lowe, and Michelle Zmugg), Association of Corporate Counsel Annual Meeting, 2022, Las Vegas, NV
  • “The Challenges of designing accessible currency for the visually impaired”, World’s Fair of Money, 2019, Rosemont, IL
  • “Preparing the Enterprise for Challenges Presented by Section 508 Refresh” (with Marc Johlic and Michael Gower), CSUN Assistive Technology Conference, 2017, San Diego, CA
  • “Coin collecting for the blind”, World’s Fair of Money, 2015, Rosemont, IL
  • “Going Social and Mobile in the Enterprise” (with Drew LaHart), AccessWorld Technology Summit at the AFB Leadership Conference, 2014, Brooklyn, NY
  • “Website Accessibility”, Web Development SIG, February 2014, South Euclid, OH

Online presentations and interviews

  • “Interview with Tom Babinszki, Owner, Even Grounds”, Podcasts by Dr. Kirk Adams, August 2026. Listen
  • Inclusion Unlimited, Morgan’s studio interview with Emma Siebold, July 2026. Watch on YouTube
  • “Tactile Maps, Advocacy, and Accessibility”, The Eko Lens Podcast with Dr. Kenisha Coon, May 2026. Watch on YouTube
  • “Breaking Barriers in Blindness and Business”, AXSChat, April 2024. Listen. Note: the published episode title misspells my name as “Babinski”.
  • “Career Site Inaccessibility Is Shrinking Your Talent Pool”, RecruitingDaily Podcast, circa 2022. Listen
  • “Accessible Currency”, Coin World Podcast, Episode 026, September 2019. Listen

I’m available for keynotes, panels, workshops, and interviews on accessibility, tactile design, and inclusive travel. If you’re organizing an event, let’s talk.