Hi! I'm Rachel Skwersky.

I'm a UC Berkeley-educated cognitive scientist and designer. I leverage the unique spectrum of human perception, prioritizing every dimension of access: linguistic, sensory, and cognitive.

As a Child of Deaf Adults (CODA), inclusivity is central to my design ethos: spaces, products, and systems should interface with human diversity, adaptable to all.

Currently a project manager with UC Berkeley's Kidd Lab and collaborating on projects for my creative tech studio, Ballpit.
(about me)
(about me)
Ripple: hands-free EFT tapping + whimsical app to mitigate the California youth mental health crisis
Navigating accessible informed consent with ASL recognition tech for the Deaf and HoH
Reflections about inclusive spaces and accessibility in design
A four-part series of multi-media art and essays based on Disability Visibility by Alice Wong
Examine and influence barriers to accessibility and environmental health at Lake Merritt through a board game
Ripple
ASL Consent App
Design Field Notes
Disability Visibility Series
Lake Merritt Board Game
product design
Ripple: hands-free EFT tapping + companion app to mitigate the California youth mental health crisis
creative
Super Deaf: a zine telling stories from my mom's childhood about special ed
field notes
Taking inspiration from nature to design meaningful technology
field notes
Access as art: Reimagining tangible interactions through Human Centered Design
product design
Navigating accessible informed consent with ASL recognition tech for the Deaf and HoH
creative
A board game to explore and transform Lake Merritt's accessibility and environmental health
product design
Service by design:
the Oura customer experience reimagined
creative
Play with my desk!
play
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