Andy Slater is a blind Chicago-based media artist, writer, performer, educator, and accessibility advocate/loudmouth. Andy holds a Masters in Sound Arts and Industries from Northwestern University and a BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He is a 2022 United States Artists fellow, 2022-2023 Leonardo Crip Tech Incubator fellow. Andy’s work focuses on advocacy for accessible art and technology, Alt-Text for sound and image, the phonology of the blind body, spatial audio for XR, and sound design for film, dance, and digital scent design. He understands the power of confusion and appreciates when you don’t like his art. IG, YT, Tik Tok: @thisisandyslater thisisandyslater.net