Kira Machado is Program Coordinator and faculty in the Developmental Services Worker Program at Centennial College. Kira has many years’ experience in advocacy, values based and person directed approaches to planning, support, and education. Her entry into the field as a front-line worker advocating alongside people labelled with intellectual disabilities significantly shape her daily work as she continues to strive to make communities more inclusive in meaningful ways. A lifelong learner, who's job allows her to teach, Kira is passionate about Universal Design for Learning because we all miss out when there are voices missing from the conversation. Higher Education is often unattainable for many folks who are highly intelligent, but show their learning in different ways.