Milena Bates is a disability advocate on personal, family, and community levels. Some of her top interests are intersectionality, assistive technology, Universal Design, and educating to expand understanding of accessibility. She is a cofounder of Minnesota Autistic alliance, 2021/22 LEND fellow, class 40 of Partners in Policymaking, and has multiple different community organizing roles. She is very tired most of the time and some of her favorite things are Nutella, audiobooks, and yarn.