Jordan Lome (they/them) is a disability inclusion and accessibility consultant. They live in Malden, MA and have worked all throughout the Greater Boston Area plus across the country lending a hand in organizational capacity building, disability mentoring, program design and management, and informal education.
Jordan has worked with disabled individuals from ages 3-24 in early childhood learning, museum education, mentoring, and higher education environments. They have experience drafting inclusion initiatives for disabled audiences in addition to direct support coaching. They have created workshops around leadership development, career-readiness, goal setting, interpersonal communication skill building, inclusive communication, understanding disability studies, social media accessibility, and accessible event planning.
Jordan worked at Partners for Youth with Disabilities for about six years in their one to one mentoring program. Eventually they assumed the role of Match Support Manager and oversaw both the one to one mentoring and e-mentoring programs. More recently, they worked as the first ever Assistant Director of Accessible Engagement at Emerson College. Jordan has also worked for Providence Children’s Museum, Take My Word For It!, Lesley University, and more.
They hold an M.Ed. in Community Arts Education from Lesley University with a specialty in Theater Studies. They also have a BA in Cultural Studies and Arts Education from Bard College at Simon’s Rock. Jordan has a graduate certificate in Non-Profit Leadership from Wheelock College, was a fellow in the LEND Program with Boston Children’s Hospital, and is certified in Mental Health First Aid.
In their leisure time, Jordan loves video games, anime/manga, swimming, running, and cooking.
“How are you engaging? How are you questioning yourself? What’s happening — what you’re seeing — might be news to you. And that’s OK, because we’re all at different points in the journey when it comes to disability. No one is an expert.” - Jordan Lome, 2024