Michael Cantino

Michael Cantino is an educator, AT specialist, braille transcriber, and artist living in Portland, Oregon. Michael currently serves as the blind-technology specialist for Oregon's K12 schools, at Northwest Regional Education Service District.

Michael specializes in creating accessible materials for complex subjects, including art, STEM, and wayfinding. Through his work with Project INSPIRE and Raised Mathematics, Michael is helping make STEM materials available for braille readers of all ages. Michael is skilled in the production of 3D printed tactile graphics and has created pieces for Portland State University, Portland Community College, the US National Park Service, the Oregon Commission for the Blind, and the Portland Art Museum.