Ariana Aboulafia currently leads the Disability Rights in Technology Policy Project at the Center for Democracy & Technology, where her work focuses on advancing policy solutions that maximize the benefits and minimize the harms of AI, algorithmic systems, and emerging technologies for people with disabilities. An attorney with particular expertise in disability law, tech policy, criminal law, and the First Amendment, Aboulafia is a former assistant public defender in Miami-Dade County. She holds a bachelor’s degree in political science and law, history and culture from the University of Southern California, as well as a J.D. with a concentration in social justice and public interest from the University of Miami School of Law. Her academic work has been featured in publications including the University of Florida Journal of Law and Public Policy and the Connecticut Public Interest Law Journal, and she has published op/eds in outlets that include Slate, the San Francisco Chronicle, and Teen Vogue.