Peter Slatin
President, Slatin Group LLC
Peter Slatin is a disability consultant, writer and advocate. Peter, who is blind, is the founder and president of Slatin Group LLC, which provides education and training on disability inclusion for internal management and HR performance as well as guest experience for people with disabilities.
Slatin Group programs Elements of Service and the Accessibility Blueprint have informed thousands of leaders and employees across the U.S through in-person workshops and e-learning. Clients include large destination marketing organizations such as NYC Tourism + Conventions, Visit New Orleans; top-tier hotels such as the Carlyle, Lotte Palace New York and Sofitel Chicago ; attractions such as One World Observatory , the Frick Collection and the Highline; and airport authorities.
Peter is an award-winning journalist and a Contributor to Forbes.com on disability and accessibility; he has also written extensively for major publications such as The New York Times and Wall Street Journal on commercial real estate, architecture and finance. He was the founder and editor in chief of Grid, a trade magazine covering the intersection of architecture and commercial property, which received numerous awards for editorial excellence from American Business Media. He is the recipient of the Oculus Award for Excellence in Architectural Journalism from the New York City Chapter of the American Institute of Architects. He was named an 2021 Accessibility Champion by Visions/Services for the Blind.
Peter speaks frequently on social accessibility and universal design. Recent presentations include Accessibility NYC; Accessible Canada, Accessible World 2024; Access U 2023; Cornell University HR & Hospitality Conference 2022. He is Board Chair of Empire State Employment Resources for the Blind and a Director of Colorado Center for the Blind. He is a Guest Lecturer in the Dept. of Architecture & Design at the New York Institute of Technology. He holds an MA in Art History from Hunter College of the City University of New York and a BFA in painting from State University of New York at New Paltz.