Onyeka Idiaghe is an accessibility advocate, neurotechnology researcher, and disability justice advocate working at UCLA at the intersection of neuroscience and inclusive technology.
She works on accessible neural interfaces, inclusive BCI design, the ethics of emerging technology, and ensuring neurotechnology serves human diversity. Her focus is on building technology for all brains, not just one type.
She's passionate about bridging neuroscience and accessibility, ensuring emerging technologies serve everyone not just early adopters, questioning who gets left behind when we build the future, and disability-inclusive innovation.
Why? Because if we're not intentional about access, we'll hardcode inequality into the future. We're building the infrastructure for augmented humanity—it should work for all of us. Neural interfaces will fundamentally reshape human capability, but only if we design for human diversity. The field is racing toward a future where only able-bodied users augment their brains—that's unacceptable.
Currently, she's exploring how emerging tech can serve human flourishing instead of just efficiency, researching inclusive BCI datasets at UCLA (cognitive science + computing specialization), writing about consciousness and neural interfaces, building a career at the intersection of neuroscience and accessibility, and asking the hard questions about AI, biotech, and augmented humanity.
Actively seeking summer 2025 internship opportunities in accessible technology, neurotechnology, product design, UX research, and emerging technology ethics.