Ricardo A. León is an architectural designer and disability advocate based in Austin, TX. In addition, he serves as a Registered Accessibility Specialist with the Texas Department of Licensing and Registration, and founder of DisabledGoods, a workshop that aims to inform our understanding of "access" and an equitable built environment through installations, design proposals, criticism, and advocacy. He received an M. Arch from Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation and a B.S. in Architecture and Architectural History from the University of Texas at Arlington, where he continues to teach design studios as an adjunct professor.