Maximizing Human Potential Through Disability Innovation

Brittany Palmer, co-founder and managing partner of Adaptation Ventures, discusses investing in early-stage companies developing disability, neurodivergent, caregiving, and diagnostic technologies. Born with a bilateral below-elbow limb difference, Brittany shares how her background in environmental law, her experience founding an accessible virtual travel company, and her caregiving journey with her husband Rich Palmer led her into venture capital. She closes by explaining why the disability market is far from niche and how the "curb cut effect" helps investors recognize that innovations designed for disability often benefit everyone.