ATU was founded by Detra Stewart. She is a disability advocate who specializes in "communication access". She designs and provides customized staff training to hospitals, law enforcement agencies, and businesses that are mandated by Federal decrees.

Her courses address procuring and properly utilizing auxiliary aids and the different types of sign language interpreters, along with implementing effective policies and procedures. She readily speaks to the unique challenges providers face when addressing cultural and language variances among individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing, late-deafened, and deaf-blind.

For more than 25 years, Ms. Stewart worked in critical care as a Respiratory Therapist. She has a BS degree in Deaf Education, is a certified sign language interpreter, and is a Certified ADA Coordinator. Ms. Stewart is committed to promoting awareness about the needs of people who are “differently-abled”, especially those affected by hearing loss. She provides expert witness testimony, ADA- (AMERICANS WITH Disability Act) communication compliance, and sensitivity training. She instructs businesses and organizations on adherence to mandated responsibilities while also providing cost-effective solutions. Her collective expertise contributes to her insatiable desire to promote awareness about the quality of life for people who are “differently able” especially those with limited English proficiency, are who are deaf, Hard of hearing. late-deafened, and deaf-blind.