Karis Thiel is a Senior Digital Designer at n2y LLC responsible for managing and illustrating symbols, graphics, and educational resources for special-needs education. Prior to this, Karis worked as a digital designer at various companies where Karis created graphics for a variety of purposes including musical education CD covers, newspaper publications, amusement park promotional materials, and more. Karis also has experience as a freelance graphic designer and has a background in commercial art and graphic design from Ashland University and The Art Institute of Pittsburgh. Additionally, Karis continues their education through EHOVE Career Center and Treehouse.
n2y LLC
N2y is a developer of special education curriculum and special education materials that serve teachers, speech pathologists, assistive technology professionals, and others as a resource to help children with special needs to learn through engagement.N2y is a family-run business started in 1997 by Jacquie Clark, a speech-language pathologist withover 30 years experience. The first product to launch was News-2-You, a weekly current events newspaper designed specifically for children with special needs. The newspaper began as a weekly classroom project utilizing concise, symbol-supported text to deliver current events news to a population previously denied this information.