Abe Rafi is Director of Digital Strategy and Online Services at the Arc of the United States with responsibilities that include fundraising, government relations, and product development. He has organized and led teams to create online communities, mobile applications, websites and business intelligence tools for social change organizations such as Ashoka, Disability Rights International, The Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law, and various clients as the founder of a web design firm.  Abe is a long-time advocate for the rights of people with disabilities, having reported on human rights abuses in institutions for people with disabilities and trained human rights activists in Serbia, Turkey, and Russia. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan.