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Navya Tuteja is an American disability advocate, author, and technology entrepreneur. She founded Empower InvisAbilities, a nonprofit focused on invisible disabilities and neurodiversity, and Raaha, an artificial-intelligence platform designed to help neurodivergent job seekers evaluate workplace fit before applying.[1][2]
Disability advocacy and writing
[edit]As of 2026, Tuteja was a senior at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Fairfax County, Virginia.[3]
Tuteja has said that her interest in disability accessibility developed in part from watching her mother, who is hard of hearing, navigate workplace accommodations. She later encountered similar accessibility concerns through her work with neurodivergent students and families.[1][2]
While in high school, Tuteja founded Empower InvisAbilities, a youth-led nonprofit focused on awareness and inclusion relating to invisible disabilities and neurodiversity.[4] Technical.ly reported that the organization conducted STEM workshops for neurodivergent students and worked with schools on disability inclusion.[1]
Tuteja also wrote the children's book The Day the Colors Disappeared, which was created to help young readers understand neurodivergence and invisible disabilities.[4][5]
Raaha
[edit]Tuteja began developing Raaha while attending Thomas Jefferson High School and launched the platform in June 2026 after approximately a year of development.[1][4]
The project grew from Tuteja's observation that job advertisements generally describe what employers expect from applicants while providing less information about the day-to-day working environment. She connected the problem to her family's experiences with workplace accommodations and to conversations with neurodivergent students and job seekers.[2][3]
Raaha allows users to provide information about their work preferences and analyze individual job descriptions. The platform evaluates factors including schedule predictability, task structure, pace of work, communication style, work environment and flexibility.[1][2]
Tuteja developed the platform's scoring logic and sought feedback from neurodiversity specialists while designing its assessment system.[1][4] Potomac Local News reported that she designed the platform's seven-dimension fit model and worked on its backend and scoring system.[6]
By September 2026, Fortune reported that Raaha had more than 1,000 users and approximately 20,000 job listings. The publication also reported that Tuteja had bootstrapped the platform and was keeping it free for job seekers while considering future partnerships with employers and workforce organizations.[3]
Legible and Traceable Accessibility
[edit]Tuteja later developed Legible, a tool intended to translate special-education documents, including Individualized Education Programs and Section 504 plans, into plain language. According to Fortune, she became concerned that artificial-intelligence systems simplifying rights-related information could omit or separate claims from their original sources.[3]
She subsequently proposed a framework she called Traceable Accessibility, intended to preserve source information and context when AI systems simplify disability-related or public-service information. Fortune reported that Tuteja discussed the proposal with Virginia lawmakers and the United States Department of Education.[3]
In September 2026, Tuteja presented on Traceable Accessibility at the International Translation Day 2026 program jointly convened by UNESCO and Translation Commons.[7]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Roeder, Kaela (July 13, 2026). "Student developer debuts a platform to help neurodivergent people find inclusive workplaces". Technical.ly. Retrieved October 1, 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 Gelman, Scott (August 7, 2026). "Fairfax Co. student launches app to help neurodivergent job seekers". WTOP. Retrieved October 1, 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Lichtenberg, Nick (September 27, 2026). "Her school blocked ChatGPT. Now this 17-year-old high school senior runs an AI startup with 1,000 users". Fortune. Retrieved October 1, 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 O'Connell, Michael (August 6, 2026). "Fairfax Teen's AI Tool Is Helping Neurodivergent Job Seekers Find Better Fits". Patch. Retrieved October 1, 2026.
- ↑ Fultz, Joi (August 13, 2026). "17-year-old Virginia student launches app to help neurodivergent job seekers find the right fit". WTVR. Retrieved October 1, 2026.
- ↑ Lateef, Deen (July 29, 2026). "Accessibility should start before you apply: TJ student launches Raaha to make job hunting more humane". Potomac Local News. Retrieved October 1, 2026.
- ↑ "International Translation Day 2026". Translation Commons. Retrieved October 1, 2026.
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