Selected as the 2019 Teach Access Study Away Silicon Valley participant
Outstanding Graduate Computer Science Award 2016
Selected as a participant of the Early Career Program at SC16
The Adam Taliaferro Courage Award
Grand Marshal of the Philadelphia Disability Pride Walk 2016
Philly ETE Opportunity Scholarship
Finalist of the 2016 AAPD Paul G. Hearne Leadership Awards
Awarded Scholarship to participate at the CMD-IT Student Professional Development Workshop 2015
IBM People with Disabilities Award at the Web For All Conference 2015
Outstanding Achievement in Rehabilitation Award at the Magee Patient Recognition Awards 2015
Selected as a participant of the EPSCoR CyberInfrastructure Program 2012
Nominated for the Best Website in the Sports category at the Pakistan Web Awards 2010
Excellence as a Student Award at the 9th Teradata National IT Awards 2010
Special Prize at the 14th All Pakistan Invitation Inter-School Declamation Contest 2005
1st Prize at the Pakistan-Japan Poster and Painting Contest 2002
"Accessibility is our responsibility": Students expand their knowledge of best practices and technologies as part of Study Away Silicon Valley by Allen School, University of Washington
Check out this data viz on SEPTA's elevator accessibility by Technical.ly Philly
Mapping wheelchair access in Philly and the suburbs by Philadelphia Inquirer
EvoXLabs founder Ather Sharif joined a leadership program for people with disabilities by Technical.ly
Power Moves: Accessibility expert Ather Sharif is leaving Philly by Generocity
AccessABILITY: Turning his disability into inspiration, computer science ace Ather Sharif is transforming the web experience for differently abled people. by Saint Joseph's University Magazine
Accessibility: Comcast Engineer, Google Scholar partners with #techInColor for Philly Tech Week by The Philadelphia Sunday SUN
Power Moves: 11 of the latest tech hires and promotions around town by Technical.ly
Why this Philly entrepreneurship conference is hosting a Diversity Dinner by Generocity
Here are the winners of the 2016 Philly Geek Awards by Technical.ly Philly
Philly Geek Awards honor all things nerdy at annual bash by Philly.com
What this study on the accessibility of U.S. cities gets wrong by Generocity
How EvoXLabs is helping open up the city's HIV data by Generocity
Commencement at SJU - Ather Sharif'16 (M.S.) by Saint Joseph's University
From Student Volunteer at SC Conference to Pursuing a Ph.D. - Ather Sharif - A Prospective by Supercomputing Conference 2016
May 5: Celebrate with #techInColor, regions brightest minority tech entrepreneurs by The Philadelphia Sun
Developer Ather Sharif will lead this year's Disability Pride Walk by Technical.ly
Ather Sharif is grand marshal at this year's Disability Pride Walk by Generocity
Q&A with Ather Sharif, Creator of The Accessible World Conference #TAW16 in Philadelphia by Diversability
Episode 7: Access (featuring Ather Sharif of EvoXLabs) by 2820 Radio
AlterConf Wants to Embrace Diversity in the Tech and Gaming Community of Philadelphia by Geekadelphia
Meet these 7 Philadelphia innovation leaders by Technical.ly
The Best and Worst Moments of 2015 by Philly Weekly
Care about the future of your city? Steal these 10 ideas from civic-tech leaders by Technical.ly
Here are five ways to make your community more accessible by Generocity
Mayor's Commission on Disabilities Recognizes SJU Student by Saint Joseph's University
On display at Start. Stay. Grow. 20+ reasons to love Philly's tech scene by Technical.ly Philly
EvoHaX SE - Cool Hacks for Accessibility #WearableWednesday by Adafruit
Episode 211 - ATHER SHARIF evoHaX SE by The Black Tribbles
This Weekend: evoHaX Special Edition (SE) - Hack to Change Lives! by Geekadelphia
How James Tyack's civic app has made SEPTA more accessible by Technical.ly Philly
Build accessible wearable tech at the evoHaX hackathon Oct. 23 by Technical.ly Philly
Congratulations to Ather Sharif, Philly's "Geek of the Year!" by Benjamin's Desk
Former UND grad student honored to be Philly's top 'Geek' by University of North Dakota
ABC Medical Scholarship Winner, Ather Sharif become the Philly Geek of the Year by ABC Medical
Ather Sharif - Geek of the Year 2015 [Video] by Philadelphia Geek Awards
Former patient Ather Sharif named "Geek of the Year" by Magee Rehabilitation Hospital
Here's who won the 2015 #PHLGeekAwards by Technical.ly Philly
Ather Sharif is Geek of the Year at 2015 by NewsWorks
Philly's own 'nerd prom' proves it's hip to be square by Philly Voice
Meet Philly's Geek of the Year by NBC 10 News
Quadriplegic Ather Sharif Reprograms Himself After SCI by Wheel:Life
Let's Take Video Accessibility Seriously by Andrew Gormley
W4A Winners: Neil Soiffer, Dr.Volker Sorge, and Ather Sharif by ABILITY Magazine
Ather Sharif is a web accessibility rock star by Technical.ly Philly
Patient Stories: Ather Sharif by Magee Rehabilitation Hospital
Philly schools hack to make the web accessible to all by Hawk Hill News
EvoHaX and the Accessibility MacGuffin by Austin Seraphin's Blog
SJU Graduate Student a Leader in Web Accessibility Awareness by Saint Joseph's University
For this developer dream team, web accessibility is personal: EvoXLabs by Technical.ly Philly
Newly Injured Overcomes and Reconnects in College by Abilities.com
Reconnecting: Relationship Advice from Wheelchair Users by Lisa Wells
EvoXLabs, An Initiative to Serve Philadelphia Through Accessible Web Technologies, Launches by Generocity.org
Accessibility in an App by Grid Philly Magazine
Grad student from Pakistan recovering at Magee Rehab by ABC News
SCI Video Blog and Founder Ather Sharif by The Cord
Peer Reviewer for International Workshop on Mobile Applications
Member of the Ivy Social University
Tech Ambassador at Comcast
Advisory Board Member for Accessibility & Inclusion at Argyle Analytics
Student Volunteer Committee Member at Super Computing Conference 2017
Member of the Alpha Epsilon Lambda National Honor Society
Peer Reviewer for International Conference on Information Systems and Applications 2016
Member of AccessComputing
Technical Committee Member and Peer Reviewer for the International Workshop on Accessible Devices and Services
Graduate Student Member of IEEE
Member of the Accessibility Committee at Saint Joseph's University
Graduate Student Member of ACM
Member of Upsilon Pi Epsilon - International Computer Science Honor Society
Member of Civic Hacking Group - Code For Philly
Member of the Philadelphia Eagles Wheelchair Rugby team
Selected as the Student Volunteer at the Super Computing Conference 2015
Member of the Patient and Staff Advisory Council at Magee Rehabilitation Hospital
Member of the Night of Champions Committee at Magee Rehabilitation Hospital
Selected as the Student Volunteer at the Super Computing Conference 2013
Selected as the Student Volunteer at the Super Computing Conference 2012
Member of the Student Focus Group 2012 at Oracle for Campus Connection Mobile Software
Speaker at the National Federation for the Blind National Convention 2021
Panelist at ACM SIGCSE 2021: "Experiences of Computing Students with Disabilities"
Panel Moderator at CRA IDEALS Workshop 2021: "Empowerment of People with Disabilities"
A picture is worth a thousand words...not really
Panelist at NM CS Ed Summit "CS + Accessibility" (October 2020)
Keynote Speaker at the Evergreen International Conference (April 2019)
Webinar Speaker at PEAT Talks - Making Tech Fields Accessible (August 2017)
Speaker at Philadelphia's Office of Emergency Management's Symposium on Access and Functional Needs (AFN) and Accessibility in Emergency Management (June 2017)
Guest Speaker for Philadelphia March for Science (April 2017)
Industry Leader for the Interactive Mechanics Fellowship Program (February 2017)
Panelist of "Life on the Other Side: Early Career Panel" at SC16 (November 2016)
Guest Speaker at the Disability Etiquettes Workshop at the Library Company of Philadelphia (January 2016)
Entrepreneur and Innovation Leader at the Tomorrow Tour (January 2016)
Guest Instructor of the TechShop: 'ABCs of Web Designing' at Overbrook Education Center (December 2015)
Guest Speaker at the University of Washington (November 2015)
Co-presenter at the Google Lime Scholar Webinar (November 2015)
Panelist of the Tech Panel: 'Technically Speaking - Learn How Tech Can Advance Your Business and Career!' organized by Free Library of Philadelphia (October 2015)
Guest Speaker at the Start.Stay.Grow Summit 2015 (October 2015)
Guest Speaker at Weekly Startup Meetup organized by Walnut St. Labs (October 2015)
Guest Speaker at Pennsylvania Link's Stakeholder Meeting (September 2015)
Guest Speaker at T3 organized by Drexel University (July 2015)
Guest Speaker at Colloquium Series organized by Saint Joseph's University (March 2015)