Rivas Vazquez is a Research Assistant at the Oregon Office on Disability and Health (OODH) and for the University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD). He graduated from Warner Pacific University with a Bachelor in Biological Science with an emphasis on Human Anatomy. He fluently speaks, reads, and writes in Spanish and can provide written translations. His work at OHSU spans across various projects, including translating accessible materials, trainings, and workshops for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities to Spanish, data management, and more.