KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Actress Best Known for "Glee;" Special Needs Advocate

Motivational Speaker; Author of "Lizzie Beautiful" & "Be Beautiful, Be You;" Once Labeled "The World's Ugliest Woman"

Disability Justice Advocate, Attorney, Writer

Attorney, Author & LGBTQ Rights Activist; Motivational Disability Speaker; Founder of the Trans People of Color Coalition

First Miss USA State Pageant Contestant with Down Syndrome & Ambassador for Best Buddies Int'l.

Award-Winning Actress, Writer, Producer & Disability Inclusion Advocate; Spinal Cord Injury & Cancer Survivor

Non-Traditional Workforce & Neurodiversity Inclusion Advocate; Co-Founder of Rising Tide Car Wash

Co-Founders of John’s Crazy Socks

Inclusive & Disability Activist

CEO & Founder of Diversability, Social Impact Entrepreneur, Podcaster, Disability Advocate & 3x TEDx Speaker

World-Famous Animal Scientist, Autism Self-Advocate & Author of "Thinking in Pictures: My Life With Autism"

CNN Hero of the Year 2017; Co-Founder & CEO of Bitty & Beau's Coffee

First Ever Blind Contestant & Winner of "MasterChef;" Entrepreneur; Restauranteur; Author

Co-Founder of Project Eye-To-Eye & Learning Disabilities Advocate; Recipient of The Harry S. Truman Fellowship for Public Services

Paralympic Wheelchair Racer, Skier & 20-Time Medalist; First Woman to Win the Marathon Grand Slam; Healthy Lifestyle Advocate

Disability Rights Activist, Writer, TikToker & Founder of CrutchesAndSpice.com

Motivational Speaker; Mental & Physical Health Advocate for Overcoming Adversity; Executive Director of Disabled But Not Really (DBNR); Featured on Queer Eye

Literacy Advocate & Director of the Center for Dyslexia, Diverse Learners, and Social Justice

Broadway Actress, First Wheelchair User to Win a Tony Award, Anti-Bullying & Disability Advocate

Chief of Staff, UVA Football Team; Former NASCAR Engineer Born Without Arms