Disability Speakers

Breaking Barriers: Empowering Stories from Expert Disability Advocates

Inspiring Disability Speakers

People living with disabilities represent 15% of the global population, yet there are still systemic misconceptions and barriers that continue to affect their mobility and visibility within their communities, sports, workplaces, and schools. The inspiring disability speakers, wellness experts, neurodiversity advocates, and healthcare professionals in this category are passionate about fostering greater awareness, diversity, and inclusion for people with disabilities, and are using their platforms to create movements for meaningful change. As professional athletes, veterans, celebrities, doctors, and activists, these motivational health speakers are sharing their triumphs and challenges as people living with a wide range of disabilities.

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Rocky Bleier
(28 ratings)

Former NFL Football Player; Vietnam Veteran & Purple Heart Recipient; Inspiring Veteran's Advocate

Temple Grandin
(17 ratings)

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

Rudy Ruettiger
(24 ratings)

Motivational Speaker, Author & Producer; Inspiration for the Award-Winning Film "Rudy" Starring Sean Astin

Danielle Green
(5 ratings)

Former Notre Dame Women's Basketball Player, Iraq War Veteran & Purple Heart Recipient; Warrior Speaks Spokesperson

Eduardo Briceño
(29 ratings)

Growth Mindset Facilitator, Founder & CEO at Growth.how, Former CEO of Mindset Works

Shawn Harper
(6 ratings)

Former NFL Football Player; Successful Businessman & Life Coach

Bethany Hamilton
(4 ratings)

Professional Surfer & Shark Attack Survivor; Inspiration for the Film and Autobiography "Soul Surfer"

J.R. Martinez
(31 ratings)

Actor, Bestselling Author, Advocate & Wounded U.S. Army Veteran; Motivational Speaker on Resilience & Optimism

John Register
(4 ratings)

Paralympic Silver Medalist, Desert Storm Veteran & Founder of the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Military Sport Program

Hill Harper
(10 ratings)

Humanitarian, Award-Winning Actor, Bestselling Author & Entrepreneur

Melissa Stockwell
(12 ratings)

Paralympic Medalist & Three-Time World Champion; Co-Founder of Dare2tri & Army Veteran

Jim Abbott
(5 ratings)

Motivational Speaker & Former Major League Baseball Player; First One-Handed MLB Pitcher; Author, "Imperfect"

Blake Leeper
(4 ratings)

Paralympic Medalist, World Record Holder, DEI Advocate & Motivational Speaker; Author of "Leap of Faith"

Lizzie Velasquez
(22 ratings)

Body Positivity Speaker; Author of "Be Beautiful, Be You" & "Dare to Be Kind"; Once Labeled "The World's Ugliest Woman"

Lee Shelby
(7 ratings)

Occupational Injury Survivor; Two-Time #1 Bestselling Author, “No Hands and No Excuses” & “Consequences”

Ly Xīnzhèn M. Zhǎngsūn Brown
(10 ratings)

Advocate, Community Organizer & Policy Expert for Disability Rights & Justice; Founding Executive Director of The Autistic People of Color Fund

Doug Lemov
(10 ratings)

Managing Director of Non-Profit School Management Organization, Uncommon Schools; Author of "Teach Like a Champion" Series

Leland Melvin
(5 ratings)

Engineer, Educator, Author, Former TV Host of "Child Genius", Former NASA Astronaut & Former NFL Wide Receiver

Amy Purdy
(1 rating)

Professional Para-Snowboarder & Three-Time Paralympic Medalist; Co-Founder of Adaptive Action Sports; NYT Bestselling Author of "On My Own Two Feet"

Rebekah Gregory
(7 ratings)

Boston Marathon Bombing Survivor, Trauma Advocate & Founder of Rebekah's Angels