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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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Neal Petersen
(4 ratings)

History-Making Extreme Adventurer, Award-Winning Author & Global Investor

Eileen Grubba
(2 ratings)

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

Jameela Jamil
(1 rating)

Actress, Outspoken Feminist, Mental Health & Body Positivity Advocate

Lizzie Velasquez
(20 ratings)

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

Maysoon Zayid
(4 ratings)

Palestinian-American Actress, Writer, Comedian, Disability & Anti-Cyber Bullying Advocate

Spencer West
(2 ratings)

Inspirational Adventurist; Social Activist; Expert on Overcoming Stereotyping & Bullying

Nick Vujicic
(1 rating)

Motivational Speaker, NY Times Best-Selling Author, Founder & CEO of Life Without Limbs

J.R. Martinez
(29 ratings)

Actor, Best-Selling Author, Motivational Speaker, Advocate & Wounded U.S. Army Veteran

Patricia Polacco

Award-Winning Children's Author & Illustrator Known for "Thank You, Mr. Falker"; Dyslexia & Learning Disabilities Advocate

Noah Galloway
(5 ratings)

U.S. Army Veteran, Amputee & Finalist on "Dancing With The Stars"

Leland Melvin
(5 ratings)

Engineer, Former NASA Astronaut & Former NFL Wide Receiver

Temple Grandin
(10 ratings)

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

Melissa Stockwell
(9 ratings)

Paralympic Medalist & 3-Time World Champion; Co-Founder of Dare2tri & Army Veteran

Sonia Hunt

Chief Marketing Officer, TEDx Speaker, #1 Best-Selling Author, Health & Wellness Expert, Workplace Well-Being Leader

Joe Delagrave

USA Wheelchair Rugby Head Coach, 2x Paralympic Medalist & Keynote Speaker

Aaron Horowitz

Co-Founder & CEO of Empath Labs; Creates Patient-Centered Healthcare Technology

Chella Man
(2 ratings)

Transgender Model, Activist & Artist

Grace Jun
(1 rating)

Assistant Professor of Communication Design, University of Georgia; CEO of Open Style Lab; Expert on Design & Fashion Inclusive of Disability

Chris Ruden
(1 rating)

World Record-Holding Amputee Powerlifter; Sales Speaker on Resilience, Change Management & Overcoming Adversity; Bestselling Author; Competitor on NBC’s "Titan Games"

Israel Del Toro Jr.

First 100 Percent Combat-Disabled Active-Duty Air Force Technician; Paralympian