Disabilities Speakers

Lee Woodruff

After her husband, ABC News anchor Bob Woodruff, sustained a critical brain injury in Iraq, they together penned In an Instant: A Family’s Journey of Love and Healing, The New York Times best-selling book about their family’s difficult journey through Bob’s recovery. Now, in her latest book, Perfect ...

Josh George

Arguably the best wheelchair athlete in the world, Josh George is a remarkable paralympian, ESPYs finalist and world record holder. Considered by many to be unstoppable on his path to greatness, he has been recognized worldwide in the sports of track and field, marathon racing and basketball.

Montel Williams

Emmy Award-winning host and executive producer of The Montel Williams Show, Williams established the Montel Williams MS Foundation to further the scientific study of multiple sclerosis after being diagnosed with the disease in 1999. Best-selling author of Mountain, Get Out of My Way and Bodychange, he ...

Sean Stephenson

Expected to die at birth, Sean Stephenson has faced an army of reasons to give up and countless opportunities to embrace pity. He suffered more than 200 bone fractures by age eighteen, reached a height of only three feet, and is permanently confined to a wheelchair. Despite his challenges, he took a stand for a quality of l ...

Aimee Mullins

A bilateral below-the-knee amputee, Mullins is a champion track star, writer, actress and highly successful runway model. Advisory Board Member and Journalist on the Oxygen Network, she is an inspiring speaker.

Ronnie Milsap

An incredible storyteller, Milsap tells his inspirational story in a rich program, I Wouldn't Have Missed It For the World, interspersing songs with the defining moments of his life. By sharing his life in song, Milsap inspires others to follow their heart, whatever their abilities may be, and to find their place in ...

Warren Macdonald

An adventurer, motivational speaker, and author of A Test of Will: One Man’s Extraordinary Story of Survival, Warren Macdonald recalls the horror of a 1997 climbing accident that left him caught under a one-ton boulder in a freak rock fall. After having both legs amputated, he overcame incredible odds to once agai ...

Aron Ralston

Pinned down by a 1,000 lb boulder, alone with no more water, Aron Ralston had the will to survive. Now, he is sharing his harrowing survival story and the leadership lessons learned in his recent experience of beating unbeatable odds.

Roger Crawford

Crawford's remarkable life story proves that optimism and resilience can triumph over personal and professional obstacles. Although physically challenged, he is certified by the United States Professional Tennis Association and became the first athlete with a severe handicap to compete in a NCAA Division I college sport.

Holly Robinson Peete

For nearly two decades, Peete has been a television star with high-profile roles that cross over between comedy and drama. Married to Carolina Panthers quarterback Rodney Peete, the Peetes have formed a foundation HollyRod, with the mission to help improve the lives of people plagued with devastating life circumstances. He ...

Steve Hanamura

Steve Hanamura is president of Hanamura Consulting, Inc., a firm he founded in 1986. He brings over 30 years experience to he consulting, training and speaking profession. He is widely sought after in the areas of leadership development, managing and leading diversity initiatives, building effective teams and managing perso ...

Richard Ruffalo

Recipient of the 1995 Disney's Teacher of the Year Award. Ruffalo is a biology teacher and track coach who has been blind for over twenty years. Known for his ability to inspire his students and his audiences to believe that they can achieve their goals despite any obstacles.

Michael Chorost

Dr. Michael Chorost is a nationally known authority on bionic bodies, transhumanism, and cybertheory. His memoir of going completely deaf and getting his hearing back with a cochlear implant, Rebuilt: How Becoming Part Computer Made Me More Human, was published by Houghton Mifflin in 2005.

Rocky Bleier

Rocky Bleier overcame severe combat wounds to become a crucial player on the championship teams of the Pittsburgh Steelers. As a motivational speaker, he is just as crucial to the success of your team.

Rosario Marin

Rosario Marin, former Treasurer of the United States, firmly believes that "of him to whom much is given, much is expected." She has served as the highest-ranking Latina in the Bush Administration and the first U.S. Treasurer born outside of the country.

Diane Rehm

Heralded as a "class act of the talk radio world," broadcast journalist, Rehm has become one of the nation's most respected radio talk-show hosts. In Rehm's warmly received new memoir, Finding My Voice, she talks about her childhood, marriage, broadcast career, and her struggle with the neurological condition Spasmod ...

Bruce Jenner

Jenner captivated the world when he broke the world record in the decathlon at the 1976 Olympic games. In the years since his athletic achievements made him world famous, he has become a highly respected motivational speaker, sports commentator, entrepreneur, commercial spokesperson, television personality, actor, producer ...

Richard Thornburgh

Attorney General of the United States under Presidents Reagan and Bush, Thornburgh now advises the business community on legal issues in both the international and domestic markets.

Florence Henderson

Henderson's multi-faceted career encompasses three decades of extraordinary work on stage, screen and television, earning her the trust of millions of fans of all ages. Although she is known around the world for her role as "Carol Brady" on television's The Brady Bunch, her performing career before and since the pop ...

Mike Schlappi

A powerful example of triumph in the face of challenge, Schlappi’s motivational story empowers people of all ages and all walks of life. Once told that he may never walk again following a tragic shooting accident, he is now a two-time World Champion in Wheelchair Basketball, and the only wheelchair basketball player in t ...