Speaking
Making disability policy human, clear, and relevant.
Signature Talks
The Strength in Staying Soft: Leading with Empathy in Hard Spaces
So much of the world rewards hardness and empathy remains one of the most reliable ways to build trust. This talk explores how gentleness and care open space for clarity and courage. Drawing from lived experience, I consider how softness can guide people through challenge while preserving resilience.
Visible Enough to Inspire, Invisible When It Matters: Rethinking Disability Representation and Policy
Stories about disability are often celebrated while access quietly lags behind. This talk examines the gap between representation, lived reality, and the policies and systems that shape daily life. From there, I examine how incomplete narratives leave people with disabilities navigating barriers that often remain unseen.
Beyond Survival: Calling Out the Enforced Barriers
Many workplaces offer basic accommodations while deeper barriers continue to limit independence. This talk explores the pressure points created by benefits systems and other structural barriers. Personal stories bring these issues to life, alongside ideas for change that center people.
Redefining Independence: Beyond the Myth of Doing It All Alone
Independence often gets confused with total self-sufficiency, even though that idea does not match the lives of many people with disabilities. This talk reframes independence as interdependence. Systems insights and lived experience help me show how shared support creates stronger outcomes for everyone.
Who I Speak With
Policy conferences, universities, disability organizations, healthcare and social service organizations, leadership programs, professional associations, podcasts, media, and teams working on accessibility, public services, or community change.
Speaking Fees
Speaking fees use a flexible sliding scale. Rates depend on:
- Type of engagement
- Preparation involved
- Organization size and resources
- Travel requirements
Virtual Speaking Engagement
Fees are generally $500 - $1,000.
In-Person Speaking Engagement
Fees are generally $750 - $1,500, plus travel and related accessibility expenses when applicable.
Panel or Moderated Conversation
Fees are generally $300 - $750.
Workshop or Training
Fees are generally $750 - $1,500, depending on length, preparation, and customization.
Keynote or Featured Presentation
Fees are generally $1,000 - $2,500.
Podcasts, Press, and Editorial Interviews
These conversations are generally available without a speaking fee.
If your organization has a smaller budget, you are still welcome to reach out. I want disability-led organizations, student groups, and community organizations to have meaningful access to my work when scheduling allows.