Trained presenters with lived
experience on disability topics

The DVU Self-Advocate Speakers Bureau includes a selection of diverse people with disabilities, called “self-advocates,” who can transform your events and programs and promote inclusivity and empowerment through the power of personal narratives. For topics including developing empathy and acceptance, disability rights history, and exploring diversity, equity, and inclusion, the Self-Advocates Speakers Bureau offers the ideal presenter for your event, seminar, workshop, or conference.

The Self-Advocate Speakers Bureau stands as an invaluable resource for schools, organizations, and companies aiming to connect with experienced speakers and trainers for their audiences. Each member of our Bureau is a seasoned expert in their respective fields, equipped with extensive training in public speaking and delivering impactful presentations.

They are not only disability experts but also agents of change within their communities. Through their unique stories, we aim to foster understanding, empathy, and inspire transformative action.

The self-advocate speakers offer:

• Authenticity and Relatability: With authentic perspectives drawn from their living experiences, self-advocates’ stories are deeply relatable to audiences. Their narratives encompass both challenges and triumphs, forging meaningful connections.
• Diverse Perspectives: The Speakers Bureau offers a diverse group of self-advocates, each with unique backgrounds and expertise. This diversity ensures you can find a speaker aligned with your specific goals and objectives.
• Catalysts for Change: Self-advocates not only share their experiences but also inspire action and promote inclusivity, equality, and understanding.

Specialists, with personal experience

The presenters through the Self-Advocates Speakers Bureau can present on a range of topics, including:

• Practicing Supported Decision-Making and reducing the use of conservatorships
• Navigating the complexities of the healthcare system through the lens of disability
• Eliminating racial, ethnic, and geographic disparities in diagnosis, education, and services for people with disabilities
• Recruiting, employing, supporting, and supervising people with disabilities
• Including students with disabilities in pre-schools, K-12, and higher education
• Improving health care and life outcomes of people with disabilities
• And many other disability rights and justice topics!

For more information, write us at info@disabilityvoices.org.

Find the Self-Advocate Speaker that’s right for you: