Steve was born on August 22nd 1968 in Evanston, Illinois. Steve has cerebral palsy resulting from an accident during birth and today uses an electric wheelchair for mobility. The oldest of five children, Steve was mainstreamed into public schools at Spring Hill Elementary in Lafayette, California at the age of five and graduated from Acalanes […]

Awaiting quality captions Rebecca Palpant Shimkets is associate director for the Carter Center’s Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism. Palpant develops and oversees a journalism fellowship program that each year awards stipends to 10 professional journalists in the United States and other countries to produce a significant work on mental health or mental illnesses.

Awaiting Quality Captions Elaine E. Katz, MS, CCC-SP, is Senior Vice President for Grants and Communications at Kessler Foundation. She is responsible for planning, implementing and monitoring a comprehensive grantmaking program for the Foundation. In addition, she oversees the Foundation’s communication department. Elaine has over 25 years of consulting and experience working with non-profit organizations

 Awaiting Quality Captions Delivering workshops, seminars and guidance to wide range of stakeholders in inclusive sport & physical activity utilising more than 25 years of experience in Paralympic/disability sport, sports development & the broader social impact of sport. Passionate about inclusion, wellbeing, healthy lifestyles & nutrition. Travelled to more than 80 countries developing wheelchair tennis.

Awaiting Quality Captions Sebastian Flores, Bachelor in Diplomacy and International Relations is the Co-Founder and Accessibility Consultant of Comparlante. Sebastian is a young leader and social entrepreneur with visual impairment/low vision (though in Sebastian’s words that term only refers to his sight condition but never to his vision) born in Quito Ecuador on October 19,

Unfortunately Danielle was unwell for our recording so here is an earlier talk she did for TED. Psychologist and “21 Leaders of the 21st Century” awardee Expert, media commentator, disability-rights advocate and fashion model, Dr. Danielle Sheypuk is a licensed clinical psychologist who specializes in the problems of dating, relationships and sexuality among the disabled.

Awaiting Quality Captions Malcom Glenn is a strategic partnerships manager at Uber Technologies in Washington, DC, where he focuses on policy and community engagement with national organizations. He spearheads Uber’s outreach around increasing opportunities for drivers facing barriers to work, expanding Uber to areas with limited transportation options, and increasing the accessibility of the platform

English actor, screenwriter, author, playwright, journalist, poet, comedian, television presenter, film director and all-round national treasure Awaiting Quality Captions Whilst at university, Fry became involved with the Cambridge Footlights, where he met his long-time collaborator and friend Hugh Laurie. As half of the comic double act Fry and Laurie, he co-wrote and co-starred in A Bit