Speaking
Storytelling is at the heart of my disability activism. Through keynotes, fireside chats, presentations, and workshops, my goal is to create space for open, honest conversation about a range of disability-related topics, including:
- Creating a culture of accessibility and inclusion
- Storytelling as a tool for disability advocacy
- Communicating respectfully about disability
- Being a strong ally to the disability community
- Expanding disability representation across media
- Planning accessible events
- Embracing disability as an identity
Want to book me to speak at an event?
Check out my Penguin Random House Speakers Bureau profile!
For all speaking inquiries, please contact Kaley Baron at kbaron@penguinrandomhouse.com
Check out my speaking reel!
Testimonials
Emily’s talk exceeded our expectations! She makes the topic of disability inclusion approachable, clear, and direct. Sharing her own stories brought the conversation and principles to life. We had excellent engagement from our attendees. The biggest takeaway was that everyone should read Emily’s book!
Lori Samuels
Senior Director of Accessibility, NBCUniversal Media
Your insights from Demystifying Disability and your willingness to share your personal and professional perspectives brought so much depth to our learning. Your approachability, clarity, and honesty created a space for our participants to reflect, ask questions, and challenge themselves in ways that will ripple into how they support disabled students and advocate for more inclusive health science education environments
Grace C. Clifford
Director, Disability Services/CAE Disability Specialist, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Learning from and collaborating with Emily is a true joy. She is as engaging as she is knowledgeable and makes understanding ableism and disabilities inclusion equally educational and enjoyable. She is approachable, funny, and wise. Our team has learned from and worked with Emily many times and we always come away with new ways of thinking/acting.
Union of Reform Judaism Racial Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion (REDI) Team
Select Past Speaking Engagements
3Play Media
Global Accessibility Awareness Day Virtual Event, 2025
UMass Chan Medical School
Diversity Campus Read Talk, 2025
National Dance Institute
Staff Education Workshop, 2025
Blue Cross Blue Shield Association
Diverse Abilities ERG Fireside Chat, 2024
Figma
Alliance for Neurodiversity and Disability Inclusion Event, 2024
SC Johnson
Disability ERG Event, 2023
Amtrak
Disability ERG Event, 2023
Dick’s Sporting Goods
Disability Pride Month Keynote and Event Accessibility Roundtable, 2023
T-Mobile
Disability Pride Month Keynote, 2023
National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)
Inclusion Forum Keynote, 2023
Ball State University
Excellence in Leadership Speaker Series, 2023
The LEGO Group
Disability Allyship, Inclusion & Etiquette panel, 2023
Nike
Demystifying Disability Fireside Chat, 2022
Nasdaq
Expanding Perspectives: On Disability, Diversity and Advocacy, 2022
Penn State University
Fireside chat on meaningful allyship, 2022
Qualcomm
NDEAM Fireside Chat, 2022
Association of People Supporting Employment First (APSE)
Conference Keynote, 2022
Netflix
Fireside chat with Accessibility ERG, 2022
“Green Table Talk,” 2021
Amazon
Unite 4 Disability Inclusion, 2021
Comcast/NBC Universal
National Disability Employment Awareness Month event, 2021
Microsoft
Outside In Speaker Series, 2021
The Arc of Texas, Partners in Disability Leadership
Storytelling Workshop: A Strategy for Advocacy and Inclusion, 2021
The Boggs Center Developmental Disabilities Lecture Series
Nothing About Us Without Us: Centering Disabled People in Disability Advocacy, 2021
Reeve Summit
Keynote: Creating Change: You Don’t Have to be Superman, 2020
United Nations
Panel: Developing Inclusive Workplaces, 2019
International Initiative for Disability Leadership
Keynote: Supporting Emerging Leaders, 2019
SXSW
Panel: The Disability Story: Diversity in Media, 2019
Mobilize Women Summit
Panel: Starting a Revolution, 2019
Temple University Lewis Katz School of Medicine
Disability Identity and Pride, 2019
Green Mountain Self-Advocacy Conference
Keynote: Self-Advocacy: Finding My Voice, 2018
UJA-Federation of New York
Language and Disability: Finding the Right Words to Make Judaism Inclusive, 2018
New York Public Library
Disability Sensitivity Staff Training, 2016
United States Department of Education
Panel: Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, 2015