Year-Round Disability Inclusion Speaking
Bring disability inclusion to the moments that matter most.
Book Alycia Anderson for powerful keynotes, workshops, fireside chats, and leadership conversations connected to Women’s History Month, Global Accessibility Awareness Day, Disability Pride Month, the ADA Anniversary, NDEAM, International Day of Persons with Disabilities, and year-round inclusion initiatives.
Speaking Themes
- Disability inclusion and accessibility
- Women’s leadership and intersectionality
- Disabling ableism in the workplace
- Disability pride, identity, and belonging
- Inclusive leadership and culture change
Why this page exists
Awareness months are only the beginning.
Organizations are looking for meaningful ways to recognize important inclusion observances without turning them into checkbox moments. Alycia helps teams transform annual programming into lasting education, action, and culture change.
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Inspire
Open hearts and minds through lived experience, storytelling, humor, and truth.
2
Educate
Help audiences understand ableism, accessibility, disability identity, and inclusion.
3
Activate
Move people from awareness into practical allyship, leadership, and accountability.
4
Continue
Extend the conversation through training, microlearning, and year-round programming.
Annual inclusion calendar
Speaking events for every season of inclusion.
Choose the observance that aligns with your organization’s goals, audience, and timing. Each event can be customized as a keynote, workshop, fireside chat, panel, or virtual experience.
March
Women’s History Month (WHM)
Celebrate women’s leadership through the intersection of disability, resilience, identity, empowerment, and owning your story.
May
Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD)
Help teams understand digital accessibility, inclusive design, and the human impact of access in everyday work and technology.
July
Disability Pride Month (DPM)
Honor disability identity, visibility, pride, belonging, allyship, and the power of disabled leadership.
July 26
Americans with Disabilities (ADA) Anniversary
Reflect on disability rights, accessibility, progress, possibility, and the work still ahead in creating equitable spaces.
October
National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM)
Move workplace disability inclusion beyond compliance into culture, leadership, hiring, retention, and belonging.
December 3
International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPWD)
Bring a global lens to disability rights, accessibility, inclusive leadership, human rights, and social impact.
Signature speeches
Keynote experiences rooted in story, strategy, and action.
Alycia’s sessions meet audiences with warmth and truth, then guide them toward practical inclusion behaviors they can carry into their work, leadership, and communities.
The Heart of Inclusion
Best for: Disability Pride Month, ADA Anniversary events, ERGs, and community programming.
A moving keynote on disability identity, pride, belonging, advocacy, and the freedom that comes when we are fully seen.
OWN It: Embrace, Elevate, Empower
Best for: Women’s History Month, leadership conferences, ERGs, universities, and empowerment events.
Alycia’s signature framework helps audiences own their stories, lead through lived experience, and transform difference into power.
Disabling Ableism: The Modern Pathway to Inclusion
Best for: NDEAM, workplace inclusion, HR, leadership teams, and employee learning events.
A practical and powerful session on recognizing ableism, building accessibility, and creating cultures where disabled talent can thrive.
AI as the Great Accessibility Accelerator
Best for: GAAD, technology teams, UX/design teams, marketing teams, and product organizations.
A human-centered conversation about digital accessibility, inclusive design, and why access must be built into every digital experience.
Intersectionality through the Lens of Disability
Best for: IDPWD, global organizations, nonprofits, public institutions, and social impact events.
A global disability inclusion message that connects access, equity, leadership, and collective responsibility; demonstrating that disability rights are human rights.
Event formats
Flexible programming for your audience.
Whether your event is virtual, in person, hybrid, intimate, or company-wide, Alycia can help create an experience that meets your goals and resonates with your people.
Keynotes
High-impact, story-driven sessions for conferences, ERGs, companies, universities, and associations.
Workshops
Interactive learning experiences that help teams practice accessibility, allyship, and inclusive leadership.
Fireside chats
Warm, conversational events ideal for ERGs, leadership groups, and awareness month programming.
Panels
Meaningful conversations that bring disability inclusion, lived experience, and leadership into focus.
Trusted voice
Alycia helps audiences feel seen, challenged, and ready to act.
I strongly recommend Alycia to any organization looking for a compelling and inspiring keynote speaker that goes above and beyond.
— Saffy Johnson, Blue Shield of California
Thank you Alycia for speaking to Siemens employees across the globe. Thank you for sharing your story and inspiring others to share theirs on the call.
— Nichelle Grant, Siemens
Your story and your energy were captivating and has been talked about greatly since! It means the world to me and my team to hear from someone so inspiring.
— David Goergen, Sodexo
Free planning resource
Download the Annual Disability Inclusion Event Planning Guide.
Give ERG leaders, HR teams, DEI teams, and event planners a practical guide to building meaningful disability inclusion programming across the year.
- Annual awareness calendar
- Sample event themes and agendas
- Accessibility planning checklist
- Post-event action ideas
Speaking inquiry
Start planning your event with Alycia.
Tell us a little about your event, audience, and goals.
Frequently asked questions
Planning an inclusion event?
Women’s History Month is ideal for leadership and empowerment; GAAD is best for accessibility and inclusive design; Disability Pride and the ADA Anniversary are strong for identity, rights, and belonging; NDEAM is best for workplace disability inclusion; and IDPWD is ideal for global inclusion and human rights programming.
Yes. Alycia is available for virtual, in-person, and hybrid events, including keynotes, workshops, fireside chats, panels, and leadership sessions.
For major observance months, it is best to inquire several months ahead so your team has enough time to plan promotion, accessibility, logistics, and follow-up learning.
Yes. Many organizations extend the keynote into year-round disability inclusion training, microlearning, leadership sessions, or team learning through Alycia’s broader education offerings.
Ready to turn awareness into action?
Bring Alycia Anderson to your next disability inclusion, accessibility, leadership, or awareness month event.
