Marjorie Florence Lawrence, an Australian native and star soprano with the Metropolitan Opera Company of New York City, became an exemplar for endurance when she rebuilt her career after being stricken by poliomyelitis (commonly known as polio).
She helped spearhead a lawsuit against the Illinois High School Association to allow disabled swimmers to take part in the state meet along with their able-bodied classmates.
Chinese disability rights activist
Italian Paralympic fencing champion and activist
American muralist and painter who was paralyzed from the waist down
It was a car accident in 1972 that led Keran Howe towards her lifelong dedication to women’s health and advocacy for the rights of people with disabilities, particularly women.
Founder of Infinity Dance Theater, a nontraditional dance company in New York City that features dancers with and without disabilities, including those in wheelchairs.
US Marine Corps Veteran Sarah Dionna, who served as an ammunition technician and now speaks on the medical condition POTS.
American writer, filmmaker, and expert on disability and the arts
American writer, teacher and disability advocate