Alycia Anderson

Alycia Anderson is an International TEDx speaker, founder & CEO, an inclusion champion, advocate, DEI & accessibility changemaker, former Vice President of a SaaS technology company and a believer in possible. Anderson holds a European Masters Degree in Adapted Physical Activity emphasizing the benefits, practices and principles of inclusion. She is a tennis player, cyclist, identical twin and has been a wheelchair user since birth.

Anderson shares her journey globally to help communities and companies understand the true benefits inherent to building a diverse, inclusive and accessible workplace and society. She is shining a light on how our diversities are core to the qualities that make each of us uniquely qualified and able in life. Her raw authenticity and charisma draws others to her and she naturally connects with them to inspire, mentor, champion and support. She right sizes everyday obstacles to open your mind to a world of possibility, and that's how she rolls!

Anderson is a "roll-model" that embodies and proves the worth of diversity, equity, inclusion & accessibility in society and the workplace by advocating what the abundant potential for the employment of disabled and diverse workers brings to companies and organizations. She is a voice that personalizes the discussion of the value of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Rehabilitation Act and all other laws and legislation like them.

Anderson encourages the innovation, allyship and need for the human-to-human connection it takes to leverage moving beyond accessibility compliance to disable ableism and bring real competitive advantages and ROI to your business through the power of disability inclusion.

To add to her credibility as a TEDx Speaker with her speech Disabling Ableism: The Modern Pathway to Inclusion. Alycia is speaking to companies and organizations globally every year such as the likes of Abercrombie & Fitch Co, Hyatt, AAA, AbbVie, Sodexo, Arizona State University, National Apartment Association, and FleishmanHillard. She has been featured in the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune and the Orange County Register, and has appeared on TV in an AT&T commercial, a guest on the Leeza Gibbons show and CBS news. She has been a guest on numerous podcasts and, featured in magazines like Living Low Magazine and on the cover of New Mobility Magazine. The list of her accolades can literally go on and on, but one thing is for sure, her track record proves she will bring the professionalism you are looking for.