Appearances

Upcoming Appearances

October 11, 2017. Self Employment and Entrepreneurial Development Society’s Business Leadership Awards, City Hall, Surrey, BC.

March 6, 2018. International Seating Symposium, Westin Bayshore, Vancouver, BC.

Where I have presented…

April 2017. Embracing Change: One Constant in Life. Backpack to Briefcase Conference, Simon Fraser Unversity, Vancouver, BC.

March 2017. My Journey from Non-Verbal to Motivational Speaker: The Abridged Version. University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC.

August 2016. Finding Your Dream, The North Star for Your Life. International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication’s 17th Biennial Conference, Toronto, ON. (ISAAC 2016 Outstanding Consumer Lecture Award)

August 2016. Putting the Social into Social Media: How to Make Connections Online and In-Person. International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication’s 17th Biennial Conference, Toronto, ON.

March 2016. My Journey from Non-Verbal to Motivational Speaker: The Abridged Version. University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC.

October 2015. From Speech Impairment to Motivational Speaker: How I Moved From Being Unheard to Speaking my Truth. ANCA World Autism Festival, Vancouver, BC.

October 2015. Putting the Social into Social Media: How to Make Connections Online and In-Person. (Keynote) Break the ICEWest Conference, Burnaby, BC. (Livestreamed into Breaking the ICE Conference, Toronto, ON.)

March 2015. My Journey from Non-Verbal to Motivational Speaker: The Abridged Version. University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC.

September 2014. Go Beyond: Stare Your Fear in the Face and Boldly Go for It!. InBound 2014, Boston, MA.

August 2012. The New AAC: Glenda’s Life-Changing Story Starring the iPad. 15th Biennial Conference of the International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (ISAAC 2012), Pittsburgh, PA.

July 2012. Surf a GB with Glenda’s Thumb. Open Web Camp IV, San Jose, CA.

September 2011. Model 2: POUR – Making Your Online Presence an Accessible One. SOBCon NW 2011, Portland, OR.

March 2011. The New AAC: Cheap and Disruptive? (co-presented with Joseph O’Connor). 26th Annual International Technology & Persons with Disabilities Conference (CSUN 2011), San Diego, CA.

March 2011. The Untapped iPad Market: Is Your Site POUR? South-by-Southwest (SXSW) 2011, Austin, TX.

July 2010. Living with Cerebral Palsy in the Web 2.0 Era. Center for Health Literacy Conference 2010: Plain Talk in Complex Times, Alexandria, VA.

October 2009. How POUR is Your Blog? BlogWorld & Social Media Expo, Las Vegas, NV.

August 2009. How POUR is Your Blog? WordCamp Fraser Valley, Surrey, BC.

May 27, 2009. Accessible Recreation: A Personal Perspective. BC Recreation and Parks Association (BCRPA) Symposium, Whistler, BC.

May 1, 2009. How POUR is Your Blog? SOBCon 09, Chicago, IL.

February 21, 2009. What Accessibility Means to Me. AccessCamp San Antonio, via online.

October 22, 2008. What’s in My Networking Toolbox?. Surrey – Delta Chapter of the Valley Women’s Network.

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