“Sarah understands the importance of meeting people where they are and valuing them for who they are. Sarah's personal story of resilience and reinvention, paired with her quick-witted humor and genuine frankness, empowers others to embrace discomfort and foster trust within their teams.”
Kizmet T. Moore, MBA, CDE
Director, Diversity, Equity, & Belonging
National Financial Partners Corporation (NFP)
Sarah Kirwan empowers audiences to integrate disability equity and inclusion into their workplaces and DEI initiatives.
Her speaking artfully addresses the prevalence of ableism and cuts through fear and discomfort to break down walls, transform mindsets and behaviors, and facilitate lasting, positive cultural change.
Sarah combines her lived experiences and poignant anecdotes gleaned from her activism and advocacy to galvanize audiences to take comfort in their discomfort, trust in their desire for an equitable future, and become voices for disability inclusion in the workplace and in the world.
Disability Inclusion: The Key to More Equitable Workplaces
In many DEI trainings and initiatives, an important group is often left out—the disability community. In fact, less than 4 percent of businesses report including disability awareness and advocacy in their diversity initiatives. It’s time to bring disability to the forefront of DEI conversations.
In her motivating, eye-opening keynote, Sarah Kirwan digs into the reasons why so many companies struggle in this area—because many leaders lack the information, lived experience, and confidence to feel comfortable initiating conversations about disability. She shows audiences how to view disability through the lens of intersectionality so her audience members can build and sustain more equitable workplaces.
During this keynote, audiences will learn:
Why it is vital to include disability in diversity initiatives—and how this benefits everyone
To recognize and remove the most common barriers that people with disabilities face
How to take concrete steps to create more accessible spaces for people with disabilities and advance disability inclusion in the workplace and beyond
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Testimonials
“Sarah won over hearts and minds here at Heidrick. Her mix of facts, theory, and personal observations made the session impactful and memorable, and her vulnerability connected with the audience and kept them intrigued.”
Cecilia Nelson-Hurt
Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer
Heidrick & Struggles
“I’m in awe! Sarah blew me away. It's fascinating how her session started as a casual educational chat and morphed into a powerful event. Her stories resonated, and will continue to help our ERGs and teams.”
Julia Asquith
Account Management Lead
Uber Health