Speaker Showcase

Item Description

Karen A. Myers, PhD, is associate professor in the higher education graduate program at Saint Louis University and Director of the Allies for Inclusion: The Ability Exhibit project. She has been a college teacher and administrator for over 30 years and currently serves on the Directorate of the ACPA Commission on Professional Preparation and is an ACPA Foundation Trustee and Diamond Honoree. As a writer, researcher, consultant and trainer in the area of disability, she received the ACPA Voice of Inclusion Award, Annuit Coeptis Senior Professional Award, Richard Caple Award, Disability Leadership Award and Wise Woman Award. In addition to classroom teaching, she facilitates online courses and webinars in disability including her self-designed graduate hybrid course, Disability in Higher Education and Society.  Her latest accomplishment is Allies for Inclusion: The Ability Exhibit, a national traveling exhibit promoting disability education and awareness.

Topics/Competencies

• Allies for Inclusion: The Ability Exhibit Project*
• Disability Awareness*
• Humanizing Disability*
• Disability Language*
• Disability Inclusion*
• Communicating with People with Disabilities*

*Competencies of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion and Student Learning and Development

Website                                                                 www.karenamyers.com

Location                                                                                       St. Louis, MO

Item Special Note

Time Frame of Service Offered
One hour keynote – or, up to two hours of a workshop presentation on the same day. Other formats such as additional breakout sessions and consultations may also be offered and negotiated between the Speaker and the campus.

Type of Audience 
It is preferred to provide the Speaker with a multi-school conference or professional association conference where a diversity of colleges or organizations is present.  Single campus events, staff presentations/training or conferences are to be negotiated in advance prior to bidding.

Scheduling
All speaking engagements are to be scheduled within 12 months of the close of each Showcase and payment made to the Foundation at the close of bidding or upon invoicing (unless other arrangements are made in advance with the ACPA Foundation Treasurer.) Conversations about availability and scope of the services are encouraged between potential bidders and the speakers in advance of the Convention.

Travel Expenses
An additional $500 is payable directly to the Speaker for travel expenses and/or as otherwise negotiated by the university directly with the speaker.