Speaker
Media Kit

Event Rider

Read this section before you send a contract. Because Wesley travels in a wheelchair, a few of the items below are access requirements rather than preferences, and they are easier to solve early than on the morning of the event. Meanwhile, everything else is flexible; if a venue cannot meet a line item, tell us and we will work around it.

• Stage AccessWheelchair-accessible stage with ramped entry. No stairs to the podium or speaking position. Minimum stage dimensions: 20ft x 20ft.
• AudioLavalier (clip-on) microphone preferred. PA system scaled to venue capacity. HDMI connection and projection screen for slides.
• Green RoomPrivate, wheelchair-accessible green room available one hour before the event. Water, light refreshments, and reliable Wi-Fi.
• Ground TransportationWheelchair-accessible vehicle from accommodation to venue. Please confirm vehicle type when arranging logistics.
• TravelEconomy or business class airfare and accommodation covered by the client organization. Please coordinate directly with Wesley’s team.
• SchedulingPlease confirm event timing at least 60 days in advance. A signed agreement and deposit are required to hold the date.

Bio and photos for your speaker media kit

Wesley Hamilton’s life changed on January 14, 2012. Two bullets, a verbal altercation, and a spinal cord injury he was told would define the rest of his life. It defined nothing. In the years since, Wesley founded Disabled But Not Really, a 501(c)(3) that has influenced the redesign of Kansas City International Airport and MLK Park. He launched Hamilton Consulting Co., Beyond Barriers Travel Co., and INCLŪSIV Wellness. He has delivered 60+ keynotes for organizations including Google, Deloitte, McDonald’s, Penn State, and the Government of Canada. CNN Heroes. Good Morning America. Queer Eye. Forbes, Fortune, Ebony. Two TEDx talks. He chairs the Kansas City Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities. None of it is the point. The point is that he survived to tell the story, and uses every room he enters to make the same case: what happens to you is not who you become.

Please use the bio above verbatim where possible, since it has been checked with Wesley. Alternatively, a shortened version is available on request for programmes with tight word counts. High-resolution photos sit alongside this speaker media kit and may be used for promotion of the booked event. Finally, if you need a headshot, a stage shot, or logo files in a specific format, write to the team and we will send them the same day.