Unstoppable Ms. Wheelchair America 2023 and so Much More with Ali Ingersoll

I would like to introduce you to Alexandra, (Ali), Ingersoll whom I met through Josh and Sheldon at accessiBe. Ali is a C6 level quadriplegic who absolutely lives life to the fullest. Listen for yourself and see just how much Ali does in and for the world.
As a child, Ali lived in various parts of the world living often quite a life of adventure including camping at Christmas for several years on uninhabited islands in the Bahamas with her family. After high school she spent time in China. Then she came back to the U.S. where again she had and will discuss some of her adventures.
She received her college in entrepreneurship. She held a few jobs after college, but at the age of 26 while taking a shallow dive she broke her neck which is why she is an extremely active quadriplegic today.
Ali’s enthusiasm for life and her positive attitudes are invigorating. Today, among other things, she is an active advocate for the rights of persons with disabilities. As she says, if she is able to change the perceptions of one person concerning disabilities then she has done her job. Today, among other activities, she is a public speaker traveling the world to change attitudes and perceptions. I hope what Ali says to you will make a difference in your own life and world
About the Guest:
Ali Ingersoll is a corporate DEI disability strategy consultant, Ms. Wheelchair America 2023, keynote public speaker, writer, and financial assets trader.
Ali’s professional passion lies in coaching organizations on how to strategically create and implement disability inclusive policies and practices within organizations from C-suite leaders to employee resource groups. She accomplishes this through teaching how to minimize bias, increase advocacy, accountability, access, and inclusion internally.
Ali started her healthcare advocacy career after being repeatedly denied medically necessary equipment by insurance companies over the last 12 years since becoming a C6 quadriplegic and full-time wheelchair user after a shallow water diving accident. She focuses much of her advocacy work on health equity through helping people with significant disabilities get the proper approvals for the medically necessary equipment they need to not only survive in life, but to thrive in order to achieve a higher quality of life.
Disability Inclusion in our society is a priority Ali focuses on improving every day. Ali has a firm philosophy of paying it forward by giving back to the community when she is not working through collaborating with stakeholders in the government, the non-profit world, and partnering with organizations to create a more inclusive society and disability employment environment.
She believes it’s important to band together as one in order to affect the greatest change on the national stage and in local communities.
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About the Host:
Michael Hingson is a New York Times best-selling author, international lecturer, and Chief Vision Officer for accessiBe. Michael, blind since birth, survived the 9/11 attacks with the help of his guide dog Roselle. This story is the subject of his best-selling book, Thunder Dog.
Michael gives over 100 presentations around the world each year speaking to influential groups such as Exxon Mobile, AT&T, Federal Express, Scripps College, Rutgers University, Children’s Hospital, and the American Red Cross just to name a few. He is Ambassador for the National Braille Literacy Campaign for the National Federation of the Blind and also serves as Ambassador for the American Humane Association’s 2012 Hero Dog Awards.
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