Musician & Public Speaker
Gaelynn is passionate about disability education and awareness-building through public speaking engagements. She gives informative, entertaining and thought-provoking presentations on a number of topics, including disability rights, accessibility in the arts, finding inner freedom and living an enriching life. So far Gaelynn has been able to share her perspective on PBS NewsHour, BBC World News, The Moth Radio Hour, and through two widely-viewed TEDx Talks.
Gaelynn Lea loves to incorporate speaking engagements into her musical touring schedule; she regularly presents at conferences, universities, hospitals, businesses, and music festivals. She uses her life experiences and haunting original songs as touchstones throughout her presentations. Gaelynn addresses her audiences with honesty, enthusiasm, humor, and power — she is a strong advocate in the disability community who boldly uses her voice to promote positive social change.
AUDIENCE FEEDBACK
“Entertaining – informative – inspirational.”
“She is real. Not afraid to tackle tough issues.”
“Engaging, funny, very easy to listen to, eye-opening!”
“Candid, open story-telling. Kept my attention!”
“Riveting – and I am not easily riveted.”
“I was amazed at how beautiful the music was.”
PUBLIC SPEAKING TOPICS