Do you want an inspirational, mesmerizing keynote speaker who understands the theme of your conference and brings focus and power to your event?

Kate Adamson delivers!

One Hand Clapping: Paralyzed but not Powerless is not just a “feel good” motivational speech. Kate’s experience is unique. Against one-in-a-million odds, she overcame total paralysis from a devastating double brainstem stroke. She now inspires audiences from coast to coast to overcome personal and organizational paralysis.

Her “hand-on keynote” (Kate is still hemiplegic) involves the audience in hilarious one-handed activities. Wait ‘til you see your dignified male executives struggle with “Bro’s Bra.” You will love the “One Handed Banana” and the “Dumpster Doggie”.

Kate speaks not from theory, but from personal experience. Once considered “dead”? her life not worth saving ? she is ts the only professional speaker to have recovered from Locked-in Syndrome.

It is fun to watch Kate Adamson’s audiences as they realize that the techniques she used to overcome her paralysis are the very techniques they can use to overcome professional and organizational paralysis ? the chieef cause of not getting to where they want to go!

What old challenges do you still face? What new goal is your organization trying to reach? What is stopping you? Kate proves that we can achieve what seems impossible by simplifying issues and focusing on what we want, not what we don’t; and what we can do, not what we can’t.

What if every leader in your organization focused on abilities rather than disabilities? Would there be anything you could not accomplish?

Kate is joined by her associate Tom Cantrell in the magical and entertaining presentation “One Hand Clapping: Appreciation before Accommodation”. Tom combines his ADA related Administrative Law experience with funny but mystifying street magic – that the audience will do.

The entire audience causes Styrofoam cups to magically float in the air and performs the funny but amazing Chapstick Trick. You will love seeing how Tom’s visual disability enhances his ability as a magician; how the process of magic works; and how that relates to the process of genuinely affirmative action and truly effective and very reasonable accommodation that works like magic.

Kate and Tom do not suggest that being disabled necessarily makes one a better worker or executive; but demonstrate clearly that those who persist in spite of disabilities, tend to develop uncommon creativity, determination, resourcefulness ? and isn’t this what employers are looking for?

They are prepared to prove that it is worth the time and trouble – and expense ? to accommodate “disabled” workers and execcutives and give them a chance to strut their stuff (or limp, roll, blink, tap or sign their stuff).

They say, "We are determined to shift the attitude and approach of business and government agencies regarding disability accommodation. We are determined to help employers discover the power they have in the policies, procedures and legal requirements they may feel bind them. We are determined to have fun - and see that our audiences have fun i as we break the final vestiges of the bonds of prejudice and preconception.”

This survivor of Locked-in Syndrome and this blind magician with 20/20 vision will prove how, like the Phoenix, ability most certainly rises from the ashes of disability. Together they send audiences back to work motivated and inspired ? with wonderful memories of a great conventiion!

Keynote Topic Titles·

• One Hand Clapping: Paralyzed but not Powerless
• One Hand Clapping: Appreciation before Accommodation.

Kate is a published author of the book, Paralyzed but not Powerless. Her amazing, inspirational story has been featured on Larry King Live and on local and national radio and television programs such as, Good Morning America, The Bill O’Reilly Factor, The Abrams Report, Fox News, MSNBC, ABC and NBC and Lifetime T.V.

She has also been featured in various national magazines, including Redbook, Prevention Magazine, Vim & Vigor, Caregiver, Keeping Well, and The Female Patient. Last year she was a national finalist in Prevention Magazine’s Picture of Health promotion.

Kate is a member of National Speakers Association and has spoken to (partial list) the

• Bank of America
• United States Congress
• Federally Employed Women's Conference
• Western Maryland Hospital Medical Conference
• Stroke and Caregivers Conference
• North Carolina Association of Rehabilitation Professionals
• Covenant Hospice Services
• Environmental Protection Agency
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
• United States Congress
• White House
• National Association of Insurance Women International
• Women in Business
• Rehabilitation and Case Managers Conference
• Medical Professionals Conference
• Edwards Air force Base
• American Heart Association
• American Stroke Association
• Braille Institute
• Northern Trust
• United Way
• University of Southern California
• Loyola Marymount University
• Korn Ferry International
• Farr Company
• Strouds
• Chevron
• The Crystal Cathedral
• Hamot Neurological Conference
• Chase Park Plaza
• St. Louis Women’s Conference
• Texas Women’s Conference
• Arrowhead Women’s Conference
• KUMED Medical Center
• Topeka Hutchinson Hospital
• Salina Regional Health Center
• St. Francis Medical Center
• Daniel Freeman Hospital
• Holy Cross Medical Center
• Queens Medical Center
• Washington Hospital Center
• Kaiser Permanente
• American Farm Bureau
• Bark Busters International
• Dairy Industry Conference
• Defense Logistics Agency
• United States Department of Defense