Disability Inclusion and Accessibility Expert

Accommodating People with Disabilities at Onsite and Virtual Meetings and Events

Evaluating and Improving Accessibility at Destinations

Embracing Change

https://www.rosemariespeaks.com

Columbus, Ohio

Rosemarie Rossetti, Ph.D., is a globally recognized expert on disability inclusion, accessibility, and inclusive meeting design. As a dynamic speaker, author, and consultant, she has been the CEO and Founder of Rossetti Enterprises LLC since January 1997. Learn more at https://www.rosemariespeaks.com

Following a life-changing spinal cord injury on June 13, 1998, that left her paralyzed from the waist down, Rosemarie transformed her personal journey into a mission to advocate for accessibility and inclusion. Speaking from her wheelchair, she captivates audiences with her resilience, expertise, and actionable strategies for creating inclusive experiences.

In her keynote speeches, she shares the lessons she has learned since that fateful day to empower her audiences. She demonstrates how to rise above misfortune and live life with conviction. As the author of Take Back Your Life: Regaining Your Footing After Life Throws You A Curve!, she shares her 5 Lessons to Live By that she learned during her recovery.

Embracing Change

Rosemarie's motivational keynote, "Attaining Competitive Advantages By Managing & Embracing Change," is a transformational experience that will inspire audience participants to embrace change, improve performance, be resilient, and unlock their competitive advantage. She helps people achieve goals, make better choices, and take charge of their lives.

In this program, Rosemarie focuses on what motivates people to change their behavior, awaken their inner gifts, find meaning in their lives, and accomplish more to bring out the best in themselves. Participants come away revitalized and recharged. They leave with restored hope, happiness, and an improved vision of their future. Rosemarie's positive attitude about life touches all who hear her, with an emotive speaking style that makes audiences fall in love with her and rally to her message.

Accessibility Consulting and Training Expertise

Rosemarie is a trusted accessibility consultant for associations and corporations. She helps them save time and reduce stress by streamlining the planning of diverse and inclusive meetings and events. Her work ensures accessibility, equity, and a sense of belonging for all participants.

Her end-to-end support includes:

• Conducting site evaluations of convention centers, hotels, and venues to identify accessibility improvements.
• Reviewing documentation and offering recommendations for inclusivity improvement.
• Training staff and volunteers on best practices in disability etiquette and inclusive operations.
• Supervising operations at client events to guarantee seamless accessibility accommodations.

As an Inclusive Event Designer certified by Meeting Professionals International (MPI), Rosemarie has delivered keynote presentations at the MPI World Education Congress and seven MPI chapters and regional events.

She has led accessibility tours at high-profile conferences for the Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA), including the Greater Columbus Convention Center (Convening Leaders Conference) and Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal (PCMA EduCon). The EduCon program featured a unique learning methodology where the meeting professionals traversed and experienced the hotel in manual wheelchairs.

Rosemarie's impactful work continues to raise the bar for accessibility and inclusion in the meetings and events industry.

Rosemarie also collaborates with Destination Marketing Organizations to enhance and promote the accessibility of their destinations. She works with leadership teams to:

• Develop accessibility-focused landing pages for their websites.
• Train staff to prioritize organizational accessibility.
• Conduct onsite evaluations of destinations to provide actionable recommendations for accessibility improvements.
• Promote accessible destinations by writing targeted articles.

Dynamic Speaker and Advocate

Rosemarie delivers transformative presentations that equip her clients to embrace diversity and inclusivity. Her engaging delivery emphasizes listening, understanding, and practical solutions for interacting with people with disabilities.

Her signature program, "Accommodating People with Disabilities at In-Person and Virtual Meetings and Events," has become a game-changer in the meetings industry, increasing awareness, sensitivity, and understanding of participants' unique needs.

Rosemarie's widely acclaimed and impactful Disability Etiquette presentations are delivered virtually and onsite to educate audiences on best practices for inclusive language and interactions and effective communication strategies.

Additional details about the presentations, along with articles, testimonials, podcasts, and videos, are available here:

https://www.rosemariespeaks.com/meeting-event-inclusion/

Clients

Rosemarie's extensive client portfolio reflects her versatility and impact across industries. A complete listing is at https://www.rosemariespeaks.com/client-list/

Sample Listing of Clients

• Meeting Professional Associations: Professional Convention      Management Association, Meeting Professionals International, American      Society of Association Executives, Society of Government Meeting      Professionals, Alliance of Independent Meeting Professionals, IMEX      America, Northstar Meetings Group.
• Corporate Clients: Microsoft.
• Destination Marketing Organizations: Experience Columbus, Visit      Denver, The Palm Beaches, Loudoun Convention & Visitors Association.
• Associations: Association of American Medical  Colleges, American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine,  American Association of Geographers, American Counseling Association, American Psychological Association, Land Trust Alliance, Unitarian Universalist Association
• Performing Arts Associations: Cincinnati Arts Association.

Industry Leadership

Rosemarie Rossetti is more than an expert — a changemaker redefining accessibility and inclusion in the meetings and events industry. Through her work, she inspires organizations to think beyond compliance and create environments that empower all participants.

She emphasizes actionable strategies for accessibility and helps to transform challenges into opportunities for innovation and change.

Rossetti was featured in the Meeting Professionals International Foundation Research Report, The State of Inclusion in Meetings & Events

https://www.mpi.org/docs/default-source/academy/inclusion-report-final.pdf

Additional Information about Rosemarie

https://www.rosemariespeaks.com/about/

Social Media

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/topmotivationalspeaker/

YouTube Channel: https://yt.rosemariespeaks.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rosemarie.rossetti