Debra is seen as a Thought Leader in Corporate America and Multi-National Corporations and is asked to speak on disability topics regularly all over the world. She is also a board member of the World Institute on Disability (WID). Debra also was selected by the ILO GBDN to bring U.S. Corporations into the Global Conversations. Debra has been an advisor to G3ict since 2008. She has served on the USBLN board of directors for six years.
Debra has also served on the RI Global Board invited to participate by U.N. Ambassador Luis Gallegos of Ecuador, a global network of people with disabilities, service providers, researchers, government agencies and advocates promoting and implementing the rights and inclusion of people with disabilities. Selected as the only US represented on the Australian Government Expert Reference Group. Debra has advised many countries including Australia, Oman, Qatar, Egypt, Kenya, Norway, Singapore, Europe, UK, USA, Canada, Bahamas & Costa Rica.
Debra Ruh is a Global Disability Inclusion Strategist. Her expertise includes United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), US Rehabilitation Act of 1973 – Sections 508, 503 and 504 and the American’s with Disabilities Act (ADA). She is a seasoned entrepreneur founding three firms including Ruh Global Communications, TecAccess and Strategic Performance Solutions. She is a published author of “Finding Your Voice by Using Social Media” and her second book Uncovering Hidden Human Capital: How leading corporations leverage multiple abilities in their workforce was published by G3ict in 2016.
Debra is a Thought Leader on ICT Accessibility, Marketing and Disability Inclusion on social media channels with over 120k direct followers. Her social media mediums include Twitter, Linked-In, Facebook, Pinterest, Tumblr, G+ and other platforms.
She is a respected blogger and works tirelessly to assure that people with disabilities have a solid voice. Work has been featured in major mediums including CBS, CNN, PBS, ABC, NBC, NPR, INC, Bloomberg, Huffington Post and Business Week Magazines, Publishers Weekly, Fortune Magazine, US News & World Report, America’s Best, Washington Technology, Bloomberg Business Week, UN G3ict, USBLN, The Mobility Resource, eSSENTIAL Accessibility, Disaboom, Disability Scoop, Abled Body, SATH, DOL ODEP, Disability Works and “Think Beyond the Label”.
She has provided global leadership to governments and disability organizations all over the world supporting research, outreach, policy and standards initiatives with public- and private-sector. Advisor to Government of Egypt, Singapore, Kenya, Oman and Bahamas
Debra has been engaged with many global projects over the years, including the following:
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