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- Accenture’s Change Your Perspective to Honor International Day of Persons with Disabilities – Keynote (see Recorded Webcast)
- Verizon Wireless – Disability Awareness and ICT Accessibility Training
- UNICEF – ICT Accessibility and Disability Inclusion Webinar
- Canon USA – Disability Awareness and ICT Accessibility Webinar – Keynote
- International Finance Corporation, World Bank Keynote and Training on Tapping into Hidden Human Capital
- Great Lakes ADA – Social Media, Accessibility and Disability Inclusion
- Cairo Egypt, The Egyptian Ministry for Education and Ministry of Communications and Information Technology for People with Disabilities
- Ankara Turkey, International Congress of Employment, Education and Policy Development for Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities
- Milan, Italy – IT4IAL Politecnico Di Milano
- Barranquilla, Colombia, Keynote for University of Del Norte
- Madrid, Spain, Keynote for the International Congress of ICT Accessibility
- M-Enabling Summit – EmployAbility
- LearningDisabilities Association – Workforce and Employment of Persons with Disabilities
- National Down Syndrome Congress (NDSC) – Keynote on EmployAbility and Speaking Business Language When Speaking to Employers
- United States Virginia Island, Keynote on Disability Inclusion and Employment
- AMAC Accessibility and Research – Web Accessibility Fundamentals Webinar
- Nairobi, Kenya – Keynote on Disability Inclusion and Policies
- Singapore – Employment and Accommodation Training for Service Providers
- Worchester Polytechnical Institute – Social Good and Disability Inclusion
- Virginia Occupational Therapist National Conference – Keynote
- Vancouver, Canada – AIM Conference – Keynote
- Cairo Egypt, The Egyptian Ministry for Communications and Information Technology for People with Disabilities (April 2013)
- Singapore, Keynote Towards An Inclusive Workforce 2013 (September 2013)
- Vilamoura Portugal, AAATE (September 2013)
- Madrid Spain, Keynote for International Congress on Design, Research Networks, and Technology for All DRT4ALL 2013 (September 2013)
- Muscat Oman, eAccessibility (July 2012)
- Canadian Association of Supported Employment (CASE 2012), keynote speaker (June 2012)
- New Hampshire Vocational Rehabilitation Annual Meeting, keynote speaker (June 2012)
- Mada Center, Doha, Qatar – keynote speaker on Employment of People with Disabilities and ICT Accessibility (Nov 2011)
- Q3ict, M-Enabling International Conference on Mobile Accessibility (Dec 2011)
- Randolph Macon College, spoke to master level students about social entrepreneurship
- USBLN, multiple presentations on employing people with disabilities and ICT Accessibility
- US Census Bureau, keynote speaker for Disability Employment Month (Oct 2011)
- PacRim http://www.pacrim.hawaii.edu/: University of Hawaii asked Debra and two colleagues to provide keynote speech for employers (April 2011)
- CSUN(International Conference for PwD), San Diego CA (2007 – 2012)
- ATIA (National conference for Assistive Technology), Orlando, Florida (2006 – 2012)
- Selected by Dell, Intuit, and Bloomberg as one of the top 75 women entrepreneurs in the world, Shanghai China (2010) and Rio De Janeiro, Brazil (June 2011)
- Minnesota People with Disabilities spoke to state agencies and universities about the importance of making ICT accessible to PwD, 2010
- International Conference on the Rights of People With Disabilities in Germany, 2009
- United Nations International Conference in Bangkok, Thailand, 2009
- Partnered with IBM to provide training for the Chinese Government in Beijing and Beihai, 2008
- Georgia Accessible Travel Symposium, 2008
- Best Buddies National Conference, Indiana University (Debra and Sara Ruh), 2008
- Her Highness Sheikha Mozah bint Nasser al Missned of Qatar invited Debra and Sara Ruh to speak at her conference to support children with disabilities (http://www.shafallah.org.qa).
- Walter Reed Army Hospital: October 2008
- Veterans with Disabilities: November 2008, PABLN
- EU Council about the certification of ICT Accessibility, 2007
- Tunisia by the Government of Tunisia on the Rights of People With Disabilities, 2006