Lecture - Rebecca Alexander, Conference on disABILITY Evening Keynote Presentation
Wednesday, 21 October, 2015
Born with Usher Syndrome Type III, Rebecca Alexander, 36, has been simultaneously losing both her vision and hearing since she was a child, and was told that she would likely be completely blind and deaf by age 30. Rebecca is a psychotherapist, author, fitness instructor, advocate, and extreme athlete who holds two master’s degrees from Columbia University in Public Health and Clinical Social Work. Rebecca’s memoir, Not Fade Away: A Memoir of Senses Lost and Found (Penguin Books; September 2014) received an Indie Book Award and an award from the MS Society’s Books For A Better Life. In her memoir, Rebecca tells her life story which is harrowing, funny, and inspiring.