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    Since the publication of “The Best Seat In The House,” Allen has been asked to speak about his experience and his take on being disabled in America in a number of venues. The response has been overwhelming. If you are interested in having Allen speak at an upcoming event, contact him directly at ar@allenrucker.com. Or contact Cindy Randall at cindy.randall@satellitetours.com, or the ABILITY Speakers Bureau at http://www.abilitymagazine.com/.


And here's what they're saying!

 

• GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF MIDDLE TENNESEE, Nashville, TN, 10/2/07. Keynote address at annual dinner for 600 patrons and employees.

• RANCHO LOS AMIGOS REHABILITATION CENTER, Downey, CA, 9/27/07. Address on living with paralysis before 100+ doctors, nurses, and staff at what U.S News calls “the #1 rehab facility in America.”

• “THE MONTEL WILLIAMS SHOW,” national broadcast, 6/12/07. Allen and Ann-Marie Rucker appear at length on show entitled “The Definition of You.” Click here to view.

• “THE SECOND ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL FORUM ON CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS,” Doha, Qatar, 4/22-4/26/07. Participant in week-long global disability rights conference under the patronage of Her Highness Sheika Mozah Al-Missned, the First Lady of Qatar.

• “LIFE & TIMES,” KCET-TV, Los Angeles, 4/10/07. Fifteen minute TV profile.

• INTEGRIS JIM THORPE REHABILITATION HOSPITAL, Oklahoma City, OK, 3/2/07. Address on living with paralysis before 50 staff and patients, plus one on one conversations with patients.

Re: Goodwill Industries 50th Anniversary dinner, Nashville, TN. “I cannot imagine our having a better speaker or individual for the event….your talk was engaging and informative…yours is a story worth telling and hearing, and we were all inspired.”

David Lifsey,
President/CEO, Goodwill Industries,
Nashville, TN

“Thank you very much, Allen.  You are the very great presenter with a lot of valuable information.  We are truly honored to have you.  There were 110 people attended the lecture yesterday and we are getting many wonderful comments.   Thanks again!”

Lily Wong, Director
Language and Culture Resource Center
Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center

“As he shared his experiences through a life-altering event, he reached out to many of our patients. His message and down-to-earth sense of humor made a deep connection with both patients and staff.”

Dr. A.E. Moorad, M.D.
Medical Director,
INTEGRIS Jim Thorpe Rehabilitation Hospital
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

“…His message was inspiring, and I truly believed Allen reached out and made a connection with many of our patients as he shared his experiences…It was through his humor that he bridged some of the anxieties surrounding disabling conditions such as his. We all grew from this experience…”

Phil Lance, CHE,
Vice-President, Ancillary Services
INTEGRIS Jim Thorpe Rehabilitation Hospital,
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

“….I greatly admire and respect Allen for his courageous work…He so honest and candid in exposing his vulnerabilities, his confusion, his anxiety, his self-doubts…I know there are many who have tried to communicate how TM has so profoundly and dramatically changed your life – consider Allen’s presentation as the message you’ve been trying to share…”

Sandy Siegel,
President,
The Tranverse Myelitis Association


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