Deaf Activist Nyle DiMarco Announced as SHRM INCLUSION 2024 Closing Keynote Speaker
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ALEXANDRIA, Va – SHRM, the trusted authority on all things work, proudly announces deaf activist Nyle DiMarco as the closing keynote speaker at INCLUSION 2024 this November in Denver, Colorado and virtually. Deaf Activist and winner of Americas next top model & Dancing with the stars, Nyle DiMarco will join the main stage for “Breaking the Silence: Nyle DiMarco’s Vision for an Inclusive Future.”
Through powerful personal narratives and profound insights, Nyle will challenge INCLUSION attendees to examine their assumptions, embrace diverse viewpoints, and take actionable steps towards building a genuinely inclusive future.
Nyle has won both Dancing with the Stars and America’s Next Top Model. He won the mirror ball trophy on ABC’s Dancing with the Stars (season 22) and was the last model standing on The CW’s America’s Next Top Model (cycle 22), now Nyle is winning over audiences as an influential leader and ambassador for the deaf community.
Born into a multigenerational deaf family, he is an honorary spokesperson for Language Equality and Acquisition for Deaf Kids (LEAD-K) and founder of the Nyle DiMarco Foundation, which works to improve the lives of deaf people around the world. Nyle was also a creative collaborator on The ASL App, created by native deaf signers to teach conversational American Sign Language.
With a passion for language, literacy and advocacy within the deaf community and beyond, Nyle will share his barrier-breaking story as a deaf man who has risen above stereotypes to take the world by storm.
Media Registration: To cover INCLUSION 2024, press registration is required. To request press credentials, contact: press@shrm.org.
About INCLUSION 2024
INCLUSION 2024 will be offered both virtually and in person. Attendees will have the opportunity to discuss how to protect, prioritize, and (em)power the workforce to create better workplaces where all employees act with civility, feel a sense of belonging, and have opportunities to thrive. To learn more, please visit: https://conferences.shrm.org/inclusion.
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