Speaker Information
My past appearances have included the Southern Festival of books, the Texas Book Festival, BlogHer 2011, SXSW Interactive 2012 and 2014, SXSWedu 2014 and 2017, the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, the Texas Speech-Language-Hearing Association, the 2nd Annual Microcephaly Convention, the North Carolina Assistive Technology Expo, the Alabama Assistive Technology Expo and Conference, Angelman Syndrome Foundation Biennial Conference, the Mid-South Conference on Communicative Disorders, the Vermont Family Network Annual Conference, the Texas Library Association Annual Conference and appearances at the University of Texas at Arlington, the University of Dayton, Peabody College at Vanderbilt University, Auburn University, the College of Wooster and Northern Michigan University.
It has been my honor and privilege to share what I've learned in my years with Schuyler, and I am available to speak at similar events in the future. If you're interested in having me (and Schuyler, if appropriate) visit your campus or event, please contact me at rob.rumhud@gmail.com. Speaker's fees are extremely flexible; I will work with you to make it possible.
References for past appearances are available upon request.
Upcoming appearances
TBA
Past appearances
May 15, 2019
6:00pm
Uncharted: A Young Adult’s Exploration of Advocacy, Agency and Adulthood
with Schuyler Hudson
George W. Hawkes Downtown Library | Arlington TX
October 11, 2018
Uncharted: An Exploration of AAC, Advocacy and Agency
Featured speaker, with Schuyler Hudson
Bridgeway Academy | . Columbus OH
July 14, 2018
Featured speaker, with Schuyler Hudson
2018 Polymicrogyria Family Convention | Denver CO
March 21, 2018
Featured speaker, with Schuyler Hudson
2018 Region 8 Parent Involvement Conference
Region 8 ESC | Pittsburg TX
September 29, 2017
The Authentically Inclusive Space
Robert Rummel-Hudson and Schuyler Hudson, Keynote Speakers
TLA District 7 Fall Meeting
Libraries for All: Serving Patrons of All Abilities
Texas Woman's University, Blagg-Huey Library | Denton TX
August 1, 2017
Fighting Monsters with Rubber Swords
Robert Rummel-Hudson and Schuyler Hudson, Keynote Speakers
2017 TAVAC Conference
Embassy Suites Outdoor World | Grapevine, Texas
August 7, 2017
In It For Life: Utilizing Parents as Unwavering Team Members and Fierce Advocates
Robert Rummel-Hudson, Parent Advocate Plano ISD
Schuyler Hudson, student
Region 10 Education Service Center | Richardson TX
April 22, 2017
The Authentically Inclusive Space: Serving Special Needs Teens
Robert Rummel-Hudson, St. Martin’s Press
Schuyler Hudson, Plano ISD
Texas Library Association Annual Conference | San Antonio TX
March 8, 2017
Learning the Undeniable Truth About Inclusion
Beth Foraker, National Catholic Board on Full Inclusion
Nicole Eredics, The Inclusive Class
Renay H Marquez, ParaEducate
Robert Rummel-Hudson, Author/Speaker
Schuyler Hudson, Student
Sheryl Zellis, Eastwick College Ramsey NJ
SXSWedu | Austin TX
November 4, 2016
Featured speaker, with Schuyler Rummel-Hudson
A Voice for Everyone
Sponsored by the National Student Speech Language Hearing Association
Northern Michigan University | Marquette MI 49855
November 4, 2015
Featured speaker, with Schuyler Hudson
Fighting Monsters with Rubber Swords
Co-sponsored by the Office for Students with Disabilities, the Department of Theater Arts, and the Disability Studies Minor
The University of Texas at Arlington | Arlington TX
August 3, 2015
Keynote Address
Ten Years of the Big Box of Words
with Schuyler Hudson
Summer LifeSkills Boot Camp 2015
Region 10 Education Service Center | Richardson TX
November 20, 2014
6:00pm
Uncharted: A Young Adult’s Exploration of Advocacy, Agency and Adulthood
with Schuyler Hudson
George W. Hawkes Downtown Library | Arlington TX
October 11, 2018
Uncharted: An Exploration of AAC, Advocacy and Agency
Featured speaker, with Schuyler Hudson
Bridgeway Academy | . Columbus OH
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| Schuyler addresses the 2018 Polymicrogyria Convention |
July 14, 2018
Featured speaker, with Schuyler Hudson
2018 Polymicrogyria Family Convention | Denver CO
March 21, 2018
Featured speaker, with Schuyler Hudson
2018 Region 8 Parent Involvement Conference
Region 8 ESC | Pittsburg TX
September 29, 2017
The Authentically Inclusive Space
Robert Rummel-Hudson and Schuyler Hudson, Keynote Speakers
TLA District 7 Fall Meeting
Libraries for All: Serving Patrons of All Abilities
Texas Woman's University, Blagg-Huey Library | Denton TX
August 1, 2017
Fighting Monsters with Rubber Swords
Robert Rummel-Hudson and Schuyler Hudson, Keynote Speakers
2017 TAVAC Conference
Embassy Suites Outdoor World | Grapevine, Texas
August 7, 2017
In It For Life: Utilizing Parents as Unwavering Team Members and Fierce Advocates
Robert Rummel-Hudson, Parent Advocate Plano ISD
Schuyler Hudson, student
Region 10 Education Service Center | Richardson TX
April 22, 2017
The Authentically Inclusive Space: Serving Special Needs Teens
Robert Rummel-Hudson, St. Martin’s Press
Schuyler Hudson, Plano ISD
Texas Library Association Annual Conference | San Antonio TX
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| At the Texas Library Association Annual Conference, April 2017 |
March 8, 2017
Learning the Undeniable Truth About Inclusion
Beth Foraker, National Catholic Board on Full Inclusion
Nicole Eredics, The Inclusive Class
Renay H Marquez, ParaEducate
Robert Rummel-Hudson, Author/Speaker
Schuyler Hudson, Student
Sheryl Zellis, Eastwick College Ramsey NJ
SXSWedu | Austin TX
November 4, 2016
Featured speaker, with Schuyler Rummel-Hudson
A Voice for Everyone
Sponsored by the National Student Speech Language Hearing Association
Northern Michigan University | Marquette MI 49855
November 4, 2015
Featured speaker, with Schuyler Hudson
Fighting Monsters with Rubber Swords
Co-sponsored by the Office for Students with Disabilities, the Department of Theater Arts, and the Disability Studies Minor
The University of Texas at Arlington | Arlington TX
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| Taking questions at The University of Texas at Arlington |
August 3, 2015
Keynote Address
Ten Years of the Big Box of Words
with Schuyler Hudson
Summer LifeSkills Boot Camp 2015
Region 10 Education Service Center | Richardson TX
November 20, 2014
Panelist
Writing About Loved Ones: Telling the Truth without Losing Your Place at the Holiday Table
Greg Garrett
Robert Rummel-Hudson
Robert Rummel-Hudson
Donna M. Johnson
Leila Levinson
Leila Levinson
Writers' League of Texas - November Third Thursday Panel
Book People | Austin TXApril 1, 2014
Keynote speaker and presenter
Keynote Address: A Human Advocacy
Session: Disability Advocacy Through the Lens of Human Rights
Vermont Family Network 2014 Annual Conference | Burlington VT
March 11, 2014
Panelist
Robert Rummel-Hudson (St Martin's Press)
Betsy Furler (BridgingApps)
Camedra Jefferson (Houston ISD)
Cristen Carson Reat (BridgingApps)
SXSW Interactive Festival | Austin TX
March 4, 2014
Panelist
Robert Rummel-Hudson (St Martin's Press)
Betsy Furler (BridgingApps)
Camedra Jefferson (Houston ISD)
Cristen Carson Reat (BridgingApps)
May 11, 2013
SpeakerSeventh Annual Parent-Child Tea Party
Rowlett Public Library | Rowlett TX
April 9, 2013
Lecture
Department of Communication
College of Wooster | Wooster OH
March 1, 2013
Keynote Speaker, Karen F. Steckol Keynote Luncheon
The 43rd Annual Mid-South Conference on Communicative Disorders
Hilton Memphis | Memphis TN
March 12, 2012
Panel participant
Tech Unity Beyond the #SpecialNeeds Hashtag
SXSW Interactive 2012 | Omni Downtown, Lone Star | Austin TX
August 5, 2011
Speaker
BlogHer ’11: Special Needs Mini-Conference
San Diego CA
July 30, 2011
Closing keynote speaker
2011 ASF Biennial Conference: Angelman Syndrome at the Crossroads
Salt Lake City UT
April 1, 2011
Panel participant
Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Workshop 2011
Vanderbilt University Kennedy Center | Nashville TN
October 23, 2010
Panel participant
Texas Physical Therapy Association Conference / Student Conclave
Arlington TX
October 7-8, 2010
Keynote speaker and presenter
Alabama Assistive Technology Expo and Conference
Auburn University | Auburn AL
July 25, 2010
Guest speaker
Community Unitarian Universalist Church | Plano TX
March 26-27, 2010
Keynote speaker
Vanderbilt University AAC Workshop
Peabody College at Vanderbilt University | Nashville TN
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| Q&A with Schuyler, at Vanderbilt University AAC Workshop |
December 3, 2009
Keynote speaker and presenter
2009 North Carolina Assistive Technology Expo | Raleigh NC
November 15, 2009
2009 Childhood Apraxia of Speech Walk | Fort Worth TX
November 6, 2009
Fall Book and Author Luncheon (with Loreane Tomlinson and Jeffrey Osburn)
Friends of the Arlington Public Library | Arlington TX
October 31, 2009
2009 Texas Book Festival | Austin TX
Saving Your Children: Dads on an Uncertain Mission
With Michael Greenberg, Rupert Isaacson (Antonio Ruiz-Camacho, moderator)
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| With Rupert Isaacson and Michael Greenberg, 2009 Texas Book Festival |
October 30, 2009
With Jennifer Silverman, editor and contributor, My Baby Rides the Short Bus
Legacy Books | Plano TX
September 24, 2009
The Authors Express Event | Wylie and Sachse Public Libraries
Bart Peddicord Community Center | Wylie TX
August 13, 2009
Uptown Rotary Club | Dallas TX
June 24, 2009
The North Texas Kids Radio Show, hosted by Dr. Minette Riordan
KWRD 100.7FM | Dallas/Fort Worth TX
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| With Dr. Minette Riordan, host of The North Texas Kids Radio Show |
June 20, 2009
2nd Annual Microcephaly Convention
Costa Mesa CA
June 16, 2009
With author Karen Harrington - Two Out of Three Authors...
Gregory’s Bistro | Plano TX
May 16, 2009
Homegrown Writers Open House and Book Signing
Richardson Public Library | Richardson TX
April 14, 2009
Celebration of Faculty Creative Works from 2007-2008
UT Arlington Central Library | Arlington TX
April 11, 2009
Second Annual Authors Forum
Emily Fowler Central Library | Denton TX
April 3, 2009
BookPeople | Austin TX
April 2, 2009
Keynote Speaker
2009 Annual TSHA Convention
Texas Speech-Language-Hearing Association | Austin TX
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| Keynote Address, 2009 TSHA Convention |
February 16, 2009
Featured Speaker
Writers’ Guild of Texas - A Year in the Life of Two Debut Authors
Panel with Karen Harrington, author of Janeology
Richardson Public Library | Richardson TX
February 13, 2009
Book Passage | Corte Madera CA
January 8, 2009
Legacy Books | Plano TX
November 20-22, 2008
Guest of Prentke Romich Company
2008 Annual ASHA Convention
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association | Chicago IL
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| Prentke Romich Co. book signing, 2008 ASHA Convention |
November 8, 2008
Barnes & Noble Prestonwood Center | Dallas, TX
November 6, 2008
Guest Lecturer
University of Dayton, Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work
Dayton OH
October 11, 2008
Panel participant
Southern Festival of Books
A Very Calm Presence — Two Stories of Family, Friends and Healing
Panel with Sigourney Cheek, author of Patient Siggy: Hope and Healing in Cyberspace
Nashville, TN
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| With author Sigourney Cheek, 2008 Southern Festival of Books |
October 4, 2008
Borders at Watters Creek | Allen TX
September 16, 2008
North Dallas Evening Rotary Club | Dallas TX
September 12, 2008
Featured speaker
Friends of the UT Arlington Libraries
The University of Texas at Arlington | Arlington TX
July 29, 2008
Keynote Speaker
2008 Assistive Technology Cluster Conference
Region 10 Education Service Center | Richardson TX
May 31, 2008
Summerfest: READ, Concert on the Patio
Texas Christian University Bookstore | Fort Worth TX
April 26, 2008
Barnes & Noble | Lewisville TX
Television appearance - April 23, 2008
Good Morning Texas
“The Not So Perfect Parent”, hosted by Paige McCoy Smith
WFAA Channel 8 | Dallas/Fort Worth TX
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| Good Morning Texas, WFAA Channel 8, Dallas |
April 4, 2008
Live radio appearance
The John McMullen Show on K-News Radio 970 | Palm Springs CA
Radio interview
Hillside Family Forum, Hosted by Terese Taylor
March 11, 2008
Barnes & Noble Fiesta Trail | San Antonio TX
March 10, 2008
Podcast interview
Jumping Monkeys, hosted by Megan Morrone and Leo Laporte
Episode 37: Schuyler’s Monster
March 9, 2008
Barnes & Noble Arboretum | Austin TX
March 8, 2008
Barnes & Noble Town & Country | Houston TX
March 1, 2008
Television appearance
Positively TEXAS!, hosted by Iola Johnson | CBS 11 KTXA 21 | Dallas TX
March 1, 2008
Barnes & Noble South Arlington | Arlington TX
February 22, 2008
Television interview
Think, hosted by Krys Boyd | KERA Channel 13 | Dallas TX
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| “Think”, KERA Public Television, Dallas |
February 23, 2008
Barnes & Noble Prestonwood Center | Dallas TX
February 22, 2008
Barnes & Noble Creekwalk Village | Plano TX
Radio interview
Weekend America, reported by Michael May | American Public Media
February 20, 2008
Book publishing party
featuring guest author Robert Rummel-Hudson
Hosted by MediaBistro.com | New York NY
December 11, 2006
Panel Discussion
From Blogger to Author: How Bloggers Get Book Deals, and What This Means for Publishing
Hosted by MediaBistro.com | New York NY
