WeSaid at the UCEDD

WeSaid at the UCEDD supports people with lived experience in developmental disabilities through numerous channels including:

  • WeSaid Speakers’ Bureau – Find your next keynote speaker or share your story or expertise.
  • Candace’s Corner (Podcast) – Shares information in important topics for people with lived experience in developmental disabilities.
  • Take FIVE with Skye (Video Series) – Five-minute episodes, hosted by Skye VanLanduyt,  feature people with and without disabilities telling stories about resilience, empowerment and feeling self-determined throughout the human journey.
  • WeSaid Academy (Training and Technical Assistance Center) – Offers training for and by individuals with lived experience to promote advocacy, self-determination and independence. 

Speakers Bureau

Offers highly qualified public speakers with lived experience in developmental disabilities an opportunity to present on a variety of topics. Members share their expertise through keynote presentations, conference speaking, workshops and training.

See the list of WeSaid speakers HERE.

The WeSaid program:

  • Supports speakers in developing their skills to find success in telling their stories or sharing topics of their interest
  • Helps with setting up speaking engagements
  • Provides each speaker with individual web pages listing their biography, presentation topics, past and future speaking engagements, surveys for each presentation and testimonials from past audiences.

If you have a story or experience to share and would like to join the WeSaid Speakers’ Bureau, register HERE. 

As a speaker, you’ll discover opportunities to advocate, build your network and develop your own micro-enterprise. Contractors pay WeSaid speakers directly for speaking engagements.

Candace’s Corner Podcast (Audio/Video)

Hosted by Candace Cunningham, this  podcast series invites prominent leaders across our state to talk about key issues affecting the disability community. Discover helpful resources and solutions to improve quality of life and promote long-term success.

Take FIVE with Skye

Hosted by Skye VanLanduyt, these five-minute video episodes feature people with and without disabilities telling stories about resilience, empowerment and feeling self-determined throughout the human journey. It offers viewers opportunities to engage in conversation and reflect on their own development.

WeSaid Academy 

Training by people with lived experience in developmental disabilities that supports them to create change in their own lives, lives of one another, at the system level and within their community.