I may not drive, but I am always in the driver’s seat of my life.
Chanelle Morris is a 25-year-old Motivational Speaker & Disability Advocate. Chanelle is legally blind in one eye and has 30% vision total. Diagnosed at just 4 years old, her condition remains a mystery still to this day.
As Chanelle grew up with a disability, she often saw herself as less than others creating significant negative beliefs about herself. After hitting rock bottom she decided to turn her life around and sent herself to New Zealand for a solo ski season. Chanelle learnt, that it was never her disability holding her back, but it was her mindset about her disability that did. And this is her key message throughout her public speaking. Living with a disability has had its challenges for Chanelle and this fuels her passion to advocate for others facing similar adversities. She focuses particularly on disability access and inclusion as these are the largest areas needing improvement within our society.
Talking Points
Disability Awareness
Spreading awareness of the challenges disability brings through stories of lived experience.
Disability Awareness
Disability Advocacy
Sharing insight into a world of inclusion and accessibility through storytelling and tips for the future.
Disability Advocacy
Mindset
Changing her mindset from 'I can't', to 'I absolutely CAN'.
Mindset
Empowerment
Encouraging and motivating the audience to take control of their lives. From hitting rock bottom to having an engrained belief she can overcome any challenge on her path.
Empowerment
The NDIS
Insight into navigating the system and both the challenges and success from it.
The NDIS
Disability and Employment
Sharing an issue close to her heart. Giving feedback from personal experience, and sharing insight into how to become more inclusive and how to improve the unemployment rate.
Disability and Employment
Video
8 Minute Motivational Speech
In this video, Chanelle shares her story of growing up with a disability and the challenges and barriers she faced with this. She spreads awareness of disability through storytelling as well as motivating and empowering the audience. From hitting rock bottom, to overcoming all negative beliefs, She shares her transformation in mindset and gives tips for how others can do the same.
