Overview of Rabih Dow professional speaking topics, audiences, and booking information.
Rabih is a visionary speaker whose work bridges disability advocacy, adaptive sports, literary craft, and international consulting. With a career spanning public health, curriculum design, and emotionally resonant storytelling, he delivers presentations that challenge, inspire, and transform audiences.
His talks are ideal for university health-care and social-services programs, corporate leadership retreats, rehabilitation and public-health conferences, and global forums seeking insight into resilience, creativity, and inclusive systems.
Presented at local, national, and international conferences and conventions about disability rights, visual impairment rehabilitation, Social Services models, universal design, Disability in war conflicts, Fencing, and art.
Signature Topics
- Glimpses from Within Adjustment to blindness expressed through personal visual art; a deeply moving exploration of identity, adaptation, and creativity.
- Fencing & Adaptive Sports Fencing as metaphor and method—how precision, rhythm, and psychological resilience empower individuals with disabilities.
- International Public Health & Social Services Inclusive policy design, community-based rehabilitation, and disability integration in global health systems.
- Literary Translation & Emotional Storytelling Translating Dr. Fouad Ghannam's Longing and the power of language to bridge cultures and deepen empathy.
- University Lectures & Curriculum Innovation Narrative psychology, disability studies, and emotionally layered curriculum design for inclusive education.
List of primary areas available for presentations and consulting.
Selected Speaking Engagements
| Event | Location | Year | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Center Based Rehabilitation Workshop | Portland, ME | 2017 | Disability & Employment |
| Vision Rehabilitation & Employment Institute | Albany, NY | 2009 | Disability, Narrative, Curriculum |
| AERBVI Northeast Regional Conference | Boston, MA | 2011 | Glimpses from Within |
| AERBVI Regional Conference | Cleveland, OH | 2011 | Glimpses from Within |
| Multiple University Lectures | U.S. & International | Ongoing | Disability, Narrative, Curriculum |
Ideal Audiences
- Universities & Academic Institutions
- Rehabilitation & Adaptive Sports Conferences
- Public Health & Social Services Forums
- Literary & Cultural Events
- Disability Advocacy Organizations
Booking & Inquiries
Email: RabihDow@rabihdow.com