Dashiell Meier

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Dashiell Meier

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  • Public Speaking
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  • Films
  • Media
  • Acting

United Nations U.S. Department of Education National Down Syndrome Society Spotify Twitter Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame LinkedIn

Topics

Topics

Topics

  • Disability pride
  • Trisomy 21/Down syndrome and its history
  • Supported decision-making and alternatives to conservatorship/guardianship
  • Education & inclusion
  • Health equity and healthcare
  • History of the disability rights movement

Events

Topics

Topics

  • Advocacy
  • Events
  • Schools/Universities
  • Corporate
  • Training: medical, education, therapists
  • Conferences

Advocacy, Education, Engagement

How you see Dashiell Meier matters. A storyteller, student, athlete and  filmmaker, he is changing how the world views people with Down syndrome/Trisomy 21 and intellectual disabilities by showing how  stereotypes affect him. Dashiell is an accomplished speaker, and has  presented at the United Nations about health equity, at large-scale  corporate inclusion events (Twitter, Spotify, LinkedIn), at multiple  national conferences, and has given keynote speeches at events like the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame. He speaks regularly at Stanford and other schools about Down syndrome, accessible design, and health. 

Find out more

Video

Not Just Down Syndrome - United Nations

World Down Syndrome Day

How Do You See Me?

Dashiell's educational keynote

Highlights -- more speeches linked below

World Down Syndrome Day

San José City Council

Special Olympics

San Francisco Olympic Club

past speaking events

2025

National Down Syndrome Society, 2025 Ambassador of the Year

Stanford Down Syndrome Conference

Microsoft National Inclusion Event. Special Olympics

Disability Voices United Empowerment in Practice Conference

San Andreas Regional Center Service Above Self Awards

2024

United Nations, World Down Syndrome Day

World Down Syndrome Congress, Brisbane, Australia

Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame

Stanford University guest speaker, Dr. Dement's Sleep and Dreams

National Down Syndrome Congress National Conference

Cadence Inclusion Event, Special Olympics

Foothill College Research and Service Leadership Symposium

Foothill College Tools for Transition Graduation Speaker

Special Olympics NorCal Staff Retreat

2023

Stanford University Neurodiversity Employment Conference

Becoming a Disability Ally Workshop, Crystal Springs Uplands High School

MVHS Speaks, Mountain View High School

National Down Syndrome Society Advocacy Conference

The Doctor's Art Podcast

Stanford Medical School, History of Down Syndrome

Special Olympics Capitol Hill Day, Washington D.C.

Bay Area Accessibility and Inclusive Design Meetup, The Accidental Ally

2022

Special Olympics Holiday Event Keynote Speaker

U.S. Disability Soccer Month, Presenter

Special Olympics NorCal High Tech Challenge Keynote Speaker

Special Olympics NorCal California State Capitol Hill Day

World Down Syndrome Day Keynote Speaker, Silicon Valley Down Syndrome Network

Ed Roberts Day, Presenter, Yo! Disabled and Proud

Twitter Global Disabilities Awareness Event, Special Olympics

LinkedIn, The Accidental Ally

Crystal Springs Uplands High School, Keynote, How Do You See Me?

2020

Stanford University Genetics Counseling Department Keynote Speaker

2019

JLS Middle School Graduation Speaker

JLS Middle School, The History of Down Syndrome

2016

Ohlone Elementary School, Graduation Speaker

2014

Signing Time! Concert Emcee

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