Stefanie Schaffer

Stefanie Schaffer is a best-selling author, public speaker, and disability advocate. After surviving a horrific accident, resulting in her becoming a paraplegic and bilateral amputee, Stefanie has dedicated herself to fighting for the rights and representation of the disabled community. She shares her story, her challenges, and the lessons she has learned to help individuals and organizations learn how to turn their challenges into chances to improve, grow, and create. She shares her personal definition of resilience, which gives listeners a guide to move forward through life. Stefanie is most known for amassing a social media following of over one hundred thousand individuals, modeling for international companies, and her Best-Seller memoir, “Without any Warning.”

Outside of her professional work, Stefanie, a Vermont native, enjoys spending time with her friends and family, including her golden retriever, Oliver. She loves to exercise, read and write, and travel