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Bridging lived experience, social work, and identity justice in educational spaces

A lecture students remember

Educational Impact of This Lecture

Malakai Strong, MSW, brings powerful real-world insight into academic spaces through guest lectures designed for universities, training programs, and classroom environments. As a social worker, accessibility advocate, trans and disability justice speaker, and wheelchair user, Malakai blends theory with lived experience, helping students move beyond academic understanding toward empathy-driven action.

His lectures challenge societal narratives around disability, mental health, identity, and intersectionality – offering a deeply engaging perspective that resonates with emerging leaders, advocates, and professionals.

Focus

Core Focus Areas

Accessibility & Disability Justice

Trans Visibility

Mental Health Equity

Intersectionality

Cultural Competency

Achieved

What Students Gain

A real-world understanding of intersectional justice and advocacy

A deeper emotional connection to disability and identity conversations

Appreciation for accessibility as a fundamental human right

Awareness of how social systems impact marginalized identities

Empowerment to become more inclusive practitioners in their careers

Meet your guest lecturer

Why Malakai Connects Powerfully With Students

Malakai Strong, MSW is a speaker, educator and disability justice advocate whose work centers access, equity and the people too often left outside the conversation.

Speaks from real-world challenges and professional experience
Creates open, safe, and relatable dialogue
Encourages students to ask better questions and challenge norms
Bridges academic learning with human experience
Leaves young audiences energized to advocate for change

Malakai provided an incredibly eye-opening, detailed account of his life and his efforts advocating for his physical and mental health and how he is using his lived experiences to positively influence others. He shared about the unique and interacting factors of his identities and how they have influenced his life thus far. I am so grateful that he is sharing his story with the world and he is pursuing a career in which he is able to contribute to reducing barriers of care and improving the lives of others. He has a natural tendency to engage an audience and I truly valued the authenticity and transparency he brought to the presentation.

Graduate Student Auburn University

Malakai’s presentation to my class highlighted the importance of intersectionality. So often, we can get lost in our own bubbles and become disconnected from the experiences of those who exist differently than us. By sharing his life story, Malakai has allowed us to see beyond our understanding and look deeper into the world.

D. Autry Undergrad Student

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