Barrier Free Living. Inc. Speakers Bureau was founded in May 2012 by Theresa A.H. Macintosh.  Ms. Macintosh, a survivor of Domestic Violence and an amputee, is a Mayoral Appointee of the Mayor’s Office on Domestic Violence and is a Trustee on the Board of Barrier Free Living’s Freedom House.

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Ms. Macintosh is also a member of the Safe Horizon Domestic Violence Hotline Advisory Committee, Voices of Women Organizing Project (VOW) and the Best Practices Committee of the New York Coalition of Domestic Violence Residential Service Providers.

She is a passionate participant in many other programs, all of which represent and champion the empowerment of women. Theresa is a tireless advocate of issues that intersect the disabled community and domestic violence issues. To this end, the Speakers Bureau provides training and encouragement to disabled Survivors of Domestic Violence. Women with disabilities are among the more vulnerable and marginalized social groups. Often these individuals and their needs are invisible and, consequently, unmet. The Speakers Bureau promotes awareness and education with workshops, trainings and creating community events whereby survivors can give voice to their struggles and successes through sharing their stories.

Barrier Free Living is proud to endorse and participate with the Speakers Bureau as, together, we seek to remove those barriers which obstruct the achieving of personal independence.