Xian Horn, @XianForBeauty83
Xian Horn serves as teacher, speaker, mentor, blogger and Exemplar for the AT&T NYU Connect Ability Challenge for the creation of Assistive Technology. Xian's Give Beauty Wings’ Self-Esteem programs originated and continue at NYU's Initiative for Women with Disabilities, the Jewish Community Center Manhattan, and M.S. 131 in Chinatown. The programs have also been presented by Xian at the the Standing Tall school (a school for non-verbal children), and her alma mater New York City Lab School, where she was also commencement speaker in 2014. Xian also ran vocational workshops for the NYC Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities. She has been featured in Fast Company, The White House Blog, NPR, and NBC News, Fox 5 and NY1 among others. Lastly, but just as important, she is a blogger for Positively Positive - a community of over 3 million readers.