Linda Woodbury
International Speaker/Trainer
Disability Services Coordinator, City of San Diego

Linda Woodbury has a background fitting to this occasion where we bring together rehabilitation and business.

After receiving her Master's Degree in Speech Communication at California State University Fullerton, Linda Woodbury worked as a Speech Consultant to the President of Yamaha, a University Instructor with California and Texas higher education facilities, a Career Development Specialist/Trainer, and, later, as Coordinator of Consumer Affairs for a Texas rehabilitation agency.

Ms. Woodbury coordinated with rehabilitation engineers countrywide and increased the quality and quantity of jobs performed by injured workers and persons with disabilities. Later in her career, she functioned as a consultant to Fortune 500 companies to improve the morale and productivity for all workers.

In 1985 she founded Communication Adaptations which began as an outplacement service for the genral public. Linda sold that part of the business in 1989 and started a new company for ADA consultant and training services. She became a nationally recognized keynote speaker throughout the U. S. and Canada for companies such as the Coca Cola Company, IBM, 3M, UNUM/Providence Insurance, the American Bar Association, and the Industry Labor Counsel.

In November of 1999, Ms. Woodbury decided to move back to California and accepted the position of Disability Services Coordinator for the City of San Diego. She is commited to equal access for persons with all types of disabilities in all situations and in all places.

Beyond her professional life, there's another side to Ms. Woodbury: She is an avid water skier, artist, single parent, sky diver, and author. She has written two books: "Returning the Injured Worker to Productivity: A Better Bottomline" and "Just Because I'm Blind, Why'd They Take Away My Driver's License."