Elizabeth Bonker is the Executive Director of Communication 4 ALL, a nonprofit with the mission to gain communication for more than 30 million nonspeakers with autism worldwide. Elizabeth learned to type to communicate when she was 5 years old and entered mainstream public school.

Elizabeth’s decade of advocacy work includes a book, I Am in Here; co-presenting a TEDMED Talk in the Kennedy Center, and a music album. She has given keynote addresses at the Stanford Neurodiversity Summit, Neurodiversity in Business in London, and the India Inclusion Summit in Bangalore. Elizabeth’s story has been featured in three documentary films: SPELLERS, Understanding Autism, and In Our Own Hands.

Elizabeth is a 2022 graduate from Rollins College’s Honors Program and her valedictorian commencement address went viral with 4 billion media impressions propelling her mission onto a global stage.

Elizabeth has been awarded the International Association for Spelling as Communication’s Board Blazer Award, Genius Within’s Myth-buster Award, and LiFT’s Courage Award. She is honored to be a member of Autism Society’s Council of Advisors and Justice Center Task Force and a Board member of the Autism Society of Florida.