Christopher Michael Lee
Author and Recognized Speaker

Christopher M. Lee, Ph.D., is a nationally renowned advocate, author, speaker and leader in the field of learning disabilities and adaptive technology.

In 1992, he published Faking It: A Look into the Mind of a Creative Learner, and in 2001, What About Me? Strategies for Teaching Misunderstood Learners (Portsmouth NH: Heinemann, Boynton and Cook). These books draw on Christopher’s developmental experiences and his challenges attending the University of Georgia (UGA) to help teachers and parents optimize learning disabled students’ performance.

Christopher has published a one of a kind on-line guide, Learning Disabilities and Technology, an Emerging Way to Touch the Future. He has published articles, chapters and several journals, and has been selected to chair many collaborative projects that relate to disability issues.

Christopher is a member of the Heinemann Speakers Bureau for nationwide speaking engagements. He has spoken to numerous groups about topics including self-advocacy, living with learning disabilities, and assistive technology for learning disabilities. He has been featured on CNN, National Public Radio and in newspaper articles picked up by the Associated Press. In 2003 Christopher was awarded the W.F. Faulkes Award by The National Rehabilitation Association for his contributions to the increase of knowledge in the fields of rehabilitation.

In 2003, Christopher was highlighted in a Microsoft video and publication, Microsoft Accessible Technology for Everyone (http://www.microsoft.com/enable/casestudy/videos.aspx).

Christopher was recruited to the University of Georgia on a swimming scholarship and was captain of the UGA swim team. After facing his learning disabilities and developing learning strategies, he graduated from UGA with a major in Speech Communication in June, 1990. He is currently working toward a PhD. in Cognitive Psychology at UGA with a focus on cognitive disabilities and assistive technology.

He served as Director of Georgia’s Assistive Technology Project: Tools for Life, a project operated under the aegis of the Department of Labor, Division of Rehabilitation Services/Vocational Rehabilitation.

Christopher is working on national systems change with the Georgia Department of Labor, Department of Education, Department of Technical and Adult Education, Division of Rehabilitation Services and technology assistance projects throughout the country.

Before joining Tools for Life, he served as Training Director of the Learning Disabilities Research and Training Center (LDR&T center), a collaborative effort of the University of Georgia and the Roosevelt Institute for Rehabilitation at Warm Springs, Georgia. In that role, he directed training activities and supervised national project dissemination efforts. He is experienced in coordinating distance-training activities.

Christopher was Executive Director of the Learning Disabilities Association of Georgia and has served as President to both this organization and the Atlanta chapter of the Learning Disabilities Adults of Georgia.

Christopher also devotes time to his work as an advocate, helping other creative learners reach their potential. In his workshops, he emphasizes the importance of knowing one’s strengths and weaknesses, as well as understanding the need and special capabilities of creative learners.

Currently, he serves as Director of the Alternative Media Access Center, a joint project with the University of Georgia Department of Psychology.