18 Facts About Spencer West

Spencer West was born on 1981 and is an American motivational speaker and disability advocate.

Spencer West speaks about overcoming adversity and uses social media to advocate for the disability justice movement and the LGBTQ community.

Spencer West was born in 1981, in Rock Springs, Wyoming, to Tonette and Kenny West.

Spencer West was born with a birth defect, sacral agenesis, causing his spine and legs to not work properly.

Prosthetics did not work, so doctors removed his legs when Spencer West was five years old.

Spencer West learned to move around using his hands and a wheelchair.

Spencer West was bullied as a child for his disability.

Spencer West graduated from Rock Springs High School, where he was a cheerleader.

Spencer West earned a degree in communications from Westminster College.

Spencer West moved to Phoenix, Arizona and worked as an operations manager at a salon and spa.

In 2008, Spencer West traveled to Kenya with a friend to support the Free the Children's school building effort.

At the suggestion of Craig Kielburger, Spencer West climbed Mount Kilimanjaro with his friends David Johnson and Alex Meers in June 2012.

Spencer West is a motivational speaker and shares his personal and medical story.

Spencer West speaks at schools and to corporations about overcoming adversity.

Spencer West developed a following on TikTok where he posts about the disability justice movement and his personal experiences as a gay amputee.

Spencer West applied for Canadian citizenship after living there for 4 years.

Spencer West has tennis elbow due to using his arms to walk.

Spencer West is gay and advocates for disabled members in the LGBTQ community.