Motivational speaker, social media star and disability advocate Tilly Lockey, who lost her hands at 15 months old because of a severe strain of meningococcal septicemia, shared her inspirational message of perseverance to a crowd of 200 at Good Shepherd’s annual “Boundless Speaker Series” June 3.

Lockey, 20, is a global advocate for technological advancements in bionic prosthetics and has been featured in Rolling Stone, Yahoo! News, BBC News, Wired and “Inside Edition.”

Good Shepherd held the “Boundless Speaker Series” event on its South Allentown Campus, 850 S. Fifth St. Host and former WFMZ anchor-reporter Melanie Falcon was emcee and moderated an audience Q&A session with Lockey.

In her talk, Lockey shared how technology can change the lives of persons with disabilities in a variety of ways. In her case, bionic prosthetic arms led to a world of difference.

“[Technology is] giving people limbs back, sight back, the ability to walk again,” Lockey said.

“Could we get carried away if this tech is in the wrong hands? Yes. But the way I think we avoid that is by keeping it with ethical root, consulting people who live differently and have genuine needs,” said Lockey.

“Helping people, changing lives, being innovative. And lucky for us, we have the power,” she said as reported in a press release from Good Shepherd.

This is the fourth year of Good Shepherd’s “Boundless Speaker Series.” In 2025, Jillian Mercado visited Allentown. Chris Norton appeared in 2024. In 2023, Zion Clark spoke.

Information: www.goodshepherdrehab.org