John D. Kemp (born 1949) is an American disability rights leader who co-founded the American Association of People with Disabilities and is currently the president and chief executive of the Lakeshore Foundation in Birmingham, Alabama.

[1] Owing to a congenital anomaly he was born without arms and legs and uses four prostheses, and he is widely respected for inspiring and empowering people with disabilities.

[2] He has occupied several top posts in the leading disability and nonprofit organizations.

[3] In 1991, he received the Horatio Alger Award of Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans.

In 2006, he received the Henry B. Betts Award, America's top award in disability leadership.