When I was ten years old, I was diagnosed with dysgraphia. My whole approach to learning changed but the expectation for me to do well in school, go to college, and get a job never did

I am excited to be collaborating and developing a 2021-webinar series for the Arizona Association of People Supporting Employment First (APSE) chapter as my community portfolio experience.

I’ve immensely enjoyed my experience as a behavior technician for United Cerebral Palsy of Southern Arizona (UCPSA). As a senior at the University of Arizona, I’ve been pursuing an Undergraduate Certificate in Developmental Disabilities through Sonoran UCEDD throughout the past year.

Hi Folks! 

We would like to invite you to a virtual art class: Beauty in Nature Drawing and Watercolor Class. This is an ongoing class open for the general population, people with disabilities, and students; people interested must be 18+ years of age.

This semester I had the pleasure of working with Dr. Yumi Shirai at Artworks. Artworks is a program at the University of Arizona that focuses on mutual learning through creative and expressive arts.

I am so thankful for my internship with an organization called Integrative Touch for Kids, as it has entirely changed my outlook on healthcare and wellness.

Throughout this past semester, I had the amazing opportunity to volunteer at Angels in Autism LLC, an early intervention center serving community members with developmental disabilities in Tucson.

Like many disabled people—especially young disabled people—I have frequently felt isolated and ignored since becoming disabled by a severe Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) 17 years ago. 

I had the privilege of working with the National Alliance on Mental Illness Southern Arizona(link is external) (NAMISA) for my Diversity Fellowship.

I came to research as a mom. I would use my three hours of “shopping time” on Saturdays to sit in a café and read everything I could find about Autism.