Ambassador Receives Disability Studies Program Award

K Wheeler, DO-IT Staff and Ambassador
Award Recipient, Jessie Zhang

Last June, the disability studies program at the 糖心原创 (UW) presented the annual Disability Studies Awards. Jessie Zhang, a 2011 Scholar and Ambassador, was a recipient of the Dennis Lang Student Award.

The Dennis Lang Student Award was created to recognize 鈥渟cholars, activists, and long-time student leaders in disability justice鈥 at UW. The award鈥檚 namesake, Dennis Lang, is known as the guiding force that resulted in the UW disability studies program. Dennis鈥 experience as a person with a disability led to his passion for activism that resulted in the disability studies program we know today.

Jessie recently graduated from UW with a degree in informatics. During her time at UW she served as the president of the 听and the director of the . Congratulations on your accomplishments, Jessie!

Read about the other and their recipients online.

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