2012 Scholars
Deaf
Earned a bachelor of education focused in elementary teaching and a master of education focused on deaf education from Gallaudet University. Works as a teacher and educational facilitator at Salish Sea Deaf School. Competed in the Miss Teen Washington Pageant and made it to the top.
Cerebral palsy
Earned a degree in theater with a minor in American Sign Language (ASL) from Western Oregon University. Currently attending Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) pursing a bachelor’s degree in ASL/English interpreting. Takes acting classes and has acted in many productions. Hopes to become an ASL interpreter and an actor.
Deaf
Graduated from the University of Washington with a medical anthropology and global health degree. Worked as a program assistant in the DO-IT Center. Currently works at Seattle Children’s Hospital as a pediatric mental health specialist.
Thrombocytopenia-absent radius syndrome
Was at Western Washington University studying biology with an emphasis on ecology, evolution, and organisms but decided to take some time off during the pandemic to decide what she really wants to do. Looking forward to traveling in the bus she is fixing up.
Cerebral palsy
Graduated from Tacoma Community College and received a bachelor’s degree in communications from the University of Washington Tacoma. Played power soccer from 2006 to 2018. In the fall of 2018, got a service dog, Liam, after being on the waiting list for nine years!
Becker’s muscular dystrophy
Earned an associate degree. Volunteered as a tutor for students learning Spanish and English. Hopes to continue volunteering and open up opportunities to become a translator or language teacher. Also interested in journalism.
Dwarfism SED/Kniest syndrome
Works as a freelance illustrator and digital media artist. In 2020, received Volunteer of the Year award at Camp Korey for helping refocus their marketing goals and design new marketing assets including brochures, posters, social media graphics, and annual reports. Still part of the Camp Kasey team, helping with occasional projects. Volunteers with Altas Assistance Dogs. Shares her projects at dominiquejoofficial.com.
Learning disability and attention deficit disorder, complex post traumatic stress disorder
Earned a certificate in acting for TV and film at Shoreline Community College in 2022 and plans on pursuing an associate degree in film. Acted in the movie Winter Island as an EMT in his first paid acting role. Currently works as an improv actor for a murder mystery dinner.
Deaf
Earned a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering from Rochester Institute of Technology. Works as a product engineer for a medical manufacturing company in Seattle. Adopted a Deaf pup and trained him in American Sign Language.
Legally blind in right eye
Earned a bachelor’s degree and working on master’s degree in business administration from Central Washington University. Works at PACCAR as a human resource operations specialist.
Spastic cerebral palsy
Interested in the field of broadcasting and communications. Takes classes to learn about new computer software and plans to take broadcasting classes online. Enjoys making slide shows of famous people; see them on YouTube under the user name Jenn Bress.
Spinal muscular atrophy
Earned a bachelor’s of science in biology from the University of Washington. Pursuing master’s in microbiology and cell science from the University of Florida. Works in a health-focused microbiology lab that works to improve health by personalized supplements.
Autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Graduated from Pacific University with degrees in creative writing and German. Currently pursuing a master’s degree. Studied abroad in Germany. Enjoys tutoring.
Goldenhar syndrome, a hearing impairment
Earned a bachelor of business administration in marketing from the University of Washington. Interned with the Center for Sensorimotor Neural Engineering (CSNE). Works as a business operations analyst for Christy Sports.
Learning disability, dyslexia, attention deficit disorder.
Attends Washington State University and is majoring in biomedical engineering.
Arthrogryposis
Earned his bachelor’s in political science from McDaniel College in Maryland. Works as a recruiting coordinator at Instrument. Certified Scrum expert.
Autism, attention deficit disorder
Graduated from the University of Washington (UW) with bachelor’s degrees in meteorology and climate and a minor in applied math. Attending graduate school at the University of Oklahoma (OU) for a Ph.D. in cloud physics. Researched size distributions of ice crystals in tropical thunderstorms for master’s thesis at OU, paid for by a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant. Studying Atlantic coast snowstorms for Ph.D. Hopes to ensure universal design in climate change solutions and make weather forecasts, severe weather alerts, and evacuation plans accessible for everyone. Interned for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in Boulder, Colorado during summers of 2017-2019, volunteered for the National Weather Service in Seattle from 2015-2018, and researched at UW during senior year. Wrote a blog post for The Art of Autism exposing the need to merge sustainability and universal design