If you asked me about my future career plans when I was
younger, I would have told you I wanted to be a sociology professor. This was
my goal because as a person with a disability, albeit a disability that may be
hard to detect, I often felt like an outsider and found it easier to analyze
social dynamics rather than actually participate in social life. Thus, I
majored in the study of human interaction. Following college, I applied to
graduate schools to continue my career pursuits, submitting a personal
statement that described how I had overcome a visual impairment and become a
better person because of it. However, since I graduated in December and had to
wait to begin graduate school the next fall, I followed my best friend to
Washington, D.C. to intern for our hometown Congressman in the interim.
To read more on this story, click here: My Job Search: A Story of Solidarity in the Disability Community
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