2019 Achievement Highlights

  • Daman Wandke, ‘05 Scholar, inducted into the Susan Daniels Disability Mentoring Hall of Fame in 2019.
  • Jesse A., ‘95 Scholar, spoke at the third annual Game Accessibility Conference (GAConf) as part of a panel on video games and virtual reality accessibility for Blind and low vision users.
  • Olivia W., ‘13 Scholar, got a job as a teaching assistant at Summit Atlas High School. She will be working in a small special education classroom helping middle school and high school aged students engage in the classroom and with assignments.
  • Angela M., ‘11 Scholar, got accepted to a PhD program in clinical psychology and will be starting at Seattle Pacific University in fall of 2019.
  • Hannah W., ‘13 Scholar, won the Dean’s Medal from the University of Washington’s College of Arts & Sciences in the Natural Sciences category for her academic excellence, leadership, and service.
  • Torin P., ‘18 Scholar, won first place in their age category at the Rising Voices Oratory competition.
  • Paige D., ‘11 Scholar, moved across the country from Washington to Virginia and purchased a house.
  • Stuart O., ‘99 Scholar, spoke about his life experiences on an NPR radio program called “Sound Effect #156: Augmented Reality.” The segment was produced by Gabriel Spitzer and aired on KNKX radio April 2019.
  • Teresa B., ‘16 Scholar , was featured in The Seattle Times for her work on Seattle University’s dance team as well as her professional and academic success.
  • Jae K., ‘11 Scholar, won the Disability Rights Washington Breaking Barriers Award, which honors an advocate with a disability for breaking barriers to advance the rights of and improve the lives of people with disabilities in Washington State.
  • Anna O., ‘17 Scholar, was chosen for and completed an internship with the Center for Neurotechnology at the University of Washington during the summer of 2019.