Advocacy

Most people see the stage, the blazer, and the confident speeches. What they don’t see is how much it takes to stand there. What I wish people understood is this: being a student leader with a disability doesn’t come with fewer expectations. It often comes with more — more scrutiny, more second-guessing, more pressure to […]

We run for office to serve, not to struggle, to represent others, build something meaningful, and give back to our communities. But sometimes, after all the forms are signed and the work begins, something shifts. And the systems that were supposed to support us begin to fall silent—or turn against us altogether. In a healthy