Despite
what
others may
think of me, I am educated, due to my eagerness to learn and my family's
support. I have two younger brothers (who are not disabled)
and
we are all well educated. Both of my brothers are in the
health
care field, but I can barely use a letter opener with my feet, so
open heart surgery
wasn't an option. Plus, I don't ever clip my toe nails.
So, I decided to go into the tech field and have been working for
Teacher Created
Resources for some time now, but I am always looking to do
more..
My family did not know what to do with me when it came to
school. My parents realized that I wasn't a
basket
case. So, getting an education was important.
Carl
Harvey
was a school for the physically disabled. They had preschool
through high school. HELL NO, I wasn't going to be traped in
one
school throughout my entire education.
I have to give many thanks to my teachers at Carl Harvey for teaching
me the basic fundamentals for me to succeed. ..
After a while, I out smarted the system and my parents decided to
mainstream me in a regular Jr High. YES,
*puberty*
hit during the right time and CHICS!!!
I went to Fountain Valley High School, where I lettered in Girls
Softball. I kept their stats and so on. High school
was
lots of fun. and lots of partying.
I received my AA degree at
Orange Coast
College. I wasn't planning to be a lifer at OCC, so
I transfer out of there as fast as I can and SEE YA!!!
I earned my BA in Speech Communication (ironic) at
Cal State Long Beach.
Now, I know what you are thinking, "the cripple kid got a free
pass.." Well, other than getting great parking at malls, I do not play
the cripple card, unless she is cute!!!
Besides school and my jobs, I am also on various organizations, such as
California
Department of Rehabilitation (ATAC), USC UCEDD,
Orange County Goodwill (ATEC),
and many others.
Contact me if you like to see the complete list and my resume.