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Disability Is Not a Bad Word: A Life of Resilience, Advocacy, and True Inclusion – Jenna Udenberg
This conversation is for anyone who has ever wondered what true inclusion actually looks like—and why it matters more than compliance.
Jenna Udenberg knows this terrain intimately. Diagnosed with Juvenile Arthritis at just seven years old, she has used a manual wheelchair since the age of eight . What followed wasn't a story defined by limitation, but one shaped by resilience, advocacy, and the people who chose to see possibility instead of barriers .
A former music educator of 19 years, Jenna is now a 2020 Bush Fellow, disability advocate, accessibility educator, and author of the memoir…
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