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Age: 48
Location: United States, Maryland, Baltimore
Connection: No connection
Member since: 01/11/2008
Profile last updated: 01/11/2008
Current Status: Offline
Network: 4 Friends
My Favorite Sports: Football
Top 5 movies: FORREST GUMP, SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION, THE NOTEBOOK, IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE, THE WIZARD OF OZ
Top 5 bands, composers, or musical artists: ALL OLDIES, CLASSIC R&B , REGGAE, GOSPEL
Top 5 books: THE BIBLE
Overview:
Janice Y. Jackson, MS is the Creator and Executive Director of Women Embracing Abilities Now (W.E.A.N.) She is also an Adjunct Professor at the
For the first 24 years of Ms. Jackson’s life, she lived as a beautiful abled-bodied woman. After being hit by a car in 1984, she now lives as a woman with a disABILITY and lives her life from a wheelchair. From the beginning of her new life she knew that she was called to give back to the women who would come after her. She has spent 23 years breaking down the negative stereotypes and has put a new face on women with disABILITY. Her vision is to instill in every woman living with a disABILITY that they are women first, and their disABILITIES are just a part of who they are.
Ms. Jackson’s program W.E.A.N. is a mentoring program servicing women with varying degrees of disABILITIES. The mission of W.E.A.N. is to "wean" women with new disABILITIES from having their limitations be their focal point, thus having them living "with" their ABILITIES. W.E.A.N. also seeks to empower and enable women with disABILITIES to become more productive by creating one-on-one mentoring relationships between women with "New" disABILITIES and women who have been living successfully with their disABILITIES. This program also serves as a dynamic sisterhood for all women with disABILITIES. As well as serving as a support system, the program puts on great social events in the community such as,
The W.E.A.N. program is very active in the communities of
Disability Type: Physical
Disability Name: Spinal Cord
Disability Description: C-5-6 Quadriplegic
Assistive Technology: Wheelchair - Power (Electric)
Adaptive Sports: Skiing - Alpine
How has your disability changed your life...for better or worse?:
I have had my disABILITY for 23 years and it is just a part of who I am. My disABILITY does not define who I am as a woman. I have a wonderful life with my limitations.
How have you overcome obstacles?:
Through my Faith, Family, Friends. MY WHOLE SUPPORT SYSTEM
What is your most embarrassing moment?: Being dropped in my wheelchair in front of 5 handsome men.
What is your most triumphant moment?:
I have had so many triumphant moments.
- Becoming a Professor at the University of Baltimore
- Being crowned Ms. Wheelchair Maryland
- Creating my own non-profit organization
What are your dreams...for yourself and your peers?:
My # 1 dream is to be a nation-wide empowerer of women with disABILITIES.
I dream that every woman with a disABILITY realize that she is a woman first and that her limitations are just a part of who she is. She is a "QUEEN"
I'm looking for: Friends, Business Partners
Height: 5'7" - 5'8" (169 cm - 173 cm)
Weight: 151 lbs - 160 lbs ( 69 Kg - 73 Kg)
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Religous Background: Christian
Languages: English
Overview:
I'M IN LOVE WITH LIFE; PEOPLE, PLACES AND THINGS!!!!!!!!!!
I LOVE, SHOPPING, TRAVELLING, CONCERTS, CRABS, MEETING PEOPLE
Educational Level: Graduate Degree
Job Title: Executive Director
Company: Women Embracing Abilities Now
Company Website: www.wean1.org
Previous Companies: MAKING CHOICES FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING
Areas of Expertise: Empowerment of Women with Disabilities
Current Status: Other Self-employment
My Blog, Websites, or Webpages: www.wean1.org, www.mcil_md.org
Overview:
Janice Y. Jackson, MS is the Creator and Executive Director of Women Embracing Abilities Now (W.E.A.N.) She is also an Adjunct Professor at the
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