Congratulations to Zandy Wong, (Cohort 3) 2022-23 Heumann-Armstrong Award Winner!

The Heumann-Armstrong award is given to students who have experienced ableism in education, and shown a passion for fighting ableism in education. It is funded by the American Association of People with Disabilities and The Coelho Center for Disability Law, Policy, and Innovation. Link to the full article.

Zandy’s research explores the intersection of public health and neuroscience to inform the creation of accessible digital public health systems for patients with disabilities. Her work to advance digital accessibility has helped create accessible educational content for over 200,000 youth in 119 countries. At Hopkins, she collaborates with Hopkins student offices and clubs to host accessibility workshops, check online curricula for accessibility, and deliver accessible research symposiums.

For Zandy’s passionate efforts in advocacy research for people living with disabilities, on March 8, 2023, she was recognized on International Women’s Day by Johns Hopkins as 1 of 10 other highly successful groundbreakers across the university.