{"id":36095,"date":"2015-03-27T10:39:25","date_gmt":"2015-03-27T14:39:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/?p=36095"},"modified":"2015-04-03T09:08:48","modified_gmt":"2015-04-03T13:08:48","slug":"wright-state-student-crowned-ms-wheelchair-ohio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2015\/03\/27\/wright-state-student-crowned-ms-wheelchair-ohio\/","title":{"rendered":"Wright State student crowned Ms. Wheelchair Ohio"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Wright State psychology major Jasmine Spradley was crowned Ms. Wheelchair Ohio.<\/p><\/div>\n

Wright State student Jasmine Spradley lives with Osteogenesis Imperfecta and shines in everything she puts her mind to.<\/p>\n

That led to her to recently being crowned Ms. Wheelchair Ohio.<\/p>\n

Unlike the majority of beauty pageants, Ms. Wheelchair Ohio seeks to find a woman who can represent and advocate for Ohioans with disabilities.<\/p>\n

Spradley received her first wheelchair when she was in first grade.<\/p>\n

When you use a wheelchair for a long time and for most of your mobility needs, it becomes a part of you,” she said. “I don’t think that people without wheelchair needs can understand that concept. In a way, the wheelchair becomes our legs or arms or body.”<\/p>\n

Because of the challenges she has faced with having a disability, Spradley was seen as an influential advocate for others with similar challenges.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was surprised when they announced my name as the new Ms. Wheelchair Ohio. I wasn’t expecting to win and hadn’t thought about what to do if I did. I was excited, too,\u201d said Spradley. \u201cMs. Wheelchair Ohio seeks to find charismatic and articulate women who can be an advocate for people with disabilities.\u201d<\/p>\n

She will continue on to compete in Ms. Wheelchair America in Des Moines, Iowa, against approximately 30 other women.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am excited that I get to travel for Ms. Wheelchair America and that I will meet many other influential women with disabilities whom I would never get the chance to meet had it not been for this competition,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Spradley is a psychology major<\/a> who hopes to be a mental health therapist for families, married couples or college students.<\/p>\n

Raised in Piqua, with her three brothers, she has lived life with the genetic condition, Osteogenesis Imperfecta, which produces fragile bones and a short stature. She relies on a powered wheelchair for mobility needs and avoid injury to avoid weakening her bones.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy class is largely discussion based and she is one of the most vocal contributors to our topics,\u201d said Andrew Hampton, a graduate teaching assistant in the College of Science and Mathematics<\/a>. \u201cShe seems comfortable debating me and generally has interesting insights into character motivations and the application to social issues. She’s also demonstrated a willingness to volunteer help to other students.\u201d<\/p>\n

Spradley is a member of the Ohio STEM Ability Alliance, which aims to find success for students with disabilities to locate jobs relating to their preferred STEM major. She also has been a part of Abilities United and Wright State’s Adapted Recreation, two other programs that seek to improve life for students with disabilities.<\/p>\n

Spradley has been a member of two choir programs, the Psychology Club, Residential Life through the Community Council and Student Government and volunteers for on-campus events.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy motto since coming to Wright State has been \u2018Get Involved!\u2019 I cannot stress it enough. If there is an activity, club or sport that you have a passion for, Wright State most likely has it,\u201d Spradley said.<\/p>\n

She plans on earning her master\u2019s degree in counseling in two years.<\/p>\n

Spradley is accepting funds for the Ms. Wheelchair America pageant at\u00a0gofundme.com\/mswheelchairohio<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For more information, email her at spradley.2@wright.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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