About Me

Hey everyone, my name is Jessica Clay and welcome to my website! I'm so excited to have you here! Let me introduce myself real quick...

I am an activist and advocate for individuals with disabilities, who has Cerebral Palsy and uses a power wheelchair. I do speaking engagements at different venues, including schools, conferences, professional development events, vocational centers, and more in order to spread disability awareness to a vast audience. Also, I perform integrated dance, which includes people with and without disabilities. I have had the privilege of performing integrated dance at a number of events, like festivals, competitions, and talent shows. Additionally, I was invited to perform in Washington D.C, at the Department of Education, and in Austin, Texas, after winning awards for two of my dance pieces.

Keeping both of my passions in mind—disability equality and dance—I decided to double major in Political Science and Performing Arts, Dance Emphasis. After receiving both of my Bachelor's Degrees, I stayed in school to get my Master's Degree in Education, Disability Studies Emphasis, to help further my career in activism.

Combining my activism with integrated dance, my main goals are to promote some much-needed social change, challenge people’s perceptions, and create equality for individuals with disabilities.

I decided to create this website in order to use it as another platform to spread disability awareness to as many people as possible. To further understand the awareness outreach work that I pursue and how you can get the outreach to come to you and your organization, please check out the disability awareness outreach page! Also, be sure to follow me on social media and read my blog posts on Substack that come out every other Tuesday!