We received 185 applications for the Heumann-Armstrong award this year, and we’d like to thank everyone who took the time to fill out the application for the award, and share their stories with us. The selection process was not easy, as we had many students of all ages doing great and innovative work in the field of disability in education. We are now proud to announce our six winners of the 2021 Heumann-Armstrong award, each of which will receive $1000 as well as have a video interview published, and illustrated by Access Gallery. Find out more about any of our winners by clicking on their picture, which will take you to their page.
Himani, a 12-year-old American girl of Asian Indian descent, with brown skin and black hair is sitting on a chair in her study room. She has her communication device, and a laptop on the desk in front of her. She is wearing a pink dress.
Mercy Botchway, Everett High School
Mercy, a black girl with braids, wears a yellow shirt as she stands against a pink background.
Otto Lana, Fusion Academy
Otto is a young Latin man with a ridiculously large toothy grin. He is sporting a So. Cal. tan with a smattering of sun kissed freckles on his face. He has no facial hair worth mentioning. His short brunette hair is stylishly gelled back. He has dreamy blue eyes and in the background are the cliffs of Torrey Pines State Beach here in San Diego. He is wearing a gray t shirt.
Jennifer Lee, Princeton University
Jennifer is a young Korean-American woman with medium-length black-brown hair. She is wearing a dark purple blouse tied over a black tank top with blue jeans. She is smiling on a balcony, with a purple-pink sunset behind her.
Luca Sax, Lewis & Clark College
Luca, a white non-binary person with short brown hair and brown glasses, is standing to the left of the center of the image. They are wearing a yellow button down shirt with a colorful floral pattern and are using forearm crutches. In the background blurry bushes are blooming with pink flowers and a gazebo is surrounded by trees.
Nahime Aguirre Mtanous, University of Chicago, Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice
Nahime Aguirre Mtanous, a young light skinned Arab Latina woman with straight, dark brown hair, smiles at the camera.
