![]() ![]() ![]() Who is Jennifer Keelan ? What does her life and pathway communicate to today's youth about courage and persever a nce? What were the existing hurdles that motivated her-at the age of 6-to start using her voice to change things ? How did she leverage her power and privilege in a way that would help othe rs in the future ? From a current events perspective, what parallels can be drawn between Jennifer Keelan's pathway as a young activi st and the experiences of people today-youth and adults alike? The story centers around the life of 8-year old Jennifer Keelan who joined protesters during the "Capital Crawl" in removing herself from her wheelchair so that she could crawl up the stairs of Congress to focus attention on the multiple daily obstacles that people with disabilities face in a society that does not accommodate them. ![]() The book, All th e Way to the Top is written by Annette Bay Pimental and drawn by Nabi H. ![]() This site is devoted to Je nnifer Keelan-Chaffins- a young person like any other who happened to have a disability and who used her voice and her body to challeng e existing social and systemic paradigms. Sometimes it is the hardest work there is because it often requires great courage in challenging and resisting existing social and systemic paradigms. And the effort lives in places where students themselves can be agents of positive change.but it is not easy work. The Youth Advocacy Department of SDUSD is committed to building school spaces that are affirming and inclusive for all of our students. ![]()
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