Michelle Underdown Email & Phone Number

Songheese/Esquimalt First Nations/Victoria BC

Ensuring students with a medically verified disability gain to equal access to education at Royal Roads University.

Support a young person with Autism to increase his social network and learn how to be a better friend. Faciliating Friendships-what a great opportunity

Customized employment counselling and disability managment.

I organized all elements of this NGO. It was a social network, of a wide variety of professionals in Voc Rehab. Getting professional development in this vast but unique profession can be difficult. I would find guest speakers, organize the locations and logistics, collect the donations and manage the Facebook page.

Supporting adults with severe disabilities to navigate a wide variety of support services, with the goal of moving toward volunteering, part time, full time and self employment.

Vancouver B.C.

I started as a volunteer, and ended up doing everything, from ED downward. I was there for approximately 4 years, and it was my home away from home. I'll share more details upon request.

Advise the Committee on disability/neighbourhood concerns in the Vancouver/Richmond area. My specific area was South Vancouver, which has a uniquely diverse population. I loved this work. Not paid at all, but I could actually see the impact my opinions (I was like 23-24 then and had no idea how mature this was) had on the neighbourhood I worked in and loved.

Chigwell Essex U.K.

I worked as a GAP student at this holiday home for People With Disabilities. I then learned that I am not a nurse (or medical doctor) but that my skills were in what would now be called project management, throwing parties, supervising trips and decorating for holidays!! An example is at age 18 I was in charge of 35 disabled adults and 25+ volunteers from.

Ba, Sociology

Activities and Societies: Movie nerd! Sociology student, with an almost minor in Chinese History Studies (I was to cheap to pay for a.

High School Graduation: Art Heavy..., Art: The Only Reason I Woudl Go Back To High School: Free Art Suplies!

F-all, I hated high school

Rrp Status, Rehabilitaion

Worked with a wide variety of adults with disabilities to move toward independence.