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Dialogue: 0,0:00:04.42,0:00:08.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[LIGHT INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]
Dialogue: 0,0:00:25.21,0:00:27.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,SHERYL BURGSTAHLER: Hello,\NI'm Sheryl Burgstahler,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:27.36,0:00:29.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I direct the DO-IT Center--
Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.01,0:00:33.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Disabilities, Opportunities,\NInternetworking and Technology.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:33.48,0:00:35.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And in that center, we\Nhave numerous programs
Dialogue: 0,0:00:35.79,0:00:39.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,funded by different agencies,\Nand the sole purpose
Dialogue: 0,0:00:39.09,0:00:41.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is to increase the\Nsuccess of people
Dialogue: 0,0:00:41.07,0:00:43.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with disabilities,\Nparticularly in college
Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.89,0:00:46.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,onto careers but\Neverything else.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:46.49,0:00:48.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In DO-IT's Scholars\Nprogram, we've kind of
Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.24,0:00:51.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,become like an extended family.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:51.43,0:00:54.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One of our DO-IT\NScholars, Dustine,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:54.28,0:00:57.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,started the program in 2013.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.06,0:00:59.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,DUSTINE: My name is Dustine,\Nand I'm a student here
Dialogue: 0,0:00:59.77,0:01:02.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at the University of\NWashington School of Law,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:02.29,0:01:06.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,pursuing a Juris Doctor degree,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:06.13,0:01:09.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,hoping to graduate in June 2024.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:09.70,0:01:13.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,From the classes, what I've\Nlearned is learning how to--
Dialogue: 0,0:01:13.24,0:01:15.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,well, one of the big things\Nis to be a self-advocate.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:15.58,0:01:17.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You've got to\Nadvocate for yourself.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:17.08,0:01:20.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I joined DO-IT when I was\Na junior in high school.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:20.20,0:01:22.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So that was around\Nspring time, 2013.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:22.66,0:01:25.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I went back to DO-IT\Nthe following summer.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.34,0:01:27.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It became somewhat of a\Nsummer tradition for me
Dialogue: 0,0:01:27.46,0:01:30.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at least because I went\Nback to summer study,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.28,0:01:33.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,helped out as a member\Nof the staff for--
Dialogue: 0,0:01:33.40,0:01:35.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,through, I think,\Nsummer 2018,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.88,0:01:38.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which was right around the time\NI graduated undergraduate
Dialogue: 0,0:01:38.64,0:01:39.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at the University of Washington.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:39.97,0:01:44.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One thing that has me coming\Nback to DO-IT all these years
Dialogue: 0,0:01:44.35,0:01:47.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is just knowing that it's\Nkind of where my roots are,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:47.12,0:01:50.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,especially as a person\Nwith a disability, Asperger syndrome,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.91,0:01:54.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or autism spectrum\Ndisorder as it's now known.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:54.01,0:01:56.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But also just knowing\Nthat with DO-IT,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:56.73,0:01:59.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's also where I first\Nlearned about disability rights
Dialogue: 0,0:01:59.02,0:02:00.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and history.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:00.07,0:02:04.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so in undergrad I took up\Ndisability studies as my minor
Dialogue: 0,0:02:04.03,0:02:05.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,along with Law,\NSocieties and Justice,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.71,0:02:07.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and Political\NScience as my majors.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.30,0:02:10.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But with disability\Nstudies, I was able to get
Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.12,0:02:12.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,more and more\Ninvolved with knowing
Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.13,0:02:13.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about those types--
Dialogue: 0,0:02:13.57,0:02:14.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that type of history.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:14.87,0:02:17.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so it actually\Ninfluenced the type of law
Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.92,0:02:21.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that I want to practice today,\Nwhich is disability rights.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:21.74,0:02:24.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[MARCHING BAND PLAYING]
Dialogue: 0,0:02:24.98,0:02:27.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Several activities that I've\Ndone over the years
Dialogue: 0,0:02:27.97,0:02:30.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of me being undergrad at least--
Dialogue: 0,0:02:30.34,0:02:32.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,first and foremost, \Nthe Husky Marching Band.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:32.17,0:02:34.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was actually in the marching\Nband as a member of the piccolo section
Dialogue: 0,0:02:34.88,0:02:36.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all four years.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:36.21,0:02:39.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,["TEQUILA" SUNG IN UNISON]
Dialogue: 0,0:02:39.01,0:02:43.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I worked at the Commuter and\NTransfer Commons in the HUB
Dialogue: 0,0:02:43.24,0:02:44.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,during my junior\Nand senior years,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:44.98,0:02:50.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,being there for anyone who has\Nany questions or inquiries.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:50.95,0:02:54.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's a huge honor to be\Nselected for the Husky 100.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:54.76,0:02:56.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I looked at my phone.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:56.18,0:02:58.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I saw an email and it says,\N"Congratulations, you just
Dialogue: 0,0:02:58.98,0:03:00.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,got selected for the Husky 100."
Dialogue: 0,0:03:00.31,0:03:01.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I was just like--
Dialogue: 0,0:03:01.45,0:03:03.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was like-- I was like this.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:03.07,0:03:04.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was like, I can't\Neven believe it.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:04.78,0:03:06.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I can't even believe\NI got nominated for--
Dialogue: 0,0:03:06.79,0:03:08.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I got selected\Nfor the Husky 100.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:08.53,0:03:12.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This past summer, I interned at\NWashington Civil and Disability Advocate
Dialogue: 0,0:03:12.63,0:03:14.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The first-year law\Nschool students, they have a class
Dialogue: 0,0:03:14.70,0:03:17.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,called Legal Analysis, Research and Writing,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:17.44,0:03:19.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or LARW for short.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:19.40,0:03:24.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so I was able to take what\NI've learned from that class
Dialogue: 0,0:03:24.25,0:03:27.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,during my first year\Nhere at law school
Dialogue: 0,0:03:27.10,0:03:30.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and to apply it towards\Ndrafting motions,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:30.25,0:03:33.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,basically asking the\Ncourt to do something
Dialogue: 0,0:03:33.37,0:03:35.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in favor of your clients.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:35.69,0:03:44.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The DO-IT community has been\Nincredibly supportive of me.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:44.92,0:03:48.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They've been there\Nwhenever I needed help
Dialogue: 0,0:03:48.01,0:03:50.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with getting accommodations\Nin undergrad.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:50.81,0:03:52.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They've been there for\Nme whenever I needed help
Dialogue: 0,0:03:52.81,0:03:55.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with personal statements and
Dialogue: 0,0:03:55.14,0:03:57.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,even if I just needed to talk to someone.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:57.23,0:03:59.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I want to give back.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:59.16,0:04:03.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that's and being able to be a, \Nbeing a disability rights attorney
Dialogue: 0,0:04:03.43,0:04:09.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and hopefully causing\Nsocietal change for the good
Dialogue: 0,0:04:09.79,0:04:13.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,would allow me to give back\Nto the disability community.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:13.85,0:04:15.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One of my first friends\Nthat I met at DO-IT
Dialogue: 0,0:04:15.64,0:04:20.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is someone who has a\Nvision-related disability.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:20.01,0:04:22.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so over time,\NI've gotten the chance
Dialogue: 0,0:04:22.42,0:04:27.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to get to know her and have\Nconversations with her.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:27.40,0:04:30.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Having that type of\Nconnection does kind of,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:30.01,0:04:32.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I guess, does kind of like bring,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:32.01,0:04:35.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I guess really increase my\Nmotivation to become more,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:35.54,0:04:38.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I guess, aware and to educate\Nmyself around those things.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:38.02,0:04:42.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that has also\Nbeen impactful.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:42.13,0:04:44.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I just wanted to express\Na moment of gratitude
Dialogue: 0,0:04:44.11,0:04:47.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for all of my mentors,\Nmy friends, family members
Dialogue: 0,0:04:47.85,0:04:51.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and my parents for helping me
Dialogue: 0,0:04:51.10,0:04:52.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,get to where I'm at right now.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:52.38,0:04:54.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you for all that\Nyou've done for me.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:54.13,0:04:57.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,DO-IT, you are an inspiration.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:57.04,0:04:59.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You are an inspiration.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:59.42,0:05:08.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I'm very fortunate to\Nbe a part of that, be a part of that group.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:08.04,0:05:11.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I hope I'm\Nmaking you all proud.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:11.43,0:05:13.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I really do.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:13.70,0:05:15.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[LIGHT INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]