-: Really any field that kind of works with social work
or, I was actually a poli-sci major,
political science, so I did a lot of understanding
of politics prior to this and a lot of research,
which has helped me a lot in my job.
A lot of people do disability rights.
Or not disability rights, disability studies
when they're in school for undergrad,
so they have a better understanding of disability
when they come in.
I actually was very involved in student government
in my undergraduate years.
Through that, we worked to advocate for students
with the university a lot.
And I think a big part of why I got the position
was because I already had a decent amount of experience
working with students and working with people
with disabilities, even from that.
And on top of that, it really opened up connections
to be interns and things like that for the city
or the county.
Working with any kind of government work beforehand
gives you a leg up in this industry.
One of the things that is really important in this field
is charisma and hopefulness.
I know that sounds like kind of a weird combination,
but you need to be able to relay ideas to people
and you need to be comfortable with not always
having the most popular of opinions in the room.
Unfortunately, not everybody is as excited
or understanding of why disability rights are important
for everybody, and so sometimes you need
to be able to put a smile on and talk to somebody
who might completely disagree with you,
and you need to be hopeful and keep up faith
that you're gonna be able to change their mind
to make them do the right thing.