-: Hello, my name is Jimmy Russell
and I'm a disability rights advocate
for the Ability Center of Greater Toledo.
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 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.