My dedication to inclusion and drive to be involved with people with disabilities, especially those in under-resourced areas, has stemmed from my own experience with a disability. My interests after college are in entrepreneurial experiences that would enable me to eventually form a non-profit which provides and implements new technologies to students with learning differences. This love for engineering and technology began for me in fifth grade when I was diagnosed with a learning difference called dyslexia. I had known for a while that my ability to read and spell was extremely different from all the other kids around me, but I did not know exactly what this difference was. After years of intervention and hard work, I was able to manage the dyslexia and even see the “super power” that my dyslexia could be as an “outside of the box” thinker. This led me to a career interest in engineering. In addition, an experience that greatly influenced my trajectory began in middle school when I was involved with after school tutoring for kids living in under-resourced areas of Memphis. Every year I saw the impact that the lack of resources of a school and geographic area made on a student’s access to technology and overall academic success. This impacted me in such a way that I became the co-director of our organization and led weekly tutoring efforts with this group of students my senior year of high school. I made it my mission to go weekly throughout middle school and high school to tutor, host activities, and provide snacks to the kids in this area. Having dyslexia myself, I used my knowledge of this learning difference to spot and identify kids that also had this difference and helped give them access to reading tutoring each week. I am excited to think how various innovations can facilitate the education of kids with learning differences. Advancements like auto-correct and speak-text will aid these kids in spelling, writing, and reading and be a huge encouragement for them. Now instead of these kids feeling embarrassed, they will feel empowered to carry on in their school and learning, creating a society that uplifts kids with learning differences and additionally improves their learning outcomes. My impact may not be huge, but I can not just sit back and not do something within my reach. This is part of what has fueled my overall ten year goal in starting a tech company and non-profit to provide dyslexia assistance in these under-resourced areas. My journey with the disability dyslexia will always have its challenges, but it has also shaped my perspective. Thankfully, I can refocus my energy on my engineering and math classes now that some of my disability has been accommodated through the use of various technologies. Dyslexia has taught me resilience and the value of seeking solutions like this app I love so much. It has also shown me the power of technology to bridge the gap between learning difficulties and academic success. I hope to use this idea of bridging the gap in the future by becoming an entrepreneur and supplying technology to under-resourced areas for students with learning disabilities like myself. I am sure that by then there will be many other solutions for students, and I want to be a voice to get the word out to them