{"id":10251,"date":"2021-11-16T15:51:02","date_gmt":"2021-11-16T20:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/disability\/?page_id=10251"},"modified":"2026-01-19T02:39:22","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T07:39:22","slug":"student-stories","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/disability\/about-dai\/student-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"DAI Student Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"fullwidth type-intro\">The DAI team is proud of the students we work with and grateful for the opportunity to learn about their interests and goals. A few have generously shared their stories below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"uri-people-tool cl-cards halves\"><div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/disability\/meet\/ryan-poe\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/disability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/797\/IMG_1057-scaled.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"Ryan Poe on the Appalachian Trail\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/disability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/797\/IMG_1057-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/disability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/797\/IMG_1057-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/disability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/797\/IMG_1057-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/disability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/797\/IMG_1057-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/disability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/797\/IMG_1057-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/disability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/797\/IMG_1057-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/disability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/797\/IMG_1057-364x273.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/disability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/797\/IMG_1057-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/disability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/797\/IMG_1057-1000x750.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/disability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/797\/IMG_1057-1280x960.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/disability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/797\/IMG_1057-2000x1500.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/disability\/meet\/ryan-poe\/\">Ryan Poe<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">DAI Student<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">Learn about Ryan's experiences as a student with a disability navigating the COVID pandemic and his decision to take a semester off to hike the Appalachian Trail.<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/disability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/797\/My-Story-Danielle-Lanni-Class-of-1998.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"262\" height=\"215\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/disability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/797\/D-Lanni.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/disability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/797\/My-Story-Danielle-Lanni-Class-of-1998.pdf\">Danielle Lanni<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">DAI Alum<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">After facing academic challenges, Danielle (URI '98) found support through Disability Services and learned to advocate for herself. With determination, accommodations, and hard work, she built confidence, achieved academic success, and graduated as a Fashion major. Her story highlights resilience, self-discovery, and the power of accessible support.<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/05\/commencement-2023-student-senator-makes-connections\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"245\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/disability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/797\/Christopher-Bove-Senate-Portrait.png\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/disability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/797\/Christopher-Bove-Senate-Portrait.png 360w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/disability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/797\/Christopher-Bove-Senate-Portrait-300x204.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/05\/commencement-2023-student-senator-makes-connections\/\">Christopher Bove<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">DAI Alum<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">A political science and communications studies major, Bove has his sights set on Rhode Island\u2019s state legislature.<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theunwritten.co.uk\/2022\/03\/01\/how-discrimination-in-stem-changed-my-life\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"590\" height=\"332\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/disability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/797\/Claire-Tyler-Article.jpeg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/disability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/797\/Claire-Tyler-Article.jpeg 590w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/disability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/797\/Claire-Tyler-Article-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/disability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/797\/Claire-Tyler-Article-364x205.jpeg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/disability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/797\/Claire-Tyler-Article-500x281.jpeg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theunwritten.co.uk\/2022\/03\/01\/how-discrimination-in-stem-changed-my-life\/\">Clare Tyler<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">DAI Alum<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">How Discrimination in STEM Changed My Life.  Student written content for <i>The Unwritten.  <p><b>Content Warning<\/b><\/i>: workplace ableism and academic ableism, lack of legal protection for students against discrimination.<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/disability\/meet\/sydney-reich\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"672\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/disability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/797\/Syd-Reich-Graduation.jpeg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"Syd Reich poses in her commencement regalia\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/disability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/797\/Syd-Reich-Graduation.jpeg 672w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/disability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/797\/Syd-Reich-Graduation-210x300.jpeg 210w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/disability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/797\/Syd-Reich-Graduation-364x520.jpeg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/disability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/797\/Syd-Reich-Graduation-500x714.jpeg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 672px) 100vw, 672px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/disability\/meet\/sydney-reich\/\">Sydney Reich<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">DAI Student \/ URI Alum<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">Read Sydney's poem Body Prison about her experiences as a person using a wheelchair, Body Prison Part 2 is linked at the bottom.<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/disability\/meet\/jewel-voyer\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"828\" height=\"854\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/disability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/797\/Jewel-Voyer-Lab.jpeg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"Jewel Voyer in The Gewurz Lab at the Brigham and Women\u2019s Hospital Department of Infectious Disease.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/disability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/797\/Jewel-Voyer-Lab.jpeg 828w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/disability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/797\/Jewel-Voyer-Lab-291x300.jpeg 291w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/disability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/797\/Jewel-Voyer-Lab-768x792.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/disability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/797\/Jewel-Voyer-Lab-364x375.jpeg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/disability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/797\/Jewel-Voyer-Lab-500x516.jpeg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 828px) 100vw, 828px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/disability\/meet\/jewel-voyer\/\">Jewel Voyer<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">DAI Alum<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">Read Jewel's account of navigating college as a student with an invisible disability and how she has integrated disability into her research.<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fullwidth type-intro\">Would you like to see your story featured here? 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