For four years, Kaylee Davis ’18 has zipped around TU’s 329-acre campus on a snazzy red mobility scooter. A heavy-duty scooter provides the speed and maneuverability she needs to cover the distance between classes.
Riding in style may look like—and sometimes is—fun, but the Rockville, Maryland, native says it hasn’t always been easy. A self-described “little person,” Davis anticipated some of the challenges she’d face as a college student.
“Some people with disabilities don’t have the strength or the voice to speak up—but I do.”
Determined to push herself, the graphic design major spent her TU career exploring a variety of opportunities. She took photos for the TU women’s ice hockey club and worked part-time for the campus photographer. She traveled to the United Kingdom for a graphic design internship, and completed another with Disabled Sports USA, an organization that supports people with disabilities who want to play adaptive sports.
“I woke up excited every morning,” Davis says. “I knew my work at DSUSA benefited somebody like myself who needed resources to play sports.
“If you’re disabled, you have to be outspoken,” she says. “Some people with disabilities don’t have the strength or the voice to speak up—but I do.”
