Graduate School
Boston College School of Social Work
Undergraduate School
Brandeis University
Agency
Boston, Mayor’s Commission on Disabilities
Supervisor
Kristen McCosh, Commissioner
Mentor
Dan Kennedy, Northeastern University School of Journalism and Rappaport Institute Advisory Board Member
Description of Fellowship
Leah spent the summer in the Mayor’s Commission on Disabilities, designing and launching a survey on accessibility priorities for city residents with disabilities. Leah worked with the Chief of Staff and Commissioner to design and refine questions and then created an online survey and designed an outreach plan to reach underserved residents with disabilities. Leah launched the survey at the city’s Annual Americans with Disabilities Act Day. Leah also attended Disability Commission Board meetings and interfaced with constituents in need of commission services.