Lauren Proby, a student at Spelman College, is a winner of the 2022 Heumann-Armstrong Award.
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Lauren Proby (she/her) is a disability justice advocate. She is passionate about the work she does because she has lived the reasons why disability advocacy is so necessary. Lauren currently attends Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia, where she is a member of the Honors Program, the Social Justice Program, American Sign Language Club Executive Board, and a Blog Editor for Spelman’s blog and podcast, The Blue Record. Lauren is extremely grateful for the opportunity to be selected as a 2022-23 Heumann-Armstrong Award Recipient. She firmly believes that this opportunity will allow her access to a space and community where her voice is respected and uplifted – and that is more powerful than any institution designed to silence her.