In addition to his studies, Chad Lowery works at a local law firm that shares his perspective – and the vision of VCU’s Rehabilitation Research and Training Center.
With a doctorate in educational leadership from VCU, the Virginia State University administrator is ready to take the next step in her higher education career.
More than 42 million Americans live with some form of disability, according to Census Bureau data from 2021. But in the workforce, individuals with disabilities are chronically underrepresented: Just 40.5% were employed in January 2024 compared with 77.3% of people without disabilities, according to the Center of Research on Disability.
Carol Schall, Ph.D., associate professor at VCU’s School of Education and co-director of the VCU Autism Center for Education, and her wife were plaintiffs in Bostic v. Rainey, which advanced marriage equality in Virginia.
