Jenna Udenberg

2020 Bush Fellow

  1. Term: 24 months

Jenna Udenberg is on a mission to make the world a more inclusive place for people with disabilities, especially her home community on the north shore of Lake Superior. A wheelchair user from an early age, she understands the physical and intangible societal barriers facing those with disabilities. She wants to change attitudes, approaches and accessibility so that the North Shore of Minnesota becomes a destination for people with disabilities and a model of welcome other areas can emulate. To become both an expert and advocate for change, she needs to learn how to better tell her story to remove the chasm between the non-disabled and disabled worlds. She will also pursue advanced training in Universal Design and visit other locations known for cutting-edge accessibility.

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Learning Log 1

The blessings and challenges of being a new Bush Fellow and embarking on a new learning journey will not leave you the same. During my…

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Initially I thought I would have the greatest growth as a Bush Fellow traveling the US and to Sweden. As a wheelchair user who lives…

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My understanding of my own leadership has changed a lot throughout my Bush Fellowship. I have had to embrace different aspects of my personality, my…

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My whole Bush Fellowship experience, so far, has been one of tremendous change. This is why we applied to be a Fellow after all but…