Biography
Jason Corning is a recent graduate from the
University of Wisconsin, Whitewater. Jason's major is in Information
Technology Infrastructure and he plans to pursue a Masters Degree at
George Washington University.
Jason is an only child and has been legally deafblind since
birth. Jason has a guide dog
named Spencer. Spencer is a
six year old yellow lab.
Jason worked for the Wisconsin Deafblind Education Program as a
peer mentor / youth advisor. He
also served as the student representative on the board.
Jason provides presentations, workshops, and attends conferences.
Jason has been recognized both statewide and nationally for his
presentation "Look, Listen and Learn About Deafblindness."
Jason is the 2002 recipient of the Wisconsin Council for
Exceptional Children “Yes I Can” award for Advocacy/Independent Living.
Jason was recognized not only for his leadership qualities in
advocating for himself, but also for leading other students who are
deafblind.
Jason worked as an intern at the Transportation
Security Administration headquarters, as a 508 Compliance Officer and
the Disability Program Specialist during the summer of 2007.
Jason worked on several projects such as screening processes
for persons with disabilities, web compliance, emergency preparedness,
developing the Media library for training, and Section 508 compliance.
Jason and Spencer like to travel as much as possible, whether
it is for work, conferences, workshops or just to visit new places and
friends. When they are not seeing new things and socializing with
friends, Jason enjoys computer chatting, e-mail, and other computer
projects.
About Me
I got my first hearing aids right after I turned 1 year old
I attended WSD & WSVH and graduated as Valedictorian in June 05.
My first guide dog Spencer came from Leader Dog for the Blind in August 05.
I completed an internship at TSA HQ summer 07
I received my first Nucleus Freedom cochlear implant in the right
ear on Nov 21, 2007 at UW-Health in Madison
I graduated from University of Wisconsin-Whitewater on May 16,
2009 with a Bachelor in Business Administration major in Information
Technology Infrastructure (ITI)
