Actress and model, Jamie Brewer, joins Ragan & Poxy to discuss her career and various roles in American Horror Story, Amy & The Orphans, Turnover, and more!
Jamie also discusses her work with the Texas ARC Board, and the importance of bringing awareness and growing opportunities for individuals with disabilities.
At 19 she was appointed to the State of Texas ARC Board. Jamie was 1 of 17 people to represent all individuals with disabilities for the entire state of Texas; she served for 4 years on this board. During her service on Texas ARC Board, Jamie was elected to the Executive Board for the State of Texas ARC as Treasurer and served there for three years. While being on both of these boards, Jamie was asked to serve on the Governmental Affairs Committee for the State of Texas where she was the only person with a disability and served for 2 years. The Committee spoke and advocated for the disabled at the Texas State Capitol working with state lawmakers to change the state’s wording to ‘intellectually disabled”.
-Carrie Hammer