Leigh Walters (they/them pronouns, please) is a mad, crippled, queer advocate who is committed to advocating in community with other disabled people in pursuit of their dignity, boundaries, humanity, and self-determination. Leigh joined Disability Rights Washington in 2021 as the Region 2 Developmental Disabilities Ombuds. Leigh graduated from Lewis & Clark College in 2018 with a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology & Anthropology and a double minor in Ethnic & Gender Studies. While in college, they were part of a group that began the school’s first Disabled Student Union, which provided a space for disabled students to find kinship while advocating for on-campus rights.