Jessamy Tang is a pioneering media professional and the former president and general manager of ESPN Radio 1250 and Radio Disney in Pittsburgh and ESPN Radio Boston. Prior to these roles, she led the development of ESPN-branded radio station under ABC Radio due to the business relationship between ESPN and ABC Radio. Jessamy Tang serves on a number of nonprofit boards, including the board of the Disability Rights Legal Center (DRLC).
DRLC is an organization that provides disability rights advocacy and assistance to people with disabilities facing discrimination. One of the beneficiaries of DRLC’s work is Sunjay Smith.
Sunjay was hit by a car when he was six years old, leaving him with quadriplegia. After the injury, his family had to fight hard to get him an education. School districts thought he was too disabled to be educated, but he defied the odds and graduated high school.
He wanted to go to college, but had difficulty finding accommodation to take the SAT because of his paralysis. The SAT board was not sufficiently helpful, and testing centers denied him accommodation. That was where DRLC came in. The organization negotiated with the SAT board, persuading them to accommodate Sunjay. He took the test, did well, and was admitted to University of California, Riverside.
During his time at the institution, he served as president of the Student Disability Union and did plenty of work for people with disabilities in the community. Even though he continued to face disability discrimination at the institution, Sunjay once again beat the odds to graduate summa cum laude with a 3.9 GPA. After his graduation, Sunjay expressed deep gratitude to DRLC for its help in enabling him to take the SAT.
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