Janice Jackson: 2012 Presidential Citizens Medal Recipient

March 11, 2013 | 0:49

Jackson, a professor at the University of Baltimore, is the creator and program director of Women Embracing Abilities Now, a nonprofit mentoring organization serving women with varying degrees of disabilities. Jackson is on the board of directors for The League for People with Disabilities, the Hoffberger Center for Professional Ethics at the University of Baltimore, and The Image Center of Maryland. She also serves on the Community Advisory Council at the Maryland Center for Developmental Disabilities, is a counselor at Kernan Rehabilitation Center, and founded two support groups.