10 Facts About Danielle Sheypuk

Danielle Ann Sheypuk was born on February 28,1978 and is an American psychologist and advocate for disability rights.

Danielle Sheypuk was born with spinal muscular atrophy and got her first motorized wheelchair in kindergarten.

In February 2014, Danielle Sheypuk became the first model in a wheelchair to "walk" the runway at New York Fashion Week, generating worldwide buzz and positive press.

Danielle Sheypuk was featured in The Raw Beauty Project in 2014.

In May 2015, Danielle Sheypuk appeared in her first TEDx Talk, which took place at Barnard College at Columbia University, presented by the Athena Center for Leadership Studies.

Danielle Sheypuk is an in-house expert and columnist for SheKnows Magazine and serves as a fashion model for the Tomboy Shop Online Lookbook.

Danielle Sheypuk has established a private therapy practice that employs Skype-based treatment, which she engineered specifically to make it easier for people with disabilities to attend sessions.

Danielle Sheypuk is a board member of the market-research advocacy firm disABILITYincites, which is pursuing a major multi-sector study of the American disabled consumer.

Dr Danielle Sheypuk has been honored as an Outstanding Woman with a Physical Disability by the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation and featured in their Paralysis Resource Guide.

Danielle Sheypuk is the recipient of The Women's Therapy Center Institute of NYC Award 2015, the Marywood University Alumni Award-Award of Excellence in Health and Human Services 2014 and served as the Ambassador for the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation 2014.