Ryan Beaty

Ryan Beaty

Ryan Beaty is a third-year doctoral student at the University of Oklahoma, supported through the Zarrow Institute on Transition & Self-Determination. Before dedicating himself to full-time graduate school, he spent sixteen years as a secondary teacher, dividing his experience between Japan and Oklahoma. Mr. Beaty has a keen interest in policy and advocacy, and he is passionately committed to establishing accessible and inclusive pathways to postsecondary education for individuals with disabilities, particularly for prospective students from underrepresented communities.