In 1979 New Orleans native and young divorced mother Jan Ramsey was driving home from work when a drunk driver jumped the median on I-10 and crashed head-on into her car. Prompt EMS response saved her life, but when Ramsey left the hospital seven months later she was permanently disabled and confined to a wheelchair. Ramsey’s disability did not break her. She determined to change her life and overcome the tragedy through her work.

“When something catastr...