Edward Mitchell

Edward Mitchell became an independent living specialist at the Jackson Center for Independent Living in Tennessee, after having served as a board member at the Center for more than 10 years. He currently serves on the board of the Tennessee Statewide Independent Living Council. Involved in a hit-and-run accident in 2003, Edward has quadriplegia with an incomplete spinal cord injury at the C5 and C6 levels. That hasn’t slowed him down, however. Edward obtained his bachelor’s degree in 2009 from Lane College a private HBCU and his MBA in 2011 from Union University. He opened his ABLE account because it allows him to work and save money, and he plans to put his funds towards accessible housing, which is scarce in rural Tennessee.