Uploaded May 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Like many students, University of Louisville graduating senior Autumn Magnuson changed her major early in her college career. Originally interested in engineering, she was planning to study robotics and minor in biology. She hoped to build robots that would help scientists research undersea life.
Magnuson, 21, is a full-time wheelchair user who actively seeks out creative solutions to problems such as how to get a wheelchair through a swamp to find termite specimens. Due to a genetic condition, she has been using a wheelchair since high school.
She credits her UofL professors, fellow students and the staff of the Disability Resource Center (DRC) with helping her always find a way to pursue her interests.
In September, Magnuson will enter a master’s program at Imperial College London.
Like many students, University of Louisville graduating senior Autumn Magnuson changed her major early in her college career. Originally interested in engineering, she was planning to study robotics and minor in biology. She hoped to build robots that would help scientists research undersea life.
Magnuson, 21, is a full-time wheelchair user who actively seeks out creative solutions to problems such as how to get a wheelchair through a swamp to find termite specimens. Due to a genetic condition, she has been using a wheelchair since high school.
She credits her UofL professors, fellow students and the staff of the Disability Resource Center (DRC) with helping her always find a way to pursue her interests.
In September, Magnuson will enter a master’s program at Imperial College London.
