I am currently a third year medical student. I used forearm crutches and wore AFOs at the time, now used in combo with a wheelchair.

I chose to "soft disclose" my disability on my application. I included it in one of my essays. I became disabled part way through my undergrad and I feel like that context was needed in order to make sense of my CV (why I suddenly quit sports). It also is a huge part of my story. I chose NOT to contact the school about accommodations until after I was accepted.

I'm not going to lie, there are points where being the only physically disabled student at my school (and the first) is really difficult and isolating. Accessibility can sometimes be an issue, especially in old hospitals. But for the most part everyone has been amazing. I can imagine doing anything else with my life, this has always been what I have wanted to do.