Shameka Andrews is the community outreach coordinator for the Self Advocacy Association of New York State (SANYS). Andrews also founded Disability Empowerment Consulting where she provides disability workshops on self-care, self-advocacy, and disability awareness

In 2006, Andrews won the title of Ms. Wheelchair New York and she has been the program’s coordinator since 2013. She wrote her first children’s book, Butterfly on Wheels, in 2017. Andrew serves on the New York State Developmental Disabilities Planning Council, the Developmental Disability Advisory Council for the New York State Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD), and the New York State Human Rights Disability Committee.