INDIANAPOLIS ( MIRROR INDY ) — When Alayah Mayfield was younger, her favorite TV show was “ Grown-ish ,” an ABC sitcom about a group of friends navigating college together.
Watching the college students explore and learn new things on screen made her want to step foot on a university campus. But because Mayfield has an intellectual disability, she wasn’t sure if she’d be able to attend college.
“I always wanted to be a college kid, be on campus, experience stuff college kids would do,” said Mayfield, 21. “When I think about college, I think about adulthood.”…