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>>WHEN I TELL PEOPLE
ABOUT MY DISABILITY FOR
THE FIRST TIME IT FEELS
GOOD BECAUSE I'M PROUD
OF WHO I AM AND I DON'T
CARE WHAT PEOPLE THINK.
>>I RECOGNIZE THAT
PEOPLE ARE IN ALL SORTS
OF DIFFERENT POSITIONS AS
FAR AS COMFORT LEVELS.
BUT I JUST FIND THAT THE
PEOPLE THAT ARE WORTH
HAVING IN YOUR CORNER
ARE GONNA UNDERSTAND.
>>LIKE IF YOU WERE TO ASK
ME WHERE I SEE MYSELF IN
10-15 YEARS I WOULD
PROBABLY SAY
BEING A PHOTOGRAPHER,
GETTING MARRIED,
HAVING KIDS AND
LIVING A WONDERFUL LIFE.
>>THIS VIDEO WAS DEVELOPED IN
COLLABORATION WITH THE
CALIFORNIA FOUNDATION FOR
INDEPENDENT LIVING CENTERS,
YO! DISABLED & PROUD PROGRAM
AND THE NATIONAL COLLABORATIVE
ON WORKFORCE AND
DISABILITY FOR YOUTH
FUNDED BY THE UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR,
OFFICE OF DISABILITY
EMPLOYMENT POLICY.
THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED HEREIN
DO NOT NECESSARILY REFLECT THE
POSITION OR POLICY OF THE
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT
OF LABOR.