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My name is Lucy Meyer, and I'm 17 years old, and I love to swim and surf and boogie board
and play tennis and hang out with my friends.
And I'm an Official U.S. Fund for UNICEF Spokesperson for Children with Disabilities.
UNICEF put out the state of the world's children report for children with disabilities and
they asked our daughter Lucy to speak.
She did amazing, and we learned so much about the work that UNICEF is doing with children
with disabilities and it's exactly the same philosophy that we do for Lucy as far as just
acceptance and inclusion.
Swimming is my favorite sport, because it's really fun and it feels good.
It makes me happy to be in the water.
I love competing.
I care about winning, because when I win I feel really happy and excited and I love it.
I went to Jamaica with UNICEF and got to see all the kids and their schools and what they
did in school.
Got to play with them and have a great time with them.
One of the schools that we went to when we were in Jamaica was an inclusive school.
A lot of children without disabilities, and they had one particular child that had a disability
who was about Lucy's age.
And they included the child with disabilities, they included them all together, and it was
just so special to see that's the way the world should be.
UNICEF, I think has a unique way to see that all children regardless of where they're born,
have an opportunity to reach their potential with or without disability.
Kids with disabilities should be able to go to school with kids without disabilities together,
and play together, and learn together.
I like working with UNICEF because UNICEF helps children all over the world.
I love children.
Children are important because they are amazing people.
My dream is that all children get to have education and healthcare, and get to have
nutrition and have fun, and be happy and do everything that I get to do.
I think this dream can come true if we all work together and continue make a difference
in the world.