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International Day of Persons with Disabilities

    Poster Series

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    Person With Disabilities Poster Series
    "SOME SAY THAT SPEECH AND DEBATE HAS CHANGED THEIR LIVES, BUT IT’S STILL CHANGING MINE DAY BY DAY." - Jarrius Adams
    Jarrius Adams
    "SPEECH AND DEBATE GAVE ME AN OUTLET FOR MY COMPETITIVE SPIRIT. PARTICIPATING IN IT FOR FOUR YEARS, COUNTLESS TOURNAMENTS, GOING TO STATE AND NATIONALS, REALLY HELPED TO SHARPEN MY ACADEMIC AND SPEAKING SKILLS THAT I WILL USE FOREVER." - Alistair Tollar
    Alistair Tollar
    "SPEECH AND DEBATE PROVIDED ME WITH THE SKILLS TO FORMULATE EFFECTIVE ARGUMENTS, WHICH TRANSLATED INTO THE ABILITY TO ADVOCATE FOR MYSELF AND BE A VOICE FOR DISABILITY RIGHTS. AS A COACH I BELIEVE IN GIVING STUDENTS TOOLS THEY CAN USE TO FIND THEIR OWN PATH, WHEREVER THAT MAY LEAD." - Jan Friedman-Pizzo
    Jan Friedman-Pizzo
    "SPEECH AND DEBATE WAS MY SAFE PLACE. FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE I FELT LIKE I BELONGED ON EARTH. I WASN’T AFRAID TO BE SEEN AND HEARD. I FELT UNSTOPPABLE; EVEN I COULDN’T STOP ME." - Sasha Bogan
    Sasha Bogan
    "JOINING THE SPEECH AND DEBATE TEAM IN HIGH SCHOOL PROVIDED ME A COMMUNITY WILLING TO OVERLOOK MY DIFFERENCES AND ALLOWED ME TO GROW INTELLECTUALLY BY USING MY VOICE. AS A COACH, I HOPE TO PROVIDE MY STUDENTS WITH THE SAME WELCOMING COMMUNITY AND A PLATFORM ON WHICH THEY CAN EFFECT CHANGE THROUGH COMMUNICATION." - Meg Howell-Haymaker
    Meg Howell-Haymaker
    "DOING SPEECH AND DEBATE WAS A TRULY PRICELESS AND FUN TIME I AM FOREVER GRATEFUL FOR. IT PROVIDED ME A SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT TO EXPRESS MYSELF WHEN I WAS GOING THROUGH A LOT OF TRANSITION, SUFFERING FROM DEPRESSION, AND DISCOVERING WHO I WAS." - Marie Burke
    Marie Burke
    "SPEECH AND DEBATE IS SOMETHING TO WHICH I OWE MY LIFE. I’M FOREVER THANKFUL FOR THE MEMORIES I’VE SHARED, FRIENDS I’VE MADE, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY HAS HAD FOR ME." - Loc Nguyen

    Loc Nguyen

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