Youth Radio Features YO! Corps Volunteer Sara Moussavian

Born with a disability, I know how hard it can be to go to school everyday, feeling 'different'. Sometimes I was even bullied by other students who didn't fully understand my situation. I was born with Apert Syndrome, which is a genetic defect condition. Since I was one of few in my academic classes to have a disability in Elementary and Middle School with a physical disability the times that I was a victim of a bullying incident I didn't have many friends to turn to for support.

As I was growing up, my classmates had a fear of being friends with me because they thought my disability was "contagious" so they were afraid to even be near me. After graduating, I thought about many of the friendships I missed out on and that's when I realized I wanted to make a difference and break down the barriers that so many people with disabilities face every day.....

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