YO! Member will be honored with 2013 National Diane Vietz Award in Washington, DC. July 12th, 2013

YO! Volunteer Sarah Moussavian

CFILC’s  YO! Disabled & Proud program is excited to announce that the 2013 National Council on Independent Living, Diane Vietz Memorial Award for Youth Advocacy will presented to Sara Moussavian of Palo Alto, California.

Diana Vietz was an energetic young woman with a disability, who dedicated her life to empowering young people with disabilities to take an active role in the Independent Living Movement. Through her work at a Center for Independent Living and the NCIL Board, Diana touched the lives of many youth with disabilities. NCIL wants to acknowledge, honor, and encourage young leaders who are promoting disability pride, spreading the Independent Living philosophy, and fostering the active participation of youth with disabilities in the Disability Rights Movement.

Sara Moussavian has  been a YO! Disabled and Proud Member since 2009 and was one of the leaders championing the passage of California’s Disability History Week Resolution. Sara served in the YO! Volunteer Corps at the Silicon Valley Independent Living Center in 2011 and where she assisted in establishing SVILC’s Youth Advisory Committee.  Sara is now attending San Francisco State University and pursuing a degree in Sociology and minor in Persian Studies.
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