Lionel Migrino, 31, wants his exhibit to empower those within the disability community and teach others about the lives, stories and resilience of those living with disabilities.
But much of the past decade of the 31-year-old’s spare time has gone toward advocacy work for the disability community, he said, after his cousin, who works in social services, introduced him to people within the community.
“I fell in love with it,” he said.
The longer he worked within the community, combined with his experience of living with cerebral palsy, he came to realize that “the world is not made for people like me.”
Society, he said, tends to “overlook people with disabilities and think that they are limited.”
“But by learning about their stories and their resiliency, we recognize that there’s limitless potential for them,” he said. “We need to give them opportunities and ensure that we are inclusive and accessible, and making sure that disabled people belong in everyday life.”
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