My Life with Cerebral Palsy
When Carl Sigmond is with other Quakers, he tells us, he does not feel like his cerebral palsy sets him apart from others as much as it can in other settings. “When I meet someone for the first time,” he says, “they really want to know me, and to see me for who I am. I am a complete equal.”
Carl and Whittier Mikkelsen (another Friend with cerebral palsy we spoke with for this video) both speak frankly about how much work remains to be done when it comes to full inclusion of people with disabilities, despite Friends’ best intentions. However, they remain optimistic. “Ask for what you want. Ask for what you need,” Carl advises. “And in asking, be open to receiving. Be open to co-creating something with your community that you never knew was possible.”
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Produced by Layla Cuthrell
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