Case Study Category: Disability

Thirteen-year-old Mya was born with cerebral palsy. Her doctors thought she’d never walk on her own. But last year the bright and spirited girl amazed everyone when she ditched her walker.

Mya is matter-of-fact about her disabilities, the result of brain damage at birth. “I have cerebral palsy and sometimes I have seizures,” she says. Like many little girls her age, Mya loves singing, drama and drawing.