Pathway To Promise Podcast W/ Dr. Brad Miller

Living while Black and Disabled with Tracee Garner Author of Introducing Disability: An Anecdotal Field Guide For the Rest of Us

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Sinopsis

Tracee is an author, speaker, writing coach, and course creator.She has written several fiction and non-fiction books, mainly aimed at showing the success of African American people in overcoming adversities.In this episode, Tracee shared how she triumphed over her disability and the advocacy she raised for persons with disability to have a better living experience.Tracee talks about how she was diagnosed with muscular dystrophy at age two. When she was ten years old, she now needed to use a wheelchair to move.But because of the support of her parents, she grew up as a faithful person. She knew that strengthening her mental fortitude was a must not to perceive disability as a limitation.She lived a normal life despite her condition. Tracee is not afraid to use her voice and talk to others, which is why she has gotten so far in life.Her writing started from just needing to advocate herself. She experienced talking to people in power to fight for disabled people to live a good quality of life.Tracee also talks