Before Amanda was running a nonprofit for those with disabilities, she was a middle school special education teacher. That’s where she met, then 8th grader, Lauren. It was in Amanda’s classroom that Lauren met Karlie, a student with non-verbal cerebral palsy. A friendship quickly formed, changing the trajectory of Lauren’s life. Nearly 12 years later, Lauren and Karlie are still best friends and Lauren is now a special education teacher, impacting even more students with disabilities. You do not want to miss this emotional, real-life account of how someone with a disability changed everything.
