A New Disabled South
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January 08, 2022
Cheyenne is a Latina, former Junior Paralympian, actress/model, student, and accessibility advocate from the West Coast. Drawing from her mother’s unyielding support, she began to combat systemic injustices during her youth.
When faced with a school district’s discriminatory policy that prevented her from participating in track and field, with the claim that her disability was a “health hazard” to others, Cheyenne decided to fight back. She launched a campaign that legally granted students with disabilities the right to compete equally with their able-bodied peers.
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