The Montana Youth Leadership Forum shows that some disabilities are more visible than others
| July 18, 2008 |  View for printing |
Stephanie Nava has cerebral palsy and uses crutches to walk. Rachel Overholt has a learning disability and attention deficit disorder.
It could be that because Nava’s disability was obvious it protected her from being bullied or teased in school.
Overholt wasn’t so fortunate, though, and at 18 she is still haunted by how students and teachers treated her in elementary school.
The two women are among 20 young people with disabilities in Helena this week learning how to become advocates for themselves at the Montana Youth Leadership Forum http://www.montanaylf.org/ .
By ALANA LISTOE - Independent Record
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