Priya Goddard is a 2021 participant of the Youth Leadership Forum (YLF) in Cleveland, a collaboration of Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities (OOD), the Ohio Statewide Independent Living Council, and Linking Employment, Abilities and Potential (LEAP).
\xa0At YLF, high school juniors and seniors with disabilities participate in a weeklong career leadership training program to help prepare them to be one of Ohio's future leaders by improving leadership, citizenship, and social skills.
Priya explained that she is writing a book on autism and getting bullied. \u201cI was really thinking about some of the things that I\u2019ve been through but also just really wanting to help other people,\u201d she shared. \u201cEverybody on the spectrum has their own differences, but each one of them has something to bring that is powerful and meaningful.\u201d\xa0
Transcripts and MP3 files are available at ood.ohio.gov/podcast.
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