Self Advocacy- A State Of Mind | Abby Edwards | TEDxYouth@Dayton

Self advocacy is more than just a means to an end. It provides an increased level of confidence which leads to the promotion of self-reliance in the accomplishment of one's life goals.

Abby Edwards is a senior at Vandalia Butler High School and has participated in College Credit + through Wright State University for the past three years. She plans to complete her Bachelor of Science degree at WSU and then begin work on a Doctoral degree in Clinical Health Psychology. She recently received a national Yes I Can Award for Self-Advocacy from the Center for Exceptional Center.

[arlinegeorge]

Beautiful impressive amazing great soul. Destined for greatness. Very inspiring. Thank you, bless you. All your dreams come true.

[cameronbirch]

Abby you are inspiring thank you for this video

[fjbs]

A very inspiring address by a very inspiring young woman

[ChristianSullivan]

I really like this video and representation of the Blind and Service Dog community! It’s very inspiring and informative! I’m a Legally Blind advocate for people with disabilities and service dogs. (I post videos about those topics I just mentioned.) I’m also a Guide Dog user that graduated from Guiding Eyes For The Blind too. (January 2022.)

[monicacook]

What an inspiring video. I loved hearing about how technology opened up so many opportunities for Abby, and I am curious about the technology that she is using while she's presenting. Does anyone know what this device is so I can learn more about it?

[IHateMyChanneI]

Was shown this at school. She is really cool. :)

[hollywoodbennett]

This might sound strange but I like the wind noise in the microphone. It makes for unique recording.

[liltmusicandtruckchannel]

The reason I came here today is because I got mugged a few months ago and I need to learn how to protect my self