At eight years old, after a ballet class, Sarah Todd Hammer suddenly lost strength in her arms. By the next morning, she was paralyzed from the neck down — her childhood changed in an instant.

Annie Segarra has spent most of her life being misread. As a child, her physical limitations were seen as laziness. Her neurodivergence went undiagnosed.

Disability is part of every society, yet most systems, from education to employment, still treat it like an exception. Too often, access is reactive. Inclusion comes with conditions.