Gaelynn Lea: Celebrating human diversity, love for music and freedom to be yourself
Violinist and folk singer Gayelynn Lea on music and disability education.
Gaelynn Lea is a folk singer, violinist from USA. In 2016 she won a popular nationwide contest NPR Tiny Desk Contest. Gaelynn was born with osteogenesis imperfecta, a disability that causes complications in the development of bones and limbs. Yet, she is a disability advocate, public speaker, TEDx speaker.
This interview with Gaelynn was very important to me, personally. I do love music, but I did not find the way to practice it consistently, creating limits for myself. Also, my dad has disability so the issues Gaelynn was talking about such employment difficulties, importance of support network around you, the need to feel valuable just the way you are - it is familiar to my family.
Gaelynn is an inspiration as she demonstrates that people are not defined by their abilities or disabilities but only by their value. She demonstrates that growth beyond is possible if only one wants it. I hope that through this article the readers will be as inspired as I am, admiring the diversity of human experience and appreciating the human value without the need to prove it.
