Breaking The Third Wall In Music

Episode 1.16: Amber Desjardins - Cerebral Palsy


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Breaking The Third Wall Through Music's Mission statement:

The mission of Breaking The Third Wall Through Music is to break the barriers between ableism and music, by bringing a wide range of musicians, regardless of disability, instrument, background, and field of interested across all genres to chat.


This week I had the honor of having friend, and in other instances colleagues, Amber on this week to talk about how music has actively affected her life as an athlete, her activism and more. A little bit about Amber:

" Amber Desjardins is a disabled person living with Cerebral Palsy.  She is a transgender woman.  She in here time is an activist and disabled athlete.  She competes in wheelchair racing an Nordic skiing.  She is also the founding member and executive leader of the Plattsburgh Disability Rights Coalition which is fighting for the rights of disabled people in the North Country.  Amber is an avid music fan.  Music has helped her in her life from everything to her disability to her transitioning as a disabled person, as an athlete and as an activist."


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