On today’s episode, I’m talking to Paralympic Skier Staci Mannella about fighting injustice.

Staci is a two-time Paralympian who was born (and remains) legally blind due to achromatopsia. An avid athlete, Staci started skiing at 4 years old and was the youngest member of the 2014 Sochi Paralympic Alpine ski team at 17. Staci also took up horse racing and was a Division I equestrian athlete. Along the way, Staci had to fight for the rights and resources that most of us take for granted. Having advocated for herself and others with disabilities through the legal system, Staci is now supporting athletes with disabilities as an academic researcher. 

We talk about:

• How Staci needed time to accept that even though she didn’t achieve exactly what she wanted to athletically, that this experience opened up plenty of doors in other areas of her life. 
• Staci’s incredible legal battle for appropriate accommodations as an undergraduate. 
• Her current work as a PhD student that addresses the gaps in knowledge in the psychology and sociology of individuals and athletes with disabilities.

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