Kizzy Hyatt
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College GED student Kizzy Hyatt, who has cerebral palsy, was given a standing ovation after she spoke at graduation.
"I came to A-B Tech to get my GED and there were times I thought I couldn't do it," she said. "I found I can do anything I set my mind to. Know that you can do anything. Take what I say to heart!"
The cerebral palsy caused quadriplegia and compromised vision, which left Hyatt legally blind. "Now, for some folks that might create a dark view of humanity and/or the world," Barbara Brownsmith, ABE/GED Director said. "Not for Kizzy, she is a paragon of good humor and positive outlook, can-do attitude and joy for all to see."
After Hyatt received her GED, she enrolled in curriculum courses at the College. "My main goal is Medical Transcription or to help people while working in the medical field," she said. "People think if you're in a (wheel)chair, you don't have a brain. You're already expected to be ‘not normal.' I have a learning disability and it was hard for me, but I made it."
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