Seeing Yourself Reflected in the World

An undocumented “dreamer” in Los Angeles works up the courage to apply for college, while a college-bound wheelchair user in Ohio wants others to see that she’s more than her chair.Join J.R. and Kelsey as they talk about these stories, J.R.’s experience of growing up gay in Cowan, Indiana, and how we often find what we need in the most unlikely of places.Stories:• Becoming Limitless: No Tengo Limites: Josephina Flores’s Story as told to Ana Gomez from Facing Access to Higher Education in Los Angeles, California. Performed by Melinda Messineo.• More Than My Chair: Morgan’s Story as told to Sammy Voors from Facing the Future Beyond High School in Ada, Ohio. Performed by Jo Robertson.Music used in this episode:• “coelum” by Kai Engel Licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) license. From the Free Music Archive. • “Scattered Light” by David Hilowitz Licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) license. From the Free Music Archive.