CNN —When Jeison Aristizábal became the CNN Hero of the Year in 2016 – the first from Latin America – he shared a powerful message for young people with disabilities and their families.
He has dedicated his life to bringing therapy, education, and support to other young people with disabilities in his community so they can realize their potential.
“Today we have the first university for young people with disabilities in Latin America,” he said.
“It has all the equipment so that people with disabilities can study in an accessible way,” Aristizábal said.
The young people who inspired the idea for the university, Aristizábal says, started out learning to be bakers at the foundation.
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