Disability Redefined: Stories From the Front Lines: RZ9_7908-Bcopy-copy

Grace Dodd, 22, beams in her evening gown at the Special Friends Prom, a celebration for individuals with developmental and intellectual disabilities, held at a golf clubhouse in Brentwood, Tennessee. Grace, who has Down syndrome, embraces life on her own terms, refusing to let a diagnosis define her. “I’m just me,” she says, dancing the night away with confidence and joy.

Grace Dodd, 22, beams in her evening gown at the Special Friends Prom, a celebration for individuals with developmental and intellectual disabilities, held at a golf clubhouse in Brentwood, Tennessee. Grace, who has Down syndrome, embraces life on her own terms, refusing to let a diagnosis define her. “I’m just me,” she says, dancing the night away with confidence and joy.