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Sofia was born without arms, she is 17 years old, and her daily life between lessons and driving lessons, that’s it.
“We get used to it and we forget how amazing it is what she does. “Sofia was born without arms. Now 17 years old, she is able to do everything with her feet. From her favorite dish to her classes, she has developed this technique to live her daily life as normally as possible. “Before each class, I clean my feet and at the end of each class too, I always put on pants without buttons, I favor elastic pants“, she explains. Sofia is also able to drive.”She gives us a real lesson in life, it’s impressive the will she has and I think if she continues to have this will, she can become who she wants, she can do absolutely what she wants.“, estimates Billal, driving school instructor.
With this difference, Sofia confides that she has always felt more mature than the others since kindergarten. A year ago, Sofia created her association Sois Maître de ton Handicap to support people with reduced mobility. Believing herself not to have been well supported, she wants to support people with disabilities. “I did not have the feeling of having been well supported, paper level, level, for example, can we enroll him in this school?, etc. “
Finally, for Sofia, her difference is an integral part of her identity. She refuses to wear prostheses. “I never wanted to, simply because if I put prostheses, it’s more me. I won’t be myself anymore, it’s not my personality“, she concludes.