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Finding Ability in Disability through Pageants

By Andrea DeField

Posted: June 5, 2010

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Miss Maine ANTSO National Miss, Andi DeField, almost failed kindergarten. At her overcrowded public elementary school, Andi was lost in the shuffle. With 400 kindergarteners sharing one large open room to learn in, no one saw Andi’s telltale signs of disability. It wasn’t until one teacher took the time to notice that although Andi could speak about stories they read in depth, she had difficulty even writing her name.

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