Faith Guilbault

Faith Guilbault is a 19 year old from Baltimore, Maryland who is visually impaired and has cerebral palsy, which affects her ability to move, maintain balance, and posture. But she does not want anyone to feel sorry for her. She is resilient, hard-working, and determined to realise her dreams. She uses her social media platform and her documentary to bring awareness and share resources with the 61 million people in the United States living with a disability and their families.

Her documentary Faith’s World won the United Nations Association Film Festival’s Youth Vision Award, a People’s Choice Award, the Richmond International Film Festival’s Rising Star Award, and came in first place at the 17th annual My Hero International Film Festival. Faith’s World has been made available to schools worldwide for their curriculum along with a standards-aligned school guide and a take-action guide to engage kids in conversations and actions around education and inclusion.

She has served as a State Ambassador for the Maryland Best Buddies program, attended Developmental Disability Day with her state legislators and was selected as a finalist for outstanding leadership and commitment to community for the Women of Tomorrow Awards. Faith was featured in Assembly, the online magazine founded by Malala, a Nobel Laureate and fellow activist.

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“Look at the good in people and find the positive in every situation, no matter how bad it may seem. I truly believe that the broken parts of us are what make us beautiful.”

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