BRYAN EATON/ Staff Photo. When Coastal Connections was asked by Massachusetts Advocates Standing Strong to encourage individuals with disabilities to take a more active role in their lives through making day-to-day and bigger life decisions, they didn't know that their most powerful storyteller was in the building: Sandra Artey, 33, a native of Liberia, who shared her moving story about life in her native country. She is pictured with self-advocate Craig Powers.

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