Emilie Angle struggles to speak and her movements are dictated by the effects of mitochondrial disease, a genetic disorder that is both progressive and incurable. “I almost died in the hospital when I was 7, and the majority of patients who are diagnosed or start showing signs (of the disease) at an early age do not live past 13,” said Angle, 23. “That alone has strengthened my faith.”
Disabilities act at 25: That was our moment
Law's passage led to progress, but more work remains to be done
