'IF YOU HAVE A DREAM, CHASE IT': As Brayden Scott crossed the commencement stage at Rupp Arena on Friday, it was a milestone years in the making, and one that is especially meaningful for the first-generation college graduate from London.
Scott, who has cerebral palsy, is a nonverbal communicator and he uses a wheelchair. Scott communicated with LEX 18 by typing on his phone during an interview, the same way he communicates in everyday life.
"I had a lot of work, especially with my disability," he typed. "As a person with a disability, I have so much more to look at when I have to do things. Not only did I have to write a lot, but I have to look at housing, where am I going to eat. My chair can't be in the rain, so I have to think about that. It was just a lot."
Despite those challenges, the tenacity that led him to leave his hometown and pursue a college degree served him well in Lexington. A talented writer, Scott studied journalism and joined the staff of the Kentucky Kernel as a...
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