Mackenzie Kench: Living with Cerebral Palsy 

How could they fail her for 'not using her voice'?????!!!!!! That is. Disgusting discrimination.

Good for her that she does'nt give up, thumbs up from the Netherlands

Go Mackenzie! Dont let anyone stop you. Your an inspiration girl :-)

Mackenzie, you truly are an inspiration...wishing you all the best in tucson, arizona

very excited to see this, as it gives me hope for my daughter of 6, Angela, with Cerebral palsy

Truly inspiring and hats off to her hardwork!

lovely bond with her sister.

Incomplete because it's not in her own voice?! Give me a break! It IS her voice! It probably took her 3 or 4 times as long to type it. Her marks cannot possibly reflect her intelligence & how much she has learned.

Brave young lady it must be very hard for her to understand what she is trying to tell people who can talk 👄

As a special education teacher and disability advocate I think it was very wrong to not accept your speech because it used the computerized speech. To me, you are doing splendidly. I am guessing by the date of this video that you are now in college or past it. You just keep rocking the boat by exceeding people's expectations.

It's such a sad story but she's still so strong! I would really help her if I could.

This video broke my heart. I had a friend who had CP and it was hard for him because people would laugh and make fun of him. Kudos to you Mackenzie! I hope you reach your goals!

It was an honour meeting you Mac and I hope you enjoyed going sailing, definately a step towards marine biology :) Best wishes getting your speech grade overturned and well done for continuing to put your efforts into our system and not giving up despite of this.

Good on you Mackenzie!

She is beautiful incredible young lady and have a incredible family too

Smart and cute . I have cerebral palsy to in my legs .

It's interesting to find out what she does with her life. It's also nice to see she can get out of her wheelchair occasionally. That must feel good.

thank you, I have a milder cerebral palsy and wish I had her resolve

Best wishes!

Great stuff!

The real Life Melody Brooks! Melody is my all time favourite book character who is also in a wheelchair and uses a talker. thumbs up!

facilitated learning.

I loved your video online

Physical therapy help..also exercises and makeing stronger muscle..strech and massage...i do my clients and its really work..

This is stupid that the teachers said that she could not win an award for her speech because that is how she speaks

Inspiring

as a VOCA user myself, I am appauled that this girl was failed because she 'didnt use her own voice'. that machine is her voice. the teachers who failed her must be diciplined for this outrage. It makes me very angry indeed

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Awesome!

nice to know that someone finally gets being in a wheel chair like me i have Charcot Marie Tooth Disease so i can not move my legs , arms or hands i have to use a wheel chair with a head controller and my sister helps me too shes writing this

I have cerebral palsy in my life

They failed her for using that device to talk? What's next, failing Deaf kids because they have an interpreter voice for them?

That's ridiculous, surely the school is aware she can't speak with her natural voice. How is she driving the big chair at school?

Those idiots who didn't give Mackenzie the credit for her speech should've been fired! Just getting up in front of her classmates takes an extraordinary amount of courage. Good on you, Mackenzie!

I are a beautiful girl and u have an amazing sister to. Even if she getz paid.

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not her own voice?

I you are so special to me and amazing

Do this people know Stephen Hawking? Would you have failed him as well?

ur are a smart and beautiful gil best of luck to u

A good proof there is no god since Trump is perfectly healthy!