My name is Daniel Tarnowski, and I suffer from Spinal Muscular Atrophy, which keeps me wheelchair bound, and unless medicines find a cure, probably always will. I’ve done my best not to let my disease define me, or control my life.

When I first moved to Canada, I faced the language barrier. I could speak English but not fluently. I knew if I ever needed to succeed in life and find a good job, I would need to master in English.