What happens when you stop hiding what makes you different and instead turn it into your superpower? Meet Lachi, a chart-topping recording artist and fierce advocate who's revolutionizing how the music industry approaches disability inclusion.

Born legally blind, she spent years concealing her disability until a pivotal missed opportunity with an A&R executive changed everything. Embracing her blind identity – bejeweled cane and all – she discovered authenticity wasn't just liberating; it was magnetic.

This revelation led her to found RAMPD (Recording Artists and Music Professionals with Disability), an organization transforming how the industry approaches disability. Her advocacy reaches the highest levels – from creating a Disability and Inclusion Task Force at the Recording Academy to launching Glam Canes, and becoming such a regular guest at the Biden White House that she “knew how to roam the halls.”

Lachi reframes disability not as limitation but as strength: "Disability is humanity." Whether you're a music industry professional or someone seeking inspiration, her story proves that when you refuse to compromise who you are, you create spaces where everyone can thrive.

www.lachimusic.com

www.rampd.oeg

www.glamcanes.com

www.instagram com/lachimusic

https://open.spotify.com/artist/07D2qGlJUOVf83OM5ujJZD?si=aw9dVhQMTKqr5laeyJuE2A

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