Flame's Members Say Disabilities Won't Stop Band From Making Music
N.Y. Band Members Live With Blindness, Autism, Down Syndrome
By MARY PFLUM and SUZAN CLARKE
Many start-up bands dream of achieving worldwide fame one day.
That the band Flame achieved the dream is remarkable in and of itself. But the band is extraordinary in another respect: Each musician has a physical or mental disability.
Indeed, Flame is the only touring band in the world to be wholly composed of disabled members.
The upstate New York band's members live with conditions that include Down syndrome, cognitive delays, autism, cerebral palsy and blindness...
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Comment Below: Has anyone seen this group perform? Would you be more likely to see or book a band of musicians with disabilities? Seeing members of our community living out their dream always inspires me to chase my own. What are your dreams and how can our community support you in reaching them?
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