Antonio Palma, UN Volunteer with a disability: I found the way to reach my full potential
Antonio Palma is a UN Volunteer with a visual disability serving as Communications Assistant for the UN Resident Coordinator's Office (UNRCO) in Guatemala. He has overcome many challenges in his educational and professional path, and is gratified to now be contributing to the United Nations as a volunteer. Antonio shares his story.
According to my mother; Miriam Palma, when I was one year old, I was diagnosed with retinoblastoma. At the age of four, I completely lost my sight. My family was in shock by my situation, they did all that they could, and there was no option for surgery. I have had to deal with my condition my entire life. "Today, I can say that I found the way to reach my full potential," says Antonio Palma, UN Volunteer serving for the UN Resident Coordinator's Office.