Kamand Alaghehband
Kamand Alaghehband was born and raised in Austin, TX, and has autism. In 2020, the CDC reported approximately 1 in 54 children in the U.S. diagnosed with autism ratio is more than all cancer patients combined. Kamand has spent her life supporting all generations with disabilities. Kamand loves the Special Olympics, and her favorite sports are swimming, basketball, and track. Kamand is a member of the executive committee of Special Olympics Athletes Leadership in Texas.
She creates her own podcasts, Tik Tok videos, video games, and a variety of health activities during the pandemic to keep her mind occupied in a healthy way.
Kamand’s mission is to bring peace today and create a vision of equity and inclusion for tomorrow’s disabled population. Kamand hopes that she’ll be able to teach others to turn denial into acceptance.
ID: Kamand smiles into the camera, long brown hair with red headband, wearing light pink lace dress.