A couple of people with disabilities performed very well during this past season of
America's Got Talent. Kodi Lee, a 23-year-old singer and pianist from Lake Elsinore, California, was declared the
AGT winner with his mother Tina by his side last Wednesday. Lee, who has autism and is blind due to optic nerve hypoplasia, underwent surgery when he was just five days old. For his final performance on
AGT, he sang and played "You Are the Reason" on the piano during a duet with singer Leona Lewis. The cash prize Lee will receive is either $1,000,000 in 40 annual payments or one lump sum of about $300,000. He will also have his own show at the Paris Las Vegas Hotel & Casino for three days in November. For more information on Lee, go to
https://www.kodileerocks.com/.
Also of note is Ryan Niemiller, a 36-year-old comedian with short arms and missing fingers in his hands because of ectrodactyly (please refer to my blog post dated August 28, 2018, for a spotlight on Niemiller). His third-place finish on
AGT will advance his career, too.
Ryan Niemiller (left) and Kodi Lee
(image via themighty.com)
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