{"id":1183682,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1183682/?format=json","text_counter":90,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. Crystal Asige","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"I continue swimming because when I swim, I forget that I am blind. In the water, when I am just myself, with no noise, and no obstacles in my way, when I swim, I feel free. That is the same sentiment that many people with disabilities go through. It is a way for us to express ourselves and escape the barriers that we have to face in the built environment. I wish that everyone who is listening to this Statement would consider sports for the disabled as well I thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir."}