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Deon Chaneyfield

	Deon Chaneyfield, 25, opens up about how an EMU program has changed his life.
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Best Buddies helped EMU student find voice

Hello EMU— I’m a 25-year-old man and my life is about being through so much. I am finally getting out there and really trying to get to know Eastern students. Getting comfortable with people is hard to really know a person. I feel like I’m going to get judged by people, and I’m just letting people know that is not good to judge other people by their disability when you don’t know what they go through in life.

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