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The Chef Imagining a More Accessible World, One Meal at a Time
In 2020, the chef and educator Lay Alston suffered a spinal cord injury. She now navigates the world — and her kitchen — in a wheelchair.Credit...Ariana Drehsler for The New York Times After a spinal cord injury left her unable to walk, Lay Alston... Read more.
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