Così ho imparato a vincere. Maria Grazia Zedda intervistata da Cosmopolitan (Aprile 2012)
“This is how I learned to win” On her amplified phone she is an avalanche of enthusiasm. Nothing suggests that Maria Zedda is deaf almost 90 percent since childhood. This is the story of how she turned her disability into opportunity. Even employment. “Everything started when I left Sardinia 20 years ago to go to London. I was a waitress and I had an accident that changed my life. My boss wanted me to wear my hair behind the ears to show everyone that I had a hearing aid. To my refusal he shouted at me and in shock I dropped a frying basket that splashed me with lava-hot oil, injuring me. I was advised to go to the Citizen Advice Bureau to learn how I could ask for help and wade through the bureaucracy of claiming for benefits as I lost my job. It was then that I discovered that I was eligible for help and someone with a disability like me could apply for further education courses and attend “confidence boosting” workshops to re-launch myself in the job market. So my first i...