He views his disability as a form of divine protection that helps keep him humble and dependent on God.

“I see this as protection, not limitation.”

Matthew Sarian advocates for the importance of being an interabled couple as a way to challenge public misconceptions about life with a disability.

“I did elect to come online and represent something that I felt was underrepresented and I knew that there would be confusion. And so I see it as an opportunity to educate and change.”

Government offices should be relocated to the ground floor because many currently lack elevators and are inaccessible to disabled individuals.

“It is true that all the government offices for the disabled are located on the upper floors, there is no lift facility. So how can we get justice there?”