Ahmed Ali is a non-verbal student who used software to deliver a commencement speech. Software he helped develop with the help of the school from which he is graduating.
“Your life is a relay race,” said the 21-year-old student. “The track is your life. Every time you achieve something you pass the baton to the next person. Guess who you are passing the baton to? It’s you.
“Each stage of your life you are passing it to a new you. It’s not the end of the line for you, but it’s a new you in our beautiful world.”