About Unlock GA

Connor Miller is a 25-year-old with cerebral palsy. Living with cerebral palsy has shaped his perspective and strength, helping him navigate life with determination and a positive-minded spirit. Connor believes his experience reflects how a disability is just one aspect of a person’s identity, not a definition of their ability or worth.

He works at Slice Ability with other people with disabilities in a supportive and empowering environment that celebrates diverse abilities, fosters inclusion, and creates meaningful connections and opportunities.

In his free time, Connor is passionate about sports, especially football, basketball, baseball, and soccer. Whether watching a game, talking strategy with friends, or getting out to play, his love of sports reflects his energetic and enthusiastic approach to life.

Kayla Rodriguez is a 29-year-old Puerto Rican non-binary autistic person with ADHD and a type 1 diabetes. She's trained with three programs, including the Georgia LEND Program, and is a skilled advocate. She has also spoken on several panels including ones for the UN and WHO, have advised on participatory research projects, written a chapter in an Autism focused novel, and won three awards related to their advocacy work.
 
Previously, she's served as the Vice President of an affiliate group of the Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN), Communication and Policy Intern at Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities (GCDD), Social Media Coordinator at Foundations for Divergent Minds (FDM, and co-chair of the Executive Advisory Board for the Autistic Women and Non-Binary Network (AWN). She is also part of the US Gender and Disability Justice Alliance for Women Enabled International and the IEC Unity Council.
 
Currently, she is a Board Member for AWN and advocate for autistic people and disabled people goals that include Latine rights, LGBTQ+ rights, diabetes healthcare, Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, mental health, and people who experienced sexual trauma.

Patricia Sonnier is a Georgia-based advocate and parent leader working to expand access to  high-quality Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) for people with disabilities and their families.

Founder of Sonnier Solutions: Beyond the Carpool Line, she equips families with the tools and confidence to navigate  education systems, special education policy, and community-based supports.  

Patricia’s advocacy is rooted in lived experience, systems-level  engagement, and collaboration with policymakers to improve services that help people live, work, and participate fully in their communities. As an UnlockGA Ambassador, she shares resources, stories, and information to empower  families and advance disability advocacy across Georgia. 

Patricia  believes that community inclusion is a human right and that informed voices drive meaningful policy change. 

Daniel Abadie is the founder of his own voice over production company, Vivid Vocals VO – a voice for every story. His passion is using his voice to bring awareness to the potential of those with disabilities.

He became a freelance entrepreneur with his own business following graduation from the Synergies Works I2I Program, of which he gained an impact recipient grant. He was also a panelist on The Harkins Institute’s 2021 series “Entrepreneurs, Startups, and Integrating DI into Tomorrow’s Companies”, and a moderator/panelist for the 2022 Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities’ Employment Advocacy Day, and a disability entrepreneur who was featured in the 2022 “Be the Voice” project which was shown in middle and high schools across Georgia. 

He has also worked as a production intern with “Save My Vote GA” that provided audio descriptions for voter education videos targeted towards disability community members, and was an audiobook narrator for Robert Ludke’s, “Case Studies in Disability-Driven Innovation.”