SPOTTED: Pia Toscano performing with Talina at New York City’s 67th Annual Columbus Day Parade October 10, 2011.
Talina, diagnosed with autism at the age of two, has found the “ability” in “disability.” She is striving to become a pop star and, in the process, break all stereotypes of what a child with a disability can accomplish.
For the parade, NY’s Fifth Avenue was transformed during the parade, the world’s largest celebration of Italian-American culture.
The parade featured 35,000 marchers, over 100 groups, including bands, floats and contingents, and nearly one million spectators.