That’s a bold statement given her rich discography, now eleven albums and three EPs deep. When she came on to the music scene in the late 90s, her signature, emotionally captivating voice snagged the Dove Award for New Artist Of The Year in 2000. Since then, she’s gone on to sell over a million albums, been tapped to perform at Lillith Fair and multiple political events, including the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, DC.

Hers is a culmination of accolades any musician would be elated to claim. What makes it even more extraordinary is that Owens has been blind nearly her entire life. It’s a condition that leavers her uniquely qualified to advocate on behalf of those with disabilities. At the same time, it as also fostered a notion inside of her that she had to prove herself; show the world that she was not simply a disabled person.

“I have always taken my value from my work,” she reasserts. “I thought that if people could see me as a working member of society, maybe the blindness wouldn’t be an issue.”

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For a while, it was a successful approach to life, albeit superficial. “For so many years, I was on the road and people had a positive place to interact with me,” she says. “Being on a bus, I was pretty protected.”

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