MIRANDA JAMISON Lead Reporter Editor’s Note: This is the first of a two-part feature story on United Cerebral Palsy President and CEO Armando Contreras, whose life was shaped by disability from birth and who now leads one of the nation’s most influential disability service organizations. Part one explores his personal story, the challenges faced in taking over an organization on the brink of bankruptcy and how UCP’s work in Missouri reflects its mission of creating “a life without limits.” Part two will highlight Missouri’s growing programs, early intervention efforts and Contreras’ vision for the future of disability support nationwide. When Armando Contreras was born, his father lay just a few floors away, fighting for his life after a devastating car crash left him permanently disabled. That moment, though he was too young to remember it, would shape the course of his life and career, ultimately leading him to become President and CEO of United Cerebral Palsy (UCP). “My…