“When you focus on someone's disability you'll overlook their abilities, beauty and uniqueness. Once you learn to accept and love them for… — Yvonne Pierre Copy Share Image
The whole community of people with disabilities was alive, politically alive. I give Justin Dart credit for that. He traveled to every… — Major Owens Copy Share Image
“Ableism is discrimination against people with disabilities. It is the harboring of beliefs that devalue and limit the potential of people with… — Casey "Remrov" Vormer Copy Share Image
Women would be disproportionately affected by the privatization of social security. It is one of the most important safety nets for American… — Barbara Mikulski Copy Share Image
Placing one foot in front of the other, I've climbed to higher lengths. Reaching beyond my own limitations, to show my inner… — Robert M. Hensel Copy Share Image
Americans believe that people should work hard and get ahead on their own, but when disaster strikes and they need help with… — Jacob Hacker Copy Share Image
The ADA prohibits discrimination and guarantees that people with disabilities receive the same opportunities as everyone else to participate in the mainstreams… — Letitia James Copy Share Image
If we want to discover the full potential in our humanity, we need to celebrate those heartbreaking strengths and those glorious disabilities… — Aimee Mullins Copy Share Image
“Sure, society understands visible shackles-- they get the symbolism of the wheelchair, of prosthetics, of a bumper sticker reading disabled veteran, but… — Peggy Munson Copy Share Image
“The corporate controlled government is completely okay with your health being damaged by your employer, but shirks its responsibility to give you… — Steven Magee Copy Share Image
“Annie looks dreamy, but she always does because she can’t see farther than three feet away. Elizabeth looks vaguely angry, but she… — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
I've learned that every human being, with or without disabilities, needs to strive to do their best, and by striving for happiness… — Naoki Higashida Copy Share Image
It's great that there's people coming through who are able to represent disability while also having the experience to do the job… — Chris McCausland Copy Share Image
A lot of times, we look at people who have disabilities as, 'Oh, we can't invite these people here or there.' And… — Karamo Brown Copy Share Image
I always say, once I get in a room, I can sell myself just fine. I know that not everyone who has… — Zach Anner Copy Share Image
I am conscious of a soul-sense that lifts me above the narrow, cramping circumstances of my life. My physical limitations are forgotten-… — Helen Keller Copy Share Image
I think emotional and mental pain is probably worse than physical pain. I think we don't realize that I have no arms… — Nick Vujicic Copy Share Image
If I fail, I try again, and again, and again. If YOU fail, are you going to try again? The human spirit… — Nick Vujicic Copy Share Image
Just to see what a pink dress can mean to a woman, any woman, but a disabled woman, that's extra special and… — Betsey Johnson Copy Share Image
It's not the body - it's how comfortable you are in the body. If you are physically challenged and you are living… — Ritu Ghatourey Copy Share Image
The magnitude of discrimination and stigma faced by people with disability in Australia cannot be underestimated. People do not understand disability, and… — Stella Young Copy Share Image
I've had tons of bullies who would call me retarded, even on my Facebook page. It's sad and it really hurts. I… — Lauren Potter Copy Share Image
I want people to feel inspired to reach out and be inclusive and supportive of others in their community who might be… — Avril Lavigne Copy Share Image
“Not being able to talk sucks. There's no doubt about that. There's a lot of times when I almost feel like I'm… — Keary Taylor Copy Share Image
[On being deaf:] We can never get beyond the necessity of keeping in full view the worst and the best that can… — Harriet Martineau Copy Share Image
When committees gather, each member is necessarily an actor, uncontrollably acting out the part of himself, reading the lines that identify him,… — Lewis Thomas Copy Share Image
I frowned at the list. “So… I’ll go back and tell the Traynors that I’m going to get their suicidal quadriplegic son… — Jojo Moyes Copy Share Image
“Dreams are like living things; they can grow, they can suffer disabilities, they can have deficiency diseases and they can also die… — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
We commissioned an independent statutory economic body - the Productivity Commission - to review the possibility of funding a disability scheme. The… — Bill Shorten Copy Share Image
![“Sure, society understands visible shackles-- they get the symbolism of the wheelchair, of prosthetics, of a bumper sticker reading disabled veteran, but they still struggle for comprehension of the profound, invisible shackles that an illness such as [Chronic Fatigue] puts on a person's body.” quote by Peggy Munson](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/296/peggy-munson-81898_chronic-fatigue_sure-society-understands-visible-shackle_1498413.jpg)
![“[On being deaf:] We can never get beyond the necessity of keeping in full view the worst and the best that can be made of our lot. The worst is, either to sink under the trial, or to be made callous by it. The best is, to be as wise as is possible under a great disability, and as happy as is…” quote by Harriet Martineau](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/f0b/harriet-martineau-6736_callous_on-being-deaf-we-can-never-get-beyond-th_434918.png)
