A savant, by definition, is somebody who has a disability and, along with that disability, has some remarkable ability. Prodigies and geniuses… — Darold Treffert Copy Share Image
“I was surprised at the great lengths that the government goes to in order to deny eligible disability claims.” — Steven Magee Copy Share Image
Union members not only earn higher median wages; they are more likely to have paid sick leave, short-term disability, and employer-provided child… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I can't explain the lack of integrity among some of the leaders of our health care facilities. This is something I rarely… — Eric Shinseki Copy Share Image
I hated school . . . . One of the reasons was a learning disability, dyslexia, which no one understood at the… — Loretta Young Copy Share Image
“Every time I see a USA rocket launch, I am reminded of the millions of disabled people that were denied their disability… — Steven Magee Copy Share Image
There are things that I really find important, and that we need to remind ourselves of. When you think about disability, do… — Idris Elba Copy Share Image
If I regarded my life from the point of view of the pessimist, I should be undone. I should seek in vain… — Helen Keller Copy Share Image
People are starting to realize that the disability community has been disenfranchised and deserves to have its rights recognized, which I see… — Jay Ruderman Copy Share Image
As a child, I was called stupid and lazy. On the SAT I got 159 out of 800 in math. My parents… — Henry Winkler Copy Share Image
Last month, 80,000 Americans signed on to new jobs, but 85,000 Americas signed on for Social Security disability checks. Most of these… — Mark Steyn Copy Share Image
....What I learned was that these athletes were not disabled, they were superabled. The Olympics is where heroes are made. The Paralympics… — Joey Reiman Copy Share Image
Currently, more than 4.7 million African Americans receive Social Security benefits, and nearly 8 million people with disabilities depend on Social Security… — Chaka Fattah Copy Share Image
“They said 'specialist children's wards,' But they meant children-killing centers. They said 'final medical assistance' But they meant murder.” — Ann Clare LeZotte Copy Share Image
The biggest disability of a person in life is bad and negative attitude. — Anurag Prakash Ray Copy Share Image
It's hard enough to work and raise a family when your kids are all healthy and relatively normal, but when you add… — Patricia Heaton Copy Share Image
Employers have recognized for some time that it's smart business to have a diverse workforce - one in which many views are… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Back in the 1950s, we did a study in Framingham called the Framingham Study.This needs to be done for developmental disabilities. It's… — Jill Stein Copy Share Image
Katherine Johnson never complained, it just was what it was. She just said, "I just wanted to go to work and do… — Taraji P. Henson Copy Share Image
Let's face it, in America today we don't have a health care system, we have a sick care system. We wait until… — Tom Harkin Copy Share Image
There is something extraordinary about people who have a disability to reach (into themselves) on a daily level that becomes supernatural. — Kristoffer Polaha Copy Share Image
When I was a kid, I had trouble at school because of my learning disabilities. Carving is my body compensating for the… — Willard Wigan Copy Share Image
But pain... seems to me an insufficient reason not to embrace life. Being dead is quite painless. Pain, like time, is going… — Lois McMaster Bujold Copy Share Image
“Suffering is so real & I walk amongst so many who have no idea how much my soul is aching to be healed.” — Nikki Rowe Copy Share Image
“You didn't play baseball that well with two hands. How do you think you're going to make it with one? "If you're… — M.J. Auch Copy Share Image
