--- title: "12 Disability People Quotes by 11 authors" description: "Browse 12 Disability People quotes by 11 authors. Discover the best Disability People sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c70/rj-mitte-14848_people_when-you-have-a-disability-people-think_2228038.jpg" --- > [When you have a disability, people think you are weak. They think they can prey on you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rj-mitte/when-you-have-a-disability-people-think-you-are-weak-they-think-they/) [RJ Mitte](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rj-mitte/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c70/rj-mitte-14848_people_when-you-have-a-disability-people-think_2228038.jpg) > [Dyslexia is a hidden disability. Not many people take it seriously.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-blades/dyslexia-is-a-hidden-disability-not-many-people-take-it-seriously/) [Jay Blades](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-blades/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4db/jay-blades-5811_disability_dyslexia-is-a-hidden-disability-not-many_597772.jpg) > [Because of my disability I do find that people can be a bit uncomfortable around me, so I've always had one-liners and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rosie-jones/because-of-my-disability-i-do-find-that-people-can-be-a-bit/) [Rosie Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rosie-jones/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/45a/rosie-jones-12143_awkward_because-of-my-disability-i-do-find-that_508255.jpg) > [People have preconceived ideas about disability. When people tell me that I can't do something, it just makes me go 'Oh, yeah?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-blue/people-have-preconceived-ideas-about-disability-when-people-tell-me/) [Josh Blue](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-blue/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9a3/josh-blue-7591_adversity_people-have-preconceived-ideas-about-dis_737682.jpg) > [When you hear the word 'disabled,' people immediately think about people who can't walk or talk or do everything that people take…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teri-garr/when-you-hear-the-word-disabled-people-immediately-think-about-people/) [Teri Garr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/teri-garr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d17/teri-garr-13679_bitter_when-you-hear-the-word-disabled-people-i_1138664.jpg) > [My purpose is changing perceptions so people with disability, people like me can get out there and live the lives that they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dylan-alcott/my-purpose-is-changing-perceptions-so-people-with-disability-people/) [Dylan Alcott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dylan-alcott/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/416/dylan-alcott-5673_disability_my-purpose-is-changing-perceptions-so-pe_2404417.jpg) > [As well as being a comedian, I am - whether I like it or not - representative of another group of people,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-mccausland/as-well-as-being-a-comedian-i-am-whether-i-like-it-or-not/) [Chris McCausland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-mccausland/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b0/chris-mccausland-6393_being_as-well-as-being-a-comedian-i-am-whether_464213.jpg) > [I think when you have a disability people are always putting limitations on you, telling you, even in a nice way, what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louise-sauvage/i-think-when-you-have-a-disability-people-are-always-putting/) [Louise Sauvage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louise-sauvage/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e6d/louise-sauvage-89871_attitude_i-think-when-you-have-a-disability-peopl_519045.jpg) > [We have got to fully guarantee and fund the NDIS so we invest in people with disability so they can be the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dylan-alcott/we-have-got-to-fully-guarantee-and-fund-the-ndis-so-we-invest-in/) [Dylan Alcott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dylan-alcott/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dea/dylan-alcott-5673_guarantee_we-have-got-to-fully-guarantee-and-fund_769486.jpg) > [The magnitude of discrimination and stigma faced by people with disability in Australia cannot be underestimated. People do not understand disability, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stella-young/the-magnitude-of-discrimination-and-stigma-faced-by-people-with/) [Stella Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stella-young/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/80a/stella-young-7013_australia_the-magnitude-of-discrimination-and-stig_1909411.jpg) > [I see blindness more as an ability and sight more as a disability because there are some people with sight who tend…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-henry-hughes/i-see-blindness-more-as-an-ability-and-sight-more-as-a-disability/) [Patrick Henry Hughes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-henry-hughes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/89f/patrick-henry-hughes-43419_ability_i-see-blindness-more-as-an-ability-and-s_2893589.jpg) > [“Outside of school, though, we were often defined by our disabilities. We were “handicapped”—a bit like a species. Often when people have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-robinson/outside-of-school-though-we-were-often-defined-by-our-disabilities-we/) [Ken Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-robinson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/873/ken-robinson-2219_disabilities_outside-of-school-though-we-were-often-d_2992986.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/disability-people/#itemlist", "name": "Disability People Quotes", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When you have a disability, people think you are weak. 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