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
“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
“I am not here to inspire you. I am here to tell you that we have been lied to about disability. Yeah,… — Stella Young 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
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
Recognizing and respecting differences in others, and treating everyone like you want them to treat you, will help make our world a… — Kim Peek Copy Share Image
You know what, there are multiple streams of diversity: LGBTQI, gender equality, your race. All these streams of diversity had prejudices in… — Dylan Alcott Copy Share Image
My concerts consist of black, white, Korean - everybody. And the age group is so broad, from kids to great-grandparents. I have… — Landau Eugene Murphy Jr Copy Share Image
“Can you stand on your legs?” Sydelle Pulaski asked. “Can you walk at all?” People never asked Chris those questions; they whispered… — Ellen Raskin Copy Share Image
I do a lot of conferences, and I did a campaign with the Cerebral Palsy Foundation called "Just Say Hi." They get… — Zach Anner Copy Share Image
So many times we say that we can't serve God because we aren't whatever is needed. We're not talented enough or smart… — Kay Arthur Copy Share Image
One thing I struggled with the most was my brother started playing football, AFL and I remember I went down and wanted… — Dylan Alcott Copy Share Image
Why are non-disabled people writing about disability without consultation? When that happens, the end result... you might get it right once, but… — Adam Pearson Copy Share Image
When a parent who has a little kid with a disability says they saw me and now they've found a purpose, that's… — Dylan Alcott Copy Share Image
I seem to be thinking rationally again in the style that is characteristic of scientists. However, this is not entirely a matter… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Every parent worries about whether their kids are going to be proud of them or are they going to think they're cool,… — Alex Brooker Copy Share Image
When people are talking to someone with a disability, they worry about getting language wrong. So what do they do? They don't… — Dylan Alcott Copy Share Image
The national debt will have increased by approximately 50% in just eight years! We will have created a new unfunded entitlement -… — Joseph Stiglitz Copy Share Image
My brother was told that he wouldn't walk, that he wouldn't be able to play drums, that he wouldn't be able to… — Lewis Hamilton Copy Share Image
“Our disability is discursive: we simply do not know how to talk about these things any more. For the last thirty years,… — Tony Judt Copy Share Image
“It was probably no accident that it was the cripple Hephaestus who made ingenious machines; a normal man didn't have to hoist… — Saul Bellow Copy Share Image
Herein lies the real value of education. Advanced education may or may not make men and women more efficient; but it enriches… — William Lyon Phelps Copy Share Image
The last thing you ever want to do is extend the period of frailty and disability and make people unhealthy for a… — S. Jay Olshansky Copy Share Image
A lot of society tries to put people with disabilities into one cube, and when you think about it, many, many people… — Itzhak Perlman Copy Share Image
If everything was perfect, it would always be a person-first conversation, but whenever I have the opportunity, I lead with my personality.… — Zach Anner Copy Share Image
Disabled people need more invested in their education, housing, job training, transportation, assistive technology, and independent-living facilities. Governments earn back this investment… — Jesse Ventura Copy Share Image
I just remember when my first child was born I called the personnel office and I asked them about their leave policies.… — Carolyn Maloney Copy Share Image
As a person with cerebral palsy who walks with crutches, people have the assumption that I've had to overcome a lot of… — Greg Walloch Copy Share Image
“It is important that nurses and doctors know that failing to use legally required health and safety protocols with COVID-19 patients may… — Steven Magee Copy Share Image
“I want to sharpen my pride on what strengthens me, my witness on what haunts me. Whatever we name ourselves, however we… — Eli Clare Copy Share Image
I don't generally talk about medical terms when I discuss my position as a disabled person. I take a social rather than… — Stella Young Copy Share Image
It was the best route to get folks to understand segregation fast. Civil rights and women's rights had a clear history. Making… — Major Owens Copy Share Image
We fill our lives with all sorts of things that make it easier for us to get along in the world: wheelchairs,… — Stella Young Copy Share Image
Neurologically, I'm a quadriplegic, so virtually everything about my work has been driven by my learning disabilities, which are quite severe, and… — Chuck Close Copy Share Image
I use the term 'disabled people' quite deliberately, because I subscribe to what's called the social model of disability, which tells us… — Stella Young Copy Share Image
We have neither the pretension to solve all the problems of these deaf children nor the intention to sit down and feel… — Jean-Claude Adzalla Copy Share Image
They told me that the hotels had maybe two rooms set up for people with disabilities, but if they got there too… — Gregory Hines Copy Share Image
I wanted to translate from one flat surface to another.In fact, my learning disabilities controlled a lot of things. I don't recognize… — Chuck Close Copy Share Image
We need people to go to work. If you're on food stamps, and you're able-bodied, we need you to go to work.… — Mick Mulvaney Copy Share Image
Live, work, and travel with handicapped people, so I can stay close to them. But since I am often busy with many… — Henri Nouwen Copy Share Image
