Away Quote by Tanni Grey-Thompson

When I was a kid there weren't a lot of disabled people on television, so I grew up thinking there was no one else…

— Alex Brooker

Disabled people are often some of the most resilient, creative and determined people you will ever likely meet.

— Chris McCausland

I didn't think disabled people were allowed in films, because I didn't see any.

— Adam Pearson

Being disabled gave me an immense advantage. People are kinder to you. It puts you on a different level than if you go into…

— Dorothea Lange

I just think there was a time when the good thing about being disabled was you got out of stuff.

— Alex Brooker

Disabled people are much less likely to be in work, not because they don't want to, but because there are many challenges in getting…

— Tanni Grey-Thompson

Disabled people are deliberately ignored because disabled people need more care and more money.

— Rosie Jones

Most disabled people get used to a certain level of abuse.

— Tanni Grey-Thompson

There weren't any other disabled people at my secondary school, so it was quite weird to find myself pigeonholing myself as disabled... and I…

— Alex Brooker

People categorise people as being disabled, and it's basically whatever you put your mind to, you can do, and everybody that has limitations, they…

— Verne Troyer

People always think of the tragedy of going from being non-disabled to disabled. And no one really talks about it going the other way.

— Adam Pearson

The carer of the disabled person is always in the background. People don't want to hear about the sleaze and the nitty-gritty and the…

— Jane Hawking