Character Quote by Zach Anner

Having a disability isn't a sob story. It's about celebrating people's abilities and a lot of people out there can have low expectations of…

— Chris McCausland

One big contribution my father [Stephen Hawking] has made is to show that having a disability does not bar you from leading a full…

— Stephen Hawking

My best advice to anybody who has a child with a disability is to really find the tools for that person to thrive and…

— Zach Anner

“Notice the difference: A child’s disability is the focus in traditional classroom settings, but his abilities are the focus in the homeschool environment.”

— Sandra K. Cook

It's really important to remember that disability is diversity, and that disabled actors and disabilities are something that is hugely under-represented in film.

— Rachel Shenton

I put up a huge wall of denial. It was years before I was able to break through it... accepting that your child has…

— Anne Ford

Back in those days, a parent looked at the disability and didn't see the ability. 'Life Goes On' showed that people with a disability…

— Chris Burke

As people live longer, disability becomes more of an issue. And there seems to be more children born with a disability. I don't know…

— Jay Ruderman

Many star kids constantly get compared to their fathers and are unable to match their parent's mettle. But I am proud to say that…

— Puneet Issar

Committing to providing greater opportunities for disabled actors should include writing disabilities into more roles where it is irrelevant to the storyline.

— Chris McCausland

Is there anything as incredible as the love story of your own parents? Anything as hard to grasp as the fact that those two…

— Jeffrey Eugenides

Autism is not a disability, it's a different ability.

— Stuart Duncan