Quotes about Disability

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Part of the problem with the word 'disabilities' is that it immediately suggests an inability to see or hear or walk or — Fred Rogers, The World According to Mister Rogers: Important Things to Remember
Beware trying to iron out all your quirks, perceived flaws and doubts. It's often these things that help you find streng — Rasheed Ogunlaru
That made love—not grace—the magic ingredient. Then anew thought hit her. Perhaps love was grace. A shiver wentup her sp — Penelope Marzec, A Rush of Light
It has been said that life has treated me harshly; and sometimes I have complained in my heart because many pleasures of — Helen Keller, The Open Door
The most upsetting thing about Society’s attitude towards disabled people is that many millions of disabled people becam — Mokokoma Mokhonoana, The Use and Misuse of Children
Boredom is probably more frequent and more tormenting if you do not have sight or hands. — Mokokoma Mokhonoana
A seemingly simple task like taking a bath or wearing a condom feels like multitasking to someone who suffers from hemip — Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Even though I'm an ordinary writer, I too, have trouble when it come to writing along the way. But at least I manage to — Simi Sunny
I am conscious of a soul-sense that lifts me above the narrow, cramping circumstances of my life. My physical limitation — Helen Keller, The Story of My Life: With Her Letters (1887 1901) and a Supplementary Account of Her Education Including Passages from the Reports and Letters of Her Teacher Anne Mansfield Sullivan by John Albert Macy
Now, Woolf calls her fictional bastion of male privilege Oxbridge, so I'll call mine Yarvard. Even though she cannot att — Rosemarie Garland-Thomson
People with disabilities should not be considered as unadvataged because they can have high self esteem as others to ful — Saaif Alam
People with disabilities should not be considered unadvataged because they can high self esteem as others to fulfill the — Saaif Alam
I had learned quickly that life doesn't always go the way I want it to, and that's okay. I still plod on. — Sarah Todd Hammer, Determination
People who don't see you every day have a hard time understanding how on some days--good days--you can run three miles, — Jennifer Starzec, Determination
I often wished that more people understood the invisible side of things. Even the people who seemed to understand, didn' — Jennifer Starzec, Determination
The video was still playing, although I didn't know why. It seemed as if the able-bodied dancers were mocking me. — Sarah Todd Hammer, Determination
The thought of being able to [move my arms] made me want to give up my legs [instead] since I was accustomed to using th — Sarah Todd Hammer, Determination
The weekend was a much-needed breath of fresh air; Monday always seemed to not only take that breath right back, but add — Jennifer Starzec, Determination
Dancing with a spinal cord injury is a challenge like no other, but I aspired to prove to myself that I could still be p — Sarah Todd Hammer, 5k, Ballet, and a Spinal Cord Injury
It takes a lot of confidence, and self-love and self-worth to realize that you are capable. And that you have every righ — Allan Hennessy