Quotes about Disabled

I have veterans in my family. But I didn't know anything about DAV, Disabled American Veterans. Votes: 4

Disabled people need more invested in their education, housing, job training, transportation, assistive technology, and independent-living facilities. Governments earn back this investment - and more - by making people with disabilities economically productive citizens. Votes: 4

Disabled veterans are not a bargaining chip. Votes: 3

Disabled children are equally entitled to an exciting and brilliant future. Votes: 3

The world worries about disability more than disabled people do. Votes: 2

How a society treats its disabled is the true measure of a civilization. Votes: 2

I don't see myself as disabled. There's nothing I can't do that able-bodied athletes can do. Votes: 2

The killing of a disabled person is not 'compassionate'. It is not 'euthanasia'. It is murder. Votes: 2

We all feel disabled in some way. We all feel imperfect. It's hard to be looked at for various reasons. Votes: 2

The British people think that if someone is disabled, then they should get all the care and support that we can offer. Votes: 2

I hate the words 'handicapped' and 'disabled'. They imply that you are less than whole. I don't see myself that way at all. Votes: 2

Today, Medicare provides health insurance to about 40 million seniors and disabled individuals each year. The number is only expected to grow as the baby boomers begin retiring. Votes: 2

When Medicare was created for senior citizens and America 's disabled in 1965, about half of a senior's health care spending was on doctors and the other half on hospitals. Votes: 2

The disabled people that do sport, they don't think about what they don't have but try to get better with what they do have. That is the same for me. Votes: 2

There was a huge, tremendous amount of disabled veterans and the Veteran's Administration just wasn't geared up for it. I know for a fact that it's getting better and better. Votes: 2

It is unacceptable that disabled veterans in Illinois rank at the bottom of the list when it comes to disability pay. We owe our disabled veterans more than speeches, parades and monuments. Votes: 2

If we want technology to serve society rather than enslave it, we have to build systems accessible to all people - be they male or female, young, old, disabled, computer wizards or technophobes. Votes: 2

There are so many artists that are dyslexic or learning disabled, it's just phenomenal. There's also an unbelievably high proportion of artists who are left-handed, and a high correlation between left-handedness and learning disabilities. Votes: 2

My advice to other disabled people would be, concentrate on things your disability doesn't prevent you doing well, and don't regret the things it interferes with. Don't be disabled in spirit as well as physically. Votes: 2

I have a son, Mason, who is disabled - cerebral palsy - and he does not walk independently, sit independently or speak. He uses a talking computer. I started becoming an advocate for him when he was 3 years old. Votes: 2

The Supreme Court ruled that disabled golfer Casey Martin has a legal right to ride in a golf cart between shots at PGA Tour events. Man, the next thing you know, they're going to have some guy carry his clubs around for him. Votes: 2

I believe that we should, on biblical grounds, tell all parents of mentally disabled children that God loves their children, regrets terribly that they are disabled, and will, when they die, carry them gently into a heavenly life where every person is forever whole. Votes: 2

When we say 'less fortunate,' we generally mean the poor rather than the disabled, who actually are less fortunate. In truth, the poor are generally 'less fortunate' only in terms of genetics. They are certainly not less fortunate in the amount of help they receive. Votes: 2

When you hear the word 'disabled,' people immediately think about people who can't walk or talk or do everything that people take for granted. Now, I take nothing for granted. But I find the real disability is people who can't find joy in life and are bitter. Votes: 2

All I say about severely disabled babies is that when a life is so miserable it is not worth living, then it is permissible to give it a lethal injection. These are decisions that should be taken by parents - never the state - in consultation with their doctors. Votes: 2

We need somebody who's got the heart, the empathy, to recognize what it's like to be a young teenage mom, the empathy to understand what it's like to be poor or African-American or gay or disabled or old - and that's the criterion by which I'll be selecting my judges. Votes: 2

One of the reasons the doctors gave for hospitalizing me against my will was that I was 'gravely disabled.' To support this view, they wrote in my chart that I was unable to do my Yale Law School homework. I wondered what that meant about much of the rest of New Haven. Votes: 2

Flexible working is not just for women with children. It is necessary at the other end of the scale. If people can move into part-time work, instead of retirement, then that will be a huge help. If people can fit their work around caring responsibilities for the elderly, the disabled, then again that's very positive. Votes: 2

I'm not disabled, I'm Differently Able! Votes: 0

Being disabled doesn't mean you have a disadvantage Votes: 0

I have never been disabled in my dreams. Votes: 0

Being disabled doesn't have to be a disadvantage. Votes: 0

Don't be disabled in spirit as well as physically. Votes: 0

I've still never had a dream that I'm disabled. Never. Votes: 0

I don't think of myself as being disabled, or able-bodied. Votes: 0

You don't have to be disabled to be different, because everybody's different. Votes: 0

I'm Palestinian, I'm disabled, I'm female and I live in New Jersey"¦ Votes: 0

I'm very learning-disabled, and I think it drove me to what I'm doing. Votes: 0

My plan B, if acting doesn't work out, is to work with disabled children. Votes: 0

If one is physically disabled, one cannot afford to be *psychologically* disabled as well. Votes: 0

Pamela Anderson has more prosthetic in her body than I do. Nobody calls her disabled. Votes: 0

I was not developmentally disabled, but didn't mature at the same rate other kids did. Votes: 0

Being disabled should not mean being disqualified from having access to every aspect of life. Votes: 0

My message is not just to disabled people, but to everyone: You have to work hard. Votes: 0

You're not disabled by the disabilities you have, you are able by the abilities you have. Votes: 0

It is essential that we provide the best possible care for our wounded and disabled veterans. Votes: 0

In America, the dreamers, the disabled and the disadvantaged are not left to defend themselves, alone in their struggles. Votes: 0

The greatest feeling of accomplishment for me is the fact that I was an athlete who was somewhat disabled. Votes: 0

By the time we went to Doctor Simon I think Barney had been totally disabled for at least six months. Votes: 0

Got my fungal foot powder? Ah, it's a lifesaver, you know. I'd effectively be disabled if it weren't for these. Votes: 0

I will seek to reverse the shift of benefits from Medicaid to Medicare and hold harmless our seniors and disabled. Votes: 0

A bird with a broken wing was beating the air above, reeling, fluttering, circling disabled, down, down to the water Votes: 0

If my name were Nubby Blues, I wouldn't be a jazz musician, I'd be a disabled Vietnam vet on welfare. Votes: 0

Building up a weakness just makes you less disabled. Building a strength can take you to the top of the world. Votes: 0

As people, we're generally optimistic, no matter how disabled our lives are, and we find the humor in the darkest situations. Votes: 0

For those looking at me, meeting me for the first time, it is the body they see. I am labelled as disabled. Votes: 0

Theoretical physics is one of the few fields in which being disabled is no handicap - it is all in the mind. Votes: 0

I'm really happy to have set the world record for the fastest disabled woman, but I think I can go much faster. Votes: 0

A society can be judged by how it deals with its most vulnerable: the aged, the infirm, the disabled and the unborn. Votes: 0

Prenatal testing is a complicated decision for many women, forcing us to confront concerns about a disabled child and risks of miscarriage. Votes: 0

For me, and for many other people with disabilities, our status as disabled people is one of which we are fiercely proud. Votes: 0

It's an objective fact that I am a double amputee, but it's very subjective opinion as to whether that makes me disabled. Votes: 0

I have discovered few learning disabled students in my three decades of teaching. I have, however, discovered many, many victims of teaching inabilities. Votes: 0

Because my dad died when I was young, and I have a severely disabled sister, I couldn't really push the envelope at home. Votes: 0

As disabled people, we are taught from a young age that those who are attracted to us are to be regarded with suspicion. Votes: 0

I'm a jacket man. And if I'm without one, I am kind of seriously disabled. I don't know how to operate in shirt sleeves. Votes: 0

As a disabled man, let my life be a reflection of the endless amount of ability that exists in each and everyone of us. Votes: 0

The students at Gallaudet University deserve our congratulations. They educated the nation about deafness, and won a long overdue victory for all disabled people. Votes: 0

I'm not interested in collage as the refuge of the composition-ally disabled. I'm interested in collage as (to be honest) an evolution beyond narrative. Votes: 0

Our Hispanic community needs to understand how important the Social Security system is for not only its retired citizens, but also its disabled workers. Votes: 0

There are two kinds of 'disabled' persons: Those who dwell on what they have lost and those who concentrate on what they have left. Votes: 0

There are real-world, devastating consequences for disabled women marginalised by the kinds of attitudes that deny them full agency over what happens to their bodies. Votes: 0

What is the politically correct term for 'retarded'?""I think the words you're fishing for are 'mentally disabled.' And no. I'm not mentally disabled. Votes: 0

For lots of us, disabled people are not our teachers or our doctors or our manicurists. We're not real people. We are there to inspire. Votes: 0

Payments to the disabled are getting slashed and people like me are getting a tax cut. Who could possibly think that is a good thing? Votes: 0

....What I learned was that these athletes were not disabled, they were superabled. The Olympics is where heroes are made. The Paralympics is where heroes come. Votes: 0

[Kid] never learned to read in kindergarten, first, and second, so in third grade he begins to be placed in the EMH or the learning-disabled rooms. Votes: 0

Once self-killing is an acceptable answer, how do you logically limit it to the dying? What about the disabled, who may live longer and suffer more? Votes: 0

My best friend is disabled. There's nothing he hates more than being left out of the jokes, to be treated with kid gloves. That's the insult. Votes: 0

My dad was a plumber, and my mom was on and off again, either a stay-at-home mom or working with the disabled as a visiting-nurse assistant. Votes: 0

We are the trade union for pensioners and children, the trade union for the disabled and the sick... the trade union for the nation as a whole. Votes: 0

At 1.24 am on 26 April 1986 Chernobyl's Unit 4 reactor exploded after staff disabled safety systems and performed an ill-advised experiment to check "“ ironically enough "“ the reactor's safety. Votes: 0

The Welfare State, which begun in Imperial Germany for the truly indigent and disabled, has now become "everybody's entitlement" and an increasing burden on those who produce. Votes: 0

I'm officially disabled, but I'm truly enabled because of my lack of limbs. My unique challenges have opened up unique opportunities to reach so many in need. Votes: 0

If you're an underdog, mentally disabled, physically disabled, if you don't fit in, if you're not as pretty as the others, you can still be a hero. Votes: 0

The attempt to isolate economics from other disciplines-notably politics, history, philosophy, finance, constitutional theory and sociology-has fatally disabled its power to explain what is happening in the world. Votes: 0

As usual, the people who are poorest - the blacks, Hispanics and disabled people - are going to suffer more than anyone else under the [Barack] Obama administration. Votes: 0

It's factual to say I am a bilateral-below-the-knee amputee. I think it's subjective opinion as to whether or not I am disabled because of that. That's just me. Votes: 0

We know what Donald Trump has said and what he's done to women. But he also went after a disabled reporter, mocked and mimicked him on national television. Votes: 0

I do not identify as a person with a disability. I'm a disabled person. And I'll be a monkey's disabled uncle if I'm going to apologise for that. Votes: 0

We all learn how to use the bodies we're born with, or learn to use them in an adjusted state, whether those bodies are considered disabled or not. Votes: 0

We have the can-do factor, and us doing what we do I think inspires people to just try that little bit harder, whether they are able-bodied or disabled. Votes: 0

For me, I never ever felt the ownership or any identity with any community of disabilities. I didn't grow up being told that I was a disabled child. Votes: 0

That's what we should do, Hazel Grace: We should team up and be this disabled vigilante duo roaring through the world, righting wrongs, defending the weak, protecting the endangered. Votes: 0

The Oxys filled holes in me I hadn't realized were empty. It was, at least for those first few months, a wonderful way to be disabled. I felt blessed. Votes: 0

The use of psychoactive drugs - including both antidepressants and antipsychotics - has exploded...[yet] 'the tally of those who are disabled...increased nearly two and a half times. Votes: 0

When Medicare was created for senior citizens and America s disabled in 1965, about half of a seniors health care spending was on doctors and the other half on hospitals. Votes: 0

It is in the comprehension of the physically disabled, or disordered ... that we are behind our age.... sympathy as a fine art is backward in the growth of progress ... Votes: 0

We think we know what it's all about; we think that disability is a really simple thing, and we don't expect to see disabled people in our daily lives. Votes: 0

Being disabled gave me an immense advantage. People are kinder to you. It puts you on a different level than if you go into a situation whole and secure. Votes: 0

Why? Because free prenatal testing ends up in more abortions and, therefore, less care that has to be done, because we cull the ranks of the disabled in our society. Votes: 0

The reason I'm disabled is because I have wounds and injuries that I got while on active duty "¦ from parachute jumping to combat to gunshot wounds, all that stuff, Votes: 0

I am disabled, so I can't travel, and I have not been to any development meetings, but Gary and the others affiliated with the film keep me updated on everything. Votes: 0

It's so much easier to go to the Sony movie complex when you're disabled. You take a great elevator. You get your own little private viewing area. I love it. Votes: 0

I was hitchhiking to Washington to an anti-war demonstration in 1971, and I was in an accident, and that's how I became disabled; that's how I came into disability, in a sense. Votes: 0

There have been so many examples of highly qualified judges of enormous integrity who lost their positions because they were in fact disabled from speaking out to defend a controversial opinion. Votes: 0

Ask many of us who are disabled what we would like in life and you would be surprised how few would say, 'Not to be disabled.' We accept our limitations. Votes: 0

The feminist movement has spent 30 years putting down the role of stay-at-home moms and trying to tell young women that only someone who is mentally disabled would pick that for a career. Votes: 0

My dad is a minister, and my mum is a worker with the less fortunate and the disabled. They're Nigerian natives. Their first language is Yoruba, and their second language is English. Votes: 0

Disability simulation fails to capture the nuance and complexity of living in a disabled body. And it certainly fails to give a deep understanding of systemic discrimination and abuse faced by disabled people. Votes: 0

I was a disabled child. So, people made fun of me, don't pretend like this never happens. But at the same time, I never cried about it. I never got sad about it. Votes: 0

I am a psychologically disabled person and it's difficult for me to get and hold down a job. When I don't work people accuse me of being lazy, taking advantage of government money Votes: 0

I identify very proudly as a disabled woman. I identify with the crip community. I didn't invent the word 'crip'. It's a political ideology I came to in my late teens and early 20s. Votes: 0

I dance as a political statement, because disabled bodies are inherently political, but I mostly dance for all the same reasons anyone else does: because it heals my spirit and fills me with joy. Votes: 0

I'm the archetype of a disabled genius, or should I say a physically challenged genius, to be politically correct. At least I'm obviously physically challenged. Whether I'm a genius is more open to doubt. Votes: 0

Eliminate irrelevant and inaccurate comunications about what it means to be male or female, black or white, young or old, rich or poor, disabled or temporarily able-bodied, or to hold a particular belief system. Votes: 0

I'm also involved in the rights of the disabled and do some fundraising for that and I thought it would have been a big boost for the campaign but it couldn't be worked out. Votes: 0

Humans are not disabled. A person can never be broken. Our built environment, our technologies, are broken and disabled. We the people need not accept our limitations, but can transcend disability through technological innovation. Votes: 0

You can take them in a wheelchair and put them in a pool, so they can move their arms and legs. In a pool disabled people can do things that they can't normally do otherwise. Votes: 0

My advice to other disabled people would be, concentrate on things your disability doesn't prevent you doing well, and don't regret the things it interferes with. Don't be disabled in spirit, as well as physically. Votes: 0