Disability is a matter of perception. If you can do just one thing well, you're needed by someone. Votes: 6
Martina NavratilovaDisability doesn't make you exceptional, but questioning what you think you know about it does. Votes: 5
Stella YoungDisability is a characteristic like hair color; it's not a defining principle. Votes: 3
Jean DriscollDisability is often framed, in medical terms, as the ultimate disaster and certainly as a deficit. Votes: 3
Stella YoungIt was ability that mattered, not disability, which is a word I'm not crazy about using. Votes: 2
Marlee MatlinThe thing about living with any disability is that you adapt; you do what works for you. Votes: 2
Stella YoungI thank God for my handicaps. For through them, I have found myself, my work and my God. Votes: 2
Helen KellerYour mental problem becomes a solution when it can be used to solve problems. Votes: 1
Michael Bassey JohnsonLife is all about balance. Since I have only one leg, I understand that well. Votes: 1
Sandy FussellWhat's it like here?There's a biscuit factory next door. We get the broken ones. Votes: 1
Hiedi Thomas Jennifer WorthDo not take the world too seriously, nor let too many social conventions oppress you. Votes: 1
Randolph BourneTry not to associate bodily defect with mental, my good friend, except for a solid reason Votes: 1
Charles DickensCompassion, acceptance and LOVE is the cure to MOST of the issues that plague this world. Votes: 1
Yvonne PierreI've been so focused on state government, I haven't really focused much on the war in Iraq. Votes: 1
Sarah PalinSo to all who are situated as I am, I would say--Grow up as fast as you can. Votes: 1
Randolph BourneIf you have never did a mistake, then death is impossibe, but then, death is a possible mistake. Votes: 1
Michael Bassey JohnsonI'm not an advocate for disability issues. Human issues are what interest me. Votes: 0
Aimee MullinsSurgeons always underestimate the pain and disability involved in what they do to people. Votes: 0
Robert WinstonI can get motivated seeing a kid at my sons school overcome a learning disability. Votes: 0
Jason AlexanderI can get motivated seeing a kid at my son's school overcome a learning disability. Votes: 0
Jason AlexanderParalympic sport and other disability sport can and should be celebrated in its own right. Votes: 0
Stella YoungThe situation in disability sport is growing, and girls like Ellie Cole are doing wonders. Votes: 0
Natalie du ToitThere's nothing more debilitating about a disability than the way people treat you over it. Votes: 0
Solange nicoleThere is no greater disability in society, than the inability to see a person as more. Votes: 0
Robert M. HenselIf you keep harping on a disability, then you'll start believing there is one. So I don't. Votes: 0
Jim AbbottNo disability or dictionary out there, is capable of clearly defining who we are as a person. Votes: 0
Robert M. HenselI take advantage of every thing I can - age, hair, disability - because my cause is just. Votes: 0
Marjory Stoneman DouglasI grew up not really thinking I had a disability. I grew up thinking I had different shoes Votes: 0
Oscar PistoriusWhat a relief it was to discover that I wasnt realy an idiot! I simply had a learning disability. Votes: 0
John H. JohnsonI used to think of myself in terms of who I'd be if I didn't have this pesky old disability. Votes: 0
Stella YoungI was slightly brain damaged at birth, and I want people like me to see that they shouldn't let a disability get in the way. I want to raise awareness - I want to turn my disability into ability. Votes: 1 Susan Boyle
Autism is the fastest growing developmental disability in our nation. Votes: 3 Mary Bono
Many of us, particularly those of us with disabilities who have faced persistent discrimination throughout our lives, not least when trying to find employment in the first place, take enormous pride in our hard-fought jobs and careers. Votes: 1 Stella Young
I was slightly brain damaged at birth, and I want people like me to see that they shouldn't let a disability get in the way. I want to raise awareness - I want to turn my disability into ability. Votes: 1 Susan Boyle
Paralympic sport and other disability sport can and should be celebrated in its own right. Votes: 3 Stella Young
I was recently appointed by President Obama to the President's Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities. I am so excited that the President trusts me to advise him on things that are important to people with disabilities! Votes: 1 Lauren Potter
I have terrible handwriting. I now say it's a learning disability... but a nun who was a very troubled woman hit me over the fingers with a ruler because my writing was so bad. Votes: 4 Andrew Greeley
Disability has become a form of permanent welfare for a lot of folks. It's not that hard to prove a mental illness or mental issues or pain issues. Votes: 1 Nina Easton