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If we want to discover the full potential in our humanity, we need to celebrate those heartbreaking strengths and those glorious disabilities we all have. It is our humanity and all the potential within it that makes us beautiful.

Beautiful Celebrate Humanity Want

I see Americans of every party, every background, every faith who believe that we are stronger together: black, white, Latino, Asian, Native American; young, old; gay, straight; men, women, folks with disabilities, all pledging allegiance under the same proud flag to this big, bold country that we love. That's what I see. That's the America I know!

Love Women Faith Black

Sometimes I wonder if I'm as famous for my wheelchair and disabilities as I am for my discoveries.

Stephen Hawking

I Am Sometimes Wonder I Wonder

A lot of times, we look at people who have disabilities as, 'Oh, we can't invite these people here or there.' And I hate that, because it's inappropriate. It's so weird to me when people say they don't have friends who have disabilities.

Me Hate People Look

There are many, many different kinds of intersectional exclusions - not just black women but other women of color. Not just people of color, but people with disabilities. Immigrants. LGBTQ people. Indigenous people.

Kimberle Williams Crenshaw

Women People Black Color

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.

Education Technology People Job

It could be easy to get frustrated or discouraged when it comes to educating students with disabilities. But that's because there are too often artificial barriers and roadblocks that limit your ability to focus on meeting their individual needs.

Focus Meeting Easy Your

The ADA allows persons with disabilities the opportunity to participate in the world around them.

Tammy Duckworth

Opportunity World Them Around

A lot of roles for people with disabilities are quite patronising. It's a real pity when they are just used to give dull PC kudos to a drama, or when they're wheeled on in a tokenistic way without any real involvement in the plot.

People Way Real Drama

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.

Me Community Identity Child

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People presume my disability has to do with being an amputee, but that's not the case; our insecurities are our disabilities, and I struggle with those as does everyone.

People Struggle Disability Everyone

Like all good citizens, the elderly and people with disabilities want to eradicate waste and fraud from government, but helping people with special needs meet their basic needs doesn't fit this description.

Joni Eareckson Tada

Good People Government Meet

My life goal is to see the world's one billion people with disabilities embraced and encouraged by the church.

Joni Eareckson Tada

Life My Life People World

People with disabilities are capable and deserve the same opportunities as everyone else.

Madeline Stuart

People Deserve Opportunities Everyone

Also note that invariably when we design something that can be used by those with disabilities, we often make it better for everyone.

Better Design Something Everyone

I was not good in school. I could never read very fast or very well. I got tested for learning disabilities, for dyslexia. Then I got put on Ritalin and Dexedrine. I took those starting in the eighth grade. As soon as they pumped that drug into me, it would focus me right in.

Good Learning Me Focus

Let me be clear - I want all Louisiana citizens to have choice - including the elderly and persons with disabilities - and their families - who rely on the state for their care.

Kathleen Blanco

Me Care Choice Want

It's worth knowing more about the complicated environmental and genetic factors that could explain why traumatic brain injuries lead to long-term disabilities in some people and not in others.

Environmental People Brain Injuries

The ADA gave more than 50 million Americans with disabilities, just like my son Cole, the chance to live the American Dream and be defined only by their potential - not their limitations.

Cathy McMorris Rodgers

Son American Dream Live Chance

Despite the fact that important measures such as the Americans with Disabilities Act passed only with crucial Republican support, the public - and the community of disability advocates - normally identifies this issue with the Democratic party.

Cathy McMorris Rodgers

Community Support Important Party

Big, expensive government is not the answer for people without disabilities, nor is it for those with.

Cathy McMorris Rodgers

People Government Answer Big

Reducing the entanglement of Big Government in order to benefit people with disabilities should be a top priority for the Republican party.

Cathy McMorris Rodgers

People Government Party Big

The significant disparity in work opportunities for people with disabilities is the direct result of government programs and policies that propagate dependency.

Cathy McMorris Rodgers

Work People Government Result

Throughout human history, some of our most influential inventors, entrepreneurs, and leaders have had disabilities. For example, Bill Gates, Sir Richard Branson, and Charles Schwab are all dyslexic, while scientist Stephen Hawking has used a wheelchair for decades.

Cathy McMorris Rodgers

History Some Human Sir

Certain people are more likely to use drugs because of whatever it is: They've suffered some trauma in their life. They have risk factors like mental illness, people with learning disabilities, with attention problems.

Life Learning People Problems

I am planning to start a K. D. Jadhav Memorial International Championship in which I will have wrestling tournaments all over India. I will make a foundation and, through that, encourage youngsters to participate in sports activities. Jadhavji was my idol, and he inspired people like me to rise above our disabilities and achieve success in life.

Life Success Me Sports

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