I'm really happy to have set the world record for the fastest disabled woman, but I think I can go much faster.
Because my dad died when I was young, and I have a severely disabled sister, I couldn't really push the envelope at home.
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.
It's an objective fact that I am a double amputee, but it's very subjective opinion as to whether that makes me disabled.
Disabled people used to be either the good person or the real evil villain. There's no way in between.
The greatest feeling of accomplishment for me is the fact that I was an athlete who was somewhat disabled.
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.
It appears to suggest that I was removed because I was disabled - based on one occasion out of hundreds.
The FREED Vets Act will make student debt forgiveness for eligible disabled veterans automatic, both now and in the future.
I've led programs that have helped thousands of individuals, small businesses, veterans, the disabled, farmers get low-interest loans to prosper.
I feel that because I'm disabled, I can say a lot more things than able people perhaps couldn't get away with.
Creating one unified body in addressing the issue of disability will help the disabled.
If there was an Oppression Olympics, I would win the gold medal. I'm Palestinian, Muslim, I'm female, I'm disabled, and I live in New Jersey.
Austerity is devastating these communities. The working poor, public sector workers, the disabled, and the vulnerable are the hardest hit by this bankrupt and ideologically driven policy.
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.
I hate the words 'handicapped' and 'disabled'. They imply that you are less than whole. I don't see myself that way at all.
You know that the world is a better place when people can come up to a severely disabled person and say: 'Well done. You are an inspiration.'
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.
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.
As disabled people, we are taught from a young age that those who are attracted to us are to be regarded with suspicion.
Larry Drake - I love his work... He plays a very disabled character like the role I'm playing.
When I first began competing, brands were quite hesitant to feature disabled athletes in advertisements, perhaps due to a fear of offending consumers.
Theoretical physics is one of the few fields in which being disabled is no handicap - it is all in the mind.
In America, the dreamers, the disabled and the disadvantaged are not left to defend themselves, alone in their struggles.
It is essential that we provide the best possible care for our wounded and disabled veterans.
The state has no right to cast people aside because they are sick or disabled.
Stop ignoring disabled people, we make up 22 per cent of the population. We're here and we're worth listening to.
The British people think that if someone is disabled, then they should get all the care and support that we can offer.
A society can be judged by how it deals with its most vulnerable: the aged, the infirm, the disabled and the unborn.
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.
As a disabled man, let my life be a reflection of the endless amount of ability that exists in each and everyone of us.
As people, we're generally optimistic, no matter how disabled our lives are, and we find the humor in the darkest situations.
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.
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.
There's a lot of preconceived ideas of what disability is, what a disabled person should be like, and I try to throw that in your face.
One day, as I was speaking to another mother of a disabled child, I said our secret weapon against this disease is to do all we can without any expectation of results.
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.
Policing of the disabled and how many deaf people get shot by cops is sort of insane. And it's not talked about.
The students at Gallaudet University deserve our congratulations. They educated the nation about deafness, and won a long overdue victory for all disabled people.
I would never make fun of anyone who is obviously disabled who cannot defend himself, like Donald Trump.
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?
Our Hispanic community needs to understand how important the Social Security system is for not only its retired citizens, but also its disabled workers.
We know lots of progress is being made, but the industry must do more to help disabled people work both in front of and behind the camera.
As a disabled person, I feel like a lot of times we don't get to be heard.
I was not developmentally disabled, but didn't mature at the same rate other kids did.
Got my fungal foot powder? Ah, it's a lifesaver, you know. I'd effectively be disabled if it weren't for these.
I will seek to reverse the shift of benefits from Medicaid to Medicare and hold harmless our seniors and disabled.
[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.
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.
The founding of Graeae by disabled actors was a huge political statement that you forgot at your peril.
Prenatal testing is a complicated decision for many women, forcing us to confront concerns about a disabled child and risks of miscarriage.
The carer of the disabled person is always in the background. People don't want to hear about the sleaze and the nitty-gritty and the hardship.
By the time we went to Doctor Simon I think Barney had been totally disabled for at least six months.
I don't think you can only have people with disability talking about the Paralympics. Clare Balding didn't need to be disabled to cover it.
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.
There are plenty of people who have legs who are way more disabled than me.
With my He's a 10 brand, I plan on donating to the disabled veterans that have given so much for our country.
How could anyone like me for my true self? Being gay, disabled, loud and funny was too much in one 5ft person.
My heart goes out to any parents who are being led to believe their kids have a disorder or are disabled.
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.
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