Category: Quotes and Sayings

“People who don’t see you every day have a hard time understanding how on some days–good days–you can run three miles, but can barely walk across the parking lot on other days,’ [my mom] said quietly.” ? Jennifer Starzec

“Tis true my form is something odd,But blaming me is blaming God;Could I create myself anewI would not fail in pleasing you.If I could reach from pole to poleOr grasp the ocean with a span,I would be measured by the soul;The mind’s the standard of the man.”– Joseph Merrick

“My disability exists not because I use a wheelchair, but because the broader environment isn’t accessible.”– Stella Young

“The biggest barriers I’ve faced have been from people who make assumptions about what I can’t do, who assume that because I’m in a wheelchair I can’t be an athlete or I won’t be competitive. That’s ok because I’m focused, single-minded and good at blocking those people.” – Tanni Grey-Thompson

“I wish for a world that views disability, mental or physical, not as a hindrance but as unique attributes that can be seen as powerful assets if given the right opportunities” – Oliver Sacks

“It is so important to showcase people with disabilities with intersectional identities because that allows viewers to see beyond disability….People with disabilities are multilayered—we are complex breathing human beings defined by more than just what we lack.” – Lauren Ridloff