Disabilities Quotes

As a kid I had a hard time reading in school. I was the kid who would go one period a day to the class for kids with learning disabilities.

Entrepreneurs with disabilities are overwhelmingly successful.

They told me that the hotels had maybe two rooms set up for people with disabilities, but if they got there too late, and didn`t get one of these rooms, they couldn`t take a shower. The room wasn`t hooked up for them, or maybe the sink was too high.

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.

This is a chance for full participation for everyone, with and without disabilities, ... We`re accessible physically, but not as accessible in attitudes as we should be.

It`s not just putting people with disabilities in the movies - it`s putting them in and letting them be a wide range of characters. Some of them are funny, some of them are not, some of them are nice, some of them are jerks. They`re just like everybody else. If a guy came up to us and he was physically disabled or something and he was mad at us for something we did, it would kill us. Me or Pete - it would kill us.

At the time, there was a group in town called VSA Arts, and they wanted to launch classes for people with disabilities. I attended a workshop they were conducting and was asked to teach lessons.

The only way to ensure that our promise to provide every opportunity for students with disabilities, and help them achieve their full potential, is to give our schools the dollars they need.

Some people would say that youngsters with disabilities cannot perform, ... They can.

I wanted to translate from one flat surface to another. In fact, my learning disabilities controlled a lot of things. I don`t recognize faces, so I`m sure it`s what drove me to portraits in the first place.

This week, the House reauthorized the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act which strengthens special education programs in schools.

Accommodations in Higher Education Under the Americans with Disabilities Act: A No-Nonsense Guide for Clinicians, Educators, Administrators, and Lawyers.

Missouri could make huge strides by adopting a state version of the Federal False Claims Act. Millions now wasted by (Medicaid) provider fraud would be available to provide health care to low-income Missouri parents, the elderly and those with disabilities. In 2005, approximately 90,000 low-income Missourians lost their health insurance due to cuts in the Medicaid program.

We`re building on an international network with many others for the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act. There are so many things we can do to carry forward policies.

A true friend knows your weaknesses but shows you your strengths; feels your fears but fortifies your faith; sees your anxieties but frees your spirit; recognizes your disabilities but emphasizes your possibilities.

The purpose of the ADA was to provide clear and comprehensive national standards to eliminate discrimination against individuals with disabilities. As a result, individuals with disabilities are now able to live in their homes and have access to new careers.

Traditionally, Medicare`s assurance has been that for the elderly and persons with disabilities that they will not be alone when confronted with the full burden of their health care costs.

You can be sure that I will always consider how changes to Social Security will impact people with disabilities when considering the various proposals offered for reform.

This devastating hurricane creates special hardships for those with disabilities and chronic diseases,

A born writer is born scrofulous; his career is an accident dictated by physical or circumstantial disabilities.

I went to school for special education. I always assumed when I had the opportunity I would love to try and help kids with disabilities.