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Disabled Quotes

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 Picture Quote #1

I believe that we should, on biblical grounds, tell all parents of mentally disabled children that God loves their children, regrets terribly that they are disabled, and will, when they die, carry them gently into a heavenly life where every person is forever whole Picture Quote #1

I say the law should be blind to race, gender and sexual orientation, just as it claims to be blind to wealth and power. There should be no specially protected groups of any kind, except for children, the severely disabled and the elderly, whose physical frailty demands society’s care Picture Quote #1

I don’t think child care is ever going to be much of a federal effort. Just like education. Six or 7 percent - that’s all I want from the government. Pay that piece of it for poor or developmentally disabled children Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

In a television interview, I said that diversity in our children’s books should include the adventures of disabled children, travellers and gipsies, LGBT teens, different cultures, classes, colours, religions. It shouldn’t be a token gesture, nor do such stories need to be ‘issue-based’ Picture Quote #1

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If you help disabled children, it’s very appealing. If you help kids with cancer, those are the things you get credit for and those things are beautiful. But when it comes to stopping violence or really putting the time into rebuilding schools, that’s just a different kind of project. It takes more than just money to do that Picture Quote #1

Human life, the person is no longer perceived as a primary value to be respected and protected, especially if poor or disabled, if not yet useful - such as the unborn child - or no longer needed - such as the elderly Picture Quote #1

If we want technology to serve society rather than enslave it, we have to build systems accessible to all people - be they male or female, young, old, disabled, computer wizards or technophobes Picture Quote #1

I believe we need more culturally diverse books - about disabled characters, though not about their disability, about people with different sexual orientations, or a boy who is a cross-dresser. We need to reflect the diversity of our society Picture Quote #1

I figure this current era of history is the one with the best chance of quality of life for a black, female, disabled, middle-aged, queer person who’s most comfortable not fitting in. The odds still aren’t great, mind you. But I’ll take my chances with the 21st century Picture Quote #1

Because my dad died when I was young, and I have a severely disabled sister, I couldn’t really push the envelope at home Picture Quote #1

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Disability simulation fails to capture the nuance and complexity of living in a disabled body. And it certainly fails to give a deep understanding of systemic discrimination and abuse faced by disabled people Picture Quote #1

My plan B, if acting doesn’t work out, is to work with disabled children Picture Quote #1

When I am in Madrid, I just like to see my friends and walk around the city. I go to the school where my mum works and help out. My plan B, if acting doesn’t work out, is to work with disabled children Picture Quote #1

Families with disabled children are praying for their kids to die before them because they have no support systems. They are very scared about who will take care of their kids and how their kids will have a dignified life after they die Picture Quote #1

My message is not just to disabled people, but to everyone: You have to work hard Picture Quote #1

As disabled people, we are taught from a young age that those who are attracted to us are to be regarded with suspicion Picture Quote #1

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For lots of us, disabled people are not our teachers or our doctors or our manicurists. We’re not real people. We are there to inspire Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

My advice to other disabled people would be, concentrate on things your disability doesn’t prevent you doing well, and don’t regret the things it interferes with. Don’t be disabled in spirit as well as physically Picture Quote #1

Social Security is based on a principle. It’s based on the principle that you care about other people. You care whether the widow across town, a disabled widow, is going to be able to have food to eat Picture Quote #1

I really love filling out forms - quite fortuitous, really, given that as one of Australia’s 4 million-ish disabled people, ticking boxes and recording my life for other people is what I’ve spent a fair chunk of my time doing Picture Quote #1

And for a very special group of people, we’ve provided their only job. I’m speaking of course of the disabled. They have stated they don’t want a hand out just a hand. We are happy to give them one Picture Quote #1

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I use the term ‘disabled people’ quite deliberately, because I subscribe to what’s called the social model of disability, which tells us that we are more disabled by the society that we live in than by our bodies and our diagnoses Picture Quote #1

It boggles my mind that the same people who cry ‘foul’ about rationing an instant later argue to reduce health care benefits for the needy, to defund crucial programs of care and prevention, and to shift thousands of dollars of annual costs to people - elders, the poor, the disabled - who are least able to bear them Picture Quote #1

Payments to the disabled are getting slashed and people like me are getting a tax cut. Who could possibly think that is a good thing? Picture Quote #1

As usual, the people who are poorest - the blacks, Hispanics and disabled people - are going to suffer more than anyone else under the [Barack] Obama administration Picture Quote #1

The killing of a disabled person is not ‘compassionate’. It is not ‘euthanasia’. It is murder Picture Quote #1

I do not identify as a person with a disability. I’m a disabled person. And I’ll be a monkey’s disabled uncle if I’m going to apologise for that Picture Quote #1

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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. (Disabled Quotes) I believe that we should, on biblical grounds, tell all parents of mentally disabled children that God loves their children, regrets terribly that they are disabled, and will, when they die, carry them gently into a heavenly life where every person is forever whole. (Disabled Quotes) I say the law should be blind to race, gender and sexual orientation, just as it claims to be blind to wealth and power. There should be no specially protected groups of any kind, except for children, the severely disabled and the elderly, whose physical frailty demands society’s care. (Disabled Quotes) I don’t think child care is ever going to be much of a federal effort. Just like education. Six or 7 percent - that’s all I want from the government. Pay that piece of it for poor or developmentally disabled children. (Disabled Quotes) 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. (Disabled Quotes) In a television interview, I said that diversity in our children’s books should include the adventures of disabled children, travellers and gipsies, LGBT teens, different cultures, classes, colours, religions. It shouldn’t be a token gesture, nor do such stories need to be ‘issue-based’. (Disabled Quotes) If you help disabled children, it’s very appealing. If you help kids with cancer, those are the things you get credit for and those things are beautiful. But when it comes to stopping violence or really putting the time into rebuilding schools, that’s just a different kind of project. It takes more than just money to do that. (Disabled Quotes) Human life, the person is no longer perceived as a primary value to be respected and protected, especially if poor or disabled, if not yet useful - such as the unborn child - or no longer needed - such as the elderly. (Disabled Quotes) If we want technology to serve society rather than enslave it, we have to build systems accessible to all people - be they male or female, young, old, disabled, computer wizards or technophobes. (Disabled Quotes) I believe we need more culturally diverse books - about disabled characters, though not about their disability, about people with different sexual orientations, or a boy who is a cross-dresser. We need to reflect the diversity of our society. (Disabled Quotes) I figure this current era of history is the one with the best chance of quality of life for a black, female, disabled, middle-aged, queer person who’s most comfortable not fitting in. The odds still aren’t great, mind you. But I’ll take my chances with the 21st century. (Disabled Quotes) Because my dad died when I was young, and I have a severely disabled sister, I couldn’t really push the envelope at home. (Disabled Quotes) Disability simulation fails to capture the nuance and complexity of living in a disabled body. And it certainly fails to give a deep understanding of systemic discrimination and abuse faced by disabled people. (Disabled Quotes) My plan B, if acting doesn’t work out, is to work with disabled children (Disabled Quotes) When I am in Madrid, I just like to see my friends and walk around the city. I go to the school where my mum works and help out. My plan B, if acting doesn’t work out, is to work with disabled children. (Disabled Quotes) Families with disabled children are praying for their kids to die before them because they have no support systems. They are very scared about who will take care of their kids and how their kids will have a dignified life after they die. (Disabled Quotes) My message is not just to disabled people, but to everyone: You have to work hard (Disabled Quotes) As disabled people, we are taught from a young age that those who are attracted to us are to be regarded with suspicion. (Disabled Quotes) For lots of us, disabled people are not our teachers or our doctors or our manicurists. We’re not real people. We are there to inspire. (Disabled Quotes) 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. (Disabled Quotes) My advice to other disabled people would be, concentrate on things your disability doesn’t prevent you doing well, and don’t regret the things it interferes with. Don’t be disabled in spirit as well as physically. (Disabled Quotes) Social Security is based on a principle. It’s based on the principle that you care about other people. You care whether the widow across town, a disabled widow, is going to be able to have food to eat. (Disabled Quotes) I really love filling out forms - quite fortuitous, really, given that as one of Australia’s 4 million-ish disabled people, ticking boxes and recording my life for other people is what I’ve spent a fair chunk of my time doing. (Disabled Quotes) And for a very special group of people, we’ve provided their only job. I’m speaking of course of the disabled. They have stated they don’t want a hand out just a hand. We are happy to give them one. (Disabled Quotes) I use the term ‘disabled people’ quite deliberately, because I subscribe to what’s called the social model of disability, which tells us that we are more disabled by the society that we live in than by our bodies and our diagnoses. (Disabled Quotes) It boggles my mind that the same people who cry ‘foul’ about rationing an instant later argue to reduce health care benefits for the needy, to defund crucial programs of care and prevention, and to shift thousands of dollars of annual costs to people - elders, the poor, the disabled - who are least able to bear them. (Disabled Quotes) Payments to the disabled are getting slashed and people like me are getting a tax cut. Who could possibly think that is a good thing? (Disabled Quotes) As usual, the people who are poorest - the blacks, Hispanics and disabled people - are going to suffer more than anyone else under the [Barack] Obama administration. (Disabled Quotes) The killing of a disabled person is not ‘compassionate’. It is not ‘euthanasia’. It is murder. (Disabled Quotes) I do not identify as a person with a disability. I’m a disabled person. And I’ll be a monkey’s disabled uncle if I’m going to apologise for that. (Disabled Quotes)

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