Disabled Quotations

How a society treats its disabled is the true measure of a civilization.

When Medicare was created for senior citizens and America 's disabled in 1965, about half of a senior's health care spending was on doctors and the other half on hospitals.

All I say about severely disabled babies is that when a life is so miserable it is not worth living, then it is permissible to give it a lethal injection. These are decisions that should be taken by parents - never the state - in consultation with their doctors.

'Winnie The Witch' transgresses all cultural boundaries. Amusingly, there have been attempts to deconstruct the meaning of the books - that Winnie represents society and Wilbur the disabled - but I think it's just a great story.

I am classified as a disabled veteran. The reason I'm disabled is because I have wounds and injuries that I got while on active duty... from parachute jumping to combat to gunshot wounds, all that stuff.

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.

I don't think of myself as being disabled, or able-bodied.

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.

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.

I've still never had a dream that I'm disabled. Never.

For me, and for many other people with disabilities, our status as disabled people is one of which we are fiercely proud.

By the time we went to Doctor Simon I think Barney had been totally disabled for at least six months.

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.

We think we know what it's all about; we think that disability is a really simple thing, and we don't expect to see disabled people in our daily lives.

Pamela Anderson has more prosthetic in her body than I do. Nobody calls her disabled.

It's factual to say I am a bilateral-below-the-knee amputee. I think it's subjective opinion as to whether or not I am disabled because of that. That's just me.

I didn't want to be written about as a human-interest story. I didn't want to be a passing thing. You know, now we move on to the fat girl who had her stomach stapled. I didn't want to become a gimmick: the disabled model.

We need somebody who's got the heart, the empathy, to recognize what it's like to be a young teenage mom, the empathy to understand what it's like to be poor or African-American or gay or disabled or old - and that's the criterion by which I'll be selecting my judges.

We're inclusive of people with all abilities. We don't separate the disabled people from the able body people. Because once you're in the boat and you're with other people, you're basically on the same level as everyone else in the boat.

Whether you are creating a disabled embryo or whether you might potentially damage an existing embryo, you risk that problem of crossing an ethical line when you move to human experiments.

When we first started running, I was getting calls and letters from people with disabilities that were very upset with me and they said I was just out there looking for glory and dragging my disabled son to all these races. They didn't know that it was him dragging his old man to these races.

We have a starting pitcher on the disabled list right now and he will come off sometime this season. So competition, there's always competition.

What we're doing is protecting elderly disabled immigrants in nursing homes, ... They're not part of the welfare reform debate. The welfare reform debate is about moving people from welfare to work.

This program is critical to the elderly, disabled and children of this state,

Seniors and the disabled will soon have new health coverage options now that the Governor has signed SB 375 into law,

Sin disabled man to keep God's law, but it doth not enfranchise or disoblige him that he need not keep it

Most of us would prefer that our own aged and infirm family member be cared for at home with the right kind of supporting services, as opposed to in a nursing home. For that reason the state created the PASSPORT program, which provides services to elderly and disabled people in their own homes.

No one is advocating that these folks shouldn't be served. They need to be served. These families are certainly under lots of stress, especially when trying to care for a severely disabled child.

My dad was a plumber, and my mom was on and off again, either a stay-at-home mom or working with the disabled as a visiting-nurse assistant.

My father was a disabled veteran; my husband is also.

Rick talks through the use of a computer generator, but his first words to me, 'I can,' highlight his ability to be normal and to fit in with a population that is disabled but still a part of humanity. The film shows clearly that he can overcome his disability if he can do all of this.

I was at the courthouse to vote this morning. I parked in the far reaches of the parking lot I noticed a car sitting in the fire lane and blocking the disabled camp to go into the courthouse. As I got closer to the car the license plate on the car said County Judge. We must be vigilant to guard against the hubris of elected officials. This just reminded me why I am running in this race.

I have been putting in my work here. I don't want to end the season on the disabled list.

I don't generally talk about medical terms when I discuss my position as a disabled person. I take a social rather than medical approach to disability, and so long Latin names for congenital conditions are not relevant.

I'd love to be here, in whatever role they think I can help. I knew when Gil got healthy, my job would change. If he hadn't gone on the disabled list, I might never have stayed in the majors the last month.

Bush's budget wants us to declare that we should keep channeling ever more of the nation's wealth to those who are already the most wealthy, and to fund it by taking money from education, the poor, the disabled and from the impoverished elderly. That is the naked meaning of his never-ending tax cuts for the wealthy and his program cuts for the weak.

Basically, you die earlier and spend more time disabled if you're an American rather than a member of most other advanced countries.

I have a rule on my team. If you are late and not on the disabled list, you won't be on my team.

From our standpoint, he hasn't been here all week so we had to put him on either suspended or disabled. It was non-football related so we put him on the disabled list.

Funding for services for the developmentally disabled is at a critical juncture.

I don't think one ought to bring a clearly disabled child into the world.

What makes the program unique is how the club is inclusive of people of all abilities in the ASU community. Disabled and able-bodied sailors sail side-by-side as one team.

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.

We've gained something for disabled people in the province that they've never had before. Now they have rights.

He was a good storyteller, and he wanted to tell the stories of the disabled from a personal point of view.

Kaz must have worked hard in Florida (when he was on the disabled list) because he looks better to me in the field.

I think it helped me keep a sense of humor about things. It was a really good job. I really loved it. I was helping people. I worked with disabled people. I helped them find jobs and that sort of thing.

It is likely the force of the blast disabled both cameras. You cannot hear or see anything else on either tape.

Just as butterflies natural ability to fly is disabled if marred by human fingers our spiritual wings are disabled if marred by the human fingerprint of fear.

I returned from my last L.A. visit to find myself tipping the scales like Homer Simpson when he tries to gain enough weight to qualify as disabled to be allowed to work from home. All I was missing was his kaftan and Fat Guy Hat. So, I decided it was time to diet.

Our challenge to the children is simple: solve an everyday problem by creating a muscle-powered tool. Their response is extraordinary - with tools that do everything from making household tasks easier, to improving the lives of the young, disabled or elderly.

Our purpose is to help the disabled lead a productive life.

Our scheme guaranteeing free travel for elderly and disabled people on local bus services continues to be hugely successful. Nevertheless, we are conscious it cannot benefit people who are not able to use even low-floor buses because of the nature or severity of their disability. This project will not only immediately improve access for these passengers, it will also allow us to test the extent to which community transport is able to meet the transport needs of persons who cannot use conventional buses.

Our first priority is to care for veterans who were hurt or disabled in service and who need our help. We are doing that.

Our ministry is committed to the principle that there are no disabled souls in the kingdom of God,

Some of the challenges include designing a system that is most of all accurate, not easily disabled or avoided, is easy to use and does not create driver-distraction issues.

Some people are disabled for hours or even days by a bad migraine and other individuals have moderate pain. Either way, workplace productivity is ultimately affected when the person has an attack.

Texarkana Resources for the Disabled is an agency that provides employment opportunities and training as well as housing assistance to the disabled.

My oldest daughter (Teresa Anderson) is developmentally disabled which that's mentally retarded it's just a new word for it that most people don't know, ... I came to have a love for the developmentally disabled and found a need for people serving them in the areas they need help.

Napster disabled lots of people, but told them if they were not sued in 10 days that they could ask that their material be reposted, ... Napster could put them back up and be protected. Safe harbor still applies.

My plan B, if acting doesn't work out, is to work with disabled children.

Like the distribution center we'll open next year in Anderson, S.C., our goal for this facility is to have one-third of the workforce made up of disabled employees working side-by-side with other team members. We're doing this because it's the right thing to do. Seventy percent of adults with disabilities - and 95 percent of people with autism - will never be offered a job. I believe we can, and will, make a difference for many of them.

We need a hell of lot more athletes than we've got now. I only hope more disabled people get involved in sport.

The amazing part is how disabled they are and how independent they are,

Most disabled people would tell you that the bigger concerns they have around the workplace are not around physical accessibility. They're more around attitudes. I think it's easier to legislate and see change around bricks and mortar than it is around attitudes.

We've got so many guests who buy tickets who are disabled and are in real need of a close parking spot, and we need to do everything we can to make sure they get one.

Today, those disabled while working receive benefit. Under the president's plan, those benefits would be drastically cut or possibly eliminated.

The problem is that those who are the worst off are the first to move. You would need the strong to go back first, but instead it is the women, children and disabled who are going back,

Though the country has long included all disabled and orphaned children in its welfare system, practically only those nursed in charity organizations have been attended to.

The demand for services available through the Senior and Disabled Clearing Assistance Program has more than doubled in the past twelve months. In order to continue to provide these services until additional grant funding is received, we need the community's support.

We want to appeal to people and make them feel like they've got a good green thumb. This is a great program that both helps the environment, and also disabled adults.

I have never been disabled in my dreams.

You don't have to be disabled to be different, because everybody's different.

We offered a range of services. Some people needed food, and many disabled residents and seniors were asking for assistance. We set up telephones for public use, set up computers so residents could send e-mails, provided information on available housing, and helped file applications to FEMA for assistance.

We have been asking questions and raising concerns about our electronic vote machines from the standpoint of security, reliability and adequate access for the disabled since the summer. Now, with those concerns still not put to rest, the county is running out of time.

Without this program, there is no doubt in my mind that many disabled children would not be riding bicycles. I am a rocket scientist, and I like to solve puzzles. And I know that if we can put a man on the moon and send a rocket to a distant planet, we can certainly get disabled children riding bikes without training wheels.

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.

The past few days have been painful for everyone involved. But that is nothing compared to any offense that may have been caused to disabled people in our community and in our country.

The participants are severely disabled vets with spinal cord injuries, amputees, brain injuries.

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.

We all learn how to use the bodies we're born with, or learn to use them in an adjusted state, whether those bodies are considered disabled or not.

Up to this point in time, there were far fewer decisions and actions required. This really is a fundamental change in the program and the expectations for elderly and disabled people.

We don't really see a disabled person, not really,

With respect to the privacy of himself and his family, I'm not going to make any comment on his condition, other than the fact we believe it's in his best interest to put him on the disabled list. The doctors acquired all the information they needed.

What this suggests is that if a homemaker or personal assistant helps these frail elders for a few hours a day, they would be less likely to experience medical conditions such as hunger, dehydration, falls and skin problems that occur when disabled older adults do not receive needed help with daily tasks. As our government is under increasing pressure to develop fiscally feasible solutions for caring for disabled older people, we feel providing disabled elders with adequate home-based care should receive further attention.

Brian spent little time on the disabled list. We looked at 200 innings and at least 30 starts.

Enlistments are high here now, a lot of kids are coming back, and some are 100 percent disabled at 22 years old.

Essentially, they've targeted the most vulnerable in our communities -- children, the aged, the blind and disabled -- for spending cuts that pave the way for tax cuts for the rich,

There's a good possibility he may go on the disabled list. We want him real close if not 100 percent. It's the best thing for him and the club. We feel like we can give him a little bit of time right now if he does start on the disabled list.

I've disabled my Web browser until we are able to decide what we want to do. What do we want our policy to be?

The scientists, the admin and the public activities have become mixed up. And things like modern disabled access tend to be difficult for us.

These efforts not only bring health to the disabled orphans, but confidence towards life too.

The SoloRider has the potential to assist many of the approximately 54 million disabled Americans. Off-course uses have included hunting, fishing and accessing hiking trails and beaches for people who would otherwise be limited to a wheelchair, which cannot traverse rough ground.

Sometimes I wonder if they really think about disabled people.

Run the Loch Ness Marathon for Leonard Cheshire and you can help make a real difference to disabled people's lives." ()

School districts are charged with responsibility to offer to each disabled child an individualized education program (IEP) suitable to the child's special needs. The proponent of the IEP, it seems to me, is properly called upon to demonstrate its adequacy,

Push America also builds accessible environments at camps and organizations that support people with disabilities across the country. We are an organization that educates over 6,000 young people a year on the disabled community and challenges they face from day to day.

Realizing that about 80 percent of developmentally disabled people live at home, it shouldn't be surprising that pressures are mounting on these families.

People who haven't experienced Special Olympics before don't know what kids who are disabled can do. They just get out there and they have such a great time. It's so great to see the smiles on their faces. Being out there makes them feel so free.

Our doctors say this is an injury that will heal itself. It just takes time. It may not take quite as much time as 15 days, but we want to make absolutely certain that he's completely healthy before he returns, so we're putting him on the disabled list.