“ In evaluating ourselves, we tend to be long on our weaknesses and short on our strengths. Craig D. Lounsbrough
“ Children with disabilities are stronger than we know, they fight the battles that most will never know. Misti Renea Neely
“ Learning to read music in Braille & play by ear helped me develop a [very] good memory. Ray Charles
“ The arrogance of the able-bodied is staggering. Yes, maybe we'd like to be able to get places quickly, and carry things in both hands, but only because we have to keep up with the rest of you. We woul… Barbara Kingsolver
“ Although stigmatizing attitudes are not limited to mental illness, the public seems to disapprove persons with psychiatric disabilities significantly more than persons with related conditions such as… Patrick W. Corrigan
“ Those who are weak have great difficulty finding their place in our society. The image of the ideal human as powerful and capable disenfranchises the old, the sick, the less-abled. For me, society mus… Jean Vanier
“ Understanding the intricacies involved in raising someone with a physical or mental challenge for those who have never experienced it is like trying to understand anything foreign; impossible, though… Lynette Louise
“ Treatment for people with disabilities and mental illness in prewar America reveals a profoundly ignorant medical establishment and educational community. Kate Clifford Larson
“ Families who lovingly accept the difficult trial of a child with special needs are greatly to be admired. They render the Church and society an invaluable witness of faithfulness to the gift of life.… Pope Francis
