I was slightly brain damaged at birth, and I want people like me to see that they shouldn't let a disability get in the way. I want to raise awareness - I want to turn my disability into ability.

quote by Susan Boyle
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A lawyer who does not know men is handicapped.

quote by William Dunbar
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The whole community of people with disabilities was alive, politically alive. I give Justin Dart credit for that. He traveled to every state in the country. He really made people with disabilities understand that they had some political power.

quote by Major Owens
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No holding back

It has somewhat developed within the first day of grade school...
A special way of education...
For certain types of people that have a disability or impairment....
but with this imperfection within my veins, i cannot hold back from releasing my full potential...
Knowing my learning capabilities, It shall not stop me from accomplishing my
Goals.

poem by Patrick Derilus
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The Kids That Changed My Life

when you are walking down the street or
in your highschool or college
or just driving to work and see a disabled person
wheelchair or not
don't feel sorry or petty them cause
they would not change or take away there disability
because it has made who they are today
but when you are thinking about having your own kids
here are some interesting facts

one in one hundred fifty kids are born with some type of Autism
one in one hundred eighty have one of the four types of c Palsy
one in one thousand have Down Syndrome
you have a 10% chance in having a disabled kid
even if you nor your partner have a disability
scary?
I don't think so

my life was changed by
one of those “disabled” kids

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poem by Mrs. Cynosure
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Entrepreneurs with disabilities are overwhelmingly successful.

quote by David Brenner
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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.

quote by Jim Ramstad
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You have to give access to people with disabilities but there is no requirement to hire them. What I mean by affirmative obligation is that producers must take the necessary steps to include opportunities for people with disabilities and a vast majority of them do.

quote by Richard Masur
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Don't handicap your children by making their lives easy.

quote by Robert A. Heinlein
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The rich are handicapped

I depend on my maid for household works
And to that extent I am handicapped.
With limbs weak, I need car to move about.
To that extent I’ve grown handicapped.
With amenities, my inability grows.
Am I fortunate with all my fortunes?
13.12.2008

poem by Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar
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Autism is the fastest growing developmental disability in our nation.

quote by Mary Bono
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For me, the wheelchair symbolizes disability in a way a cane does not.

quote by Annette Funicello
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The poor little boy

The poor little boy
Was mentally handicapped
And used to beg alms

poem by Asif Andalib
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An Inward Cry

Begging, of course, is shameful.
To accept alms is painful.
They come without a labour.
As such they are sweet.
The disabled, the invalid
And the paupers have to beg,
Braving the shame and the pain,
With an inward cry nonstop.

poem by Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar
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An actor would be foolish to do something that might hold up the picture, or more importantly incapacitate him. If an actor does do a stunt he needs to make sure a stunt man stands by to see that it's done correctly.

quote by Glenn Ford
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Where there is a crippled don't imitate is disability.

African proverbs
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At Amber

Im calling you from the foyer
Of the sands hotel
Where the men and the women
Are acquainted quite well
And the drunkards keep on drinking
And oh, my room is cold
Im disputing the bill
I will sleep in my clothes
And you, my invalid friend
You slam the receiver when you say
If I had your limbs for a day
I would steam away
Im calling you from the foyer
Of this awful hotel
Where the slime and the grime
Gel
And I cannot - or, I do not
And oh, my room is cold
And Im envying you never having to choose
And you, my invalid friend

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song performed by Morrissey
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Take That Sack Off Your Back

Take that sack off your back.
And start tracking...
Your own path!
No need to set a trap.
That keeps you handicapped.

Take that sack off your back.
And start tracking...
Your own path!
No need to set a trap.
That keeps you handicapped.

You can,
Decide what to do.
You can,
Choose a route that suits.
You can,
Buckle up...
To a life you want so much.

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poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar
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Beauty is Me

Look at me I am beautiful.
There are those who see me
as grotesque just because
I have a few scares and a disability
But beauty is me.
Look at my beautiful eyes;
my beautiful lips, legs and hips.
I got all the right curves.
Beauty is me.
Yea I got scares and a disability
But beauty is me.

poem by Lore Me34
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A foreseen disaster should not kill the handicapped.

Haitian proverbs
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