#disabilities

I had learning disabilities, and I couldn't express myself in the written word. ↗

— Laura Linney

#express #had #i #learning #myself

It was the best route to get folks to understand segregation fast. Civil rights and women's rights had a clear history. Making the transition to rights for people with disabilities became easier because we had the history of the other two. ↗

— Major Owens

#because #best #civil #civil rights #clear

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. ↗

— Major Owens

#community #country #credit #dart #disabilities

There's a kind of sick security some people get out of keeping away from people with disabilities. They are running away from any situation that's not totally pure and all-American and that requires them to do any thinking. ↗

— Major Owens

#any #away #disabilities #get #keeping

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. ↗

— Jim Ramstad

#access #ada #against #careers #clear

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. ↗

— Janet Reno

#building #carry #disabilities #forward #international

Just to see what a pink dress can mean to a woman, any woman, but a disabled woman, that's extra special and thrilling because they shouldn't be separated and their disabilities don't have to separate them in anyway. ↗

— Betsey Johnson

#anyway #because #disabilities #disabled #dress

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. ↗

— Gordon Smith

#disabilities #dollars #ensure #every #full

I was not good in school. I could never read very fast or very well. I got tested for learning disabilities, for dyslexia. Then I got put on Ritalin and Dexedrine. I took those starting in the eighth grade. As soon as they pumped that drug into me, it would focus me right in. ↗

— Channing Tatum

#disabilities #dyslexia #eighth #eighth grade #fast

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. ↗

— Gregory Hines

#get #got #had #high #hooked