Disabilities Quotes

You name a code, and we were not compliant. The last time we were compliant with the National Electric Code was 1953. We are not compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act. - Lee Evey

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. - Richard Masur

You can be sure that I will always consider how changes to Social Security will impact people with disabilities when considering the various proposals offered for reform. - Steve Israel

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. - Dick Hoyt

When they're together, I don't see their disabilities. They're boys who are excited and want to learn Pack laws and everything about Scouting. - Becky Douglas

When I first came here, the wheelchair racing program was really in its fledgling stages, but by the time I left, we were a strong team with athletes from around the country and had begun to receive more support from the university. I continue to hear of both the success and struggles of the team and it makes me miss having such a strong community of athletes with disabilities all in one place. - Cheri Blauwet

What we found, to our pleasant surprise, was that extremely low-birth-weight babies -- although one-quarter have disabilities -- at young adulthood seem to have adapted fairly well. - Dr. Saroj Saigal

We've seen tremendous growth in the parents. Only one mother's child was placed in foster care and not because of her developmental disabilities but because of (the parent's) mood disorders and domestic violence issues. - Barbara Powell