Gretchen Roach

“Intellectual Property must be accessible to facilitate full and equal enjoyment of innovation and creativity by all.”
― Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala, Understanding Accessibility

“Often the very challenges that we think are holding us back are, in fact, making us stronger. You should be open to the possibility that today’s handicap might be tomorrow’s advantage (pp. 43-44).”
― Nick Vujicic, Life Without Limits: Inspiration for a Ridiculously Good Life

“Experiences like that helped me realize that being “different” just might help me contribute something special to the world. I found that people were willing to listen to me speak because they had only to look at me to know I’d faced and overcome my challenges. I did not lack credibility. Instinctively, people felt I might have something to say that could help them with their own problems (pp. 20-21).”
― Nick Vujicic, Life Without Limits Inspiration for a Ridiculously Good Life

“Most importantly, it's a message that assumes absolute and unrealistic able-bodiedness. No one with glasses. No crutches, no wheelchairs, no visible differences from girl to girl apart from the colour of their eyes and hair. Perfectly symmetrical faces abound. Some of the princesses – Mulan and Merida in particular – are athletes, with the kind of unrealistic body control and power that even able-bodied people often struggle to obtain. The message is that heroism isn't possible without physical 'perfection,' especially for girls.”
― Amanda Leduc, Disfigured: On Fairy Tales, Disability, and Making Space