It’s an objective fact that I am a double amputee, but it’s very subjective opinion as to whether that makes me disabled.
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If you watch any John Hughes film of the eighties, that was my childhood experience.
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People presume my disability has to do with being an amputee, but that’s not the case.
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With L’Oreal, I get to be Aimee Mullins, model. No qualifier. And that means everything to me.
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I think that everyone has something about themselves that they feel is their weakness… their ‘disability.’
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You feel impacted by not having it. It’s an important part of your daily function and what you can do in a day.
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I like that Pilates compromises the mind and body. It’s not just about being able to run around the block a few times.
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It’s society that disables an individual by not investing in enough creativity to allow for someone to show us the quality that makes them rare and valuable and capable.
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There’s an important difference and distinction between the objective medical fact of my being an amputee and the subjective societal opinion of whether or not I’m disabled.
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If left to their own devices a child will achieve.
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The Pentagon isn’t a place that champions individuality and innovation.
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Sure, I’d love to have children some day. But world domination comes first.
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If we want to discover the full potential in our humanity, we need to celebrate those heartbreaking strengths and those glorious disabilities that we all have.
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It is our humanity, and all the potential within it that makes us beautiful.
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In athletics, the idea of possibility is presumed. It’s not ‘if;’ it’s ‘how.’
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We all bullet point our triumphs, but I am who I am because of everything you don’t see on my CV. The stuff that doesn’t work out teaches you how to trust your instincts and adapt.
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