(RNS) — Good leaders are often told to play to their strengths and hide their weaknesses. That has never really worked for disability activist and nonprofit leader Joni Eareckson Tada. Paralyzed from ...

When Joni Eareckson Tada was 17 years old, her life changed forever. “I broke my neck in a diving accident in 1967, and suddenly I was thrust into this uncomfortable, alien world,” she said. “It was ...

Over 30 years have passed since Tada (Diamonds in the Dust; More Precious Than Silver) became a quadriplegic as the result of a diving accident. Tada, who has inspired both the able-bodied and ...

Joni Eareckson Tada, the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Joni and Friends International Disability Center, is an international advocate for people with disabilities. A diving accident in 1967 ...

Now facing breast cancer and chronic pain, the author, speaker, and advocate talks about the blessings of suffering. Joni Eareckson Tada might be mistaken for a modern-day Job. The disabilities ...

Agoura Hills, CA, July 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- For 35 years, the Americans with Disabilities Act has ensured legal safeguards that protect people with disabilities from discrimination in ...

Evangelical author Joni Eareckson Tada, a quadriplegic for 56 years, says her entry into heaven will be like the end of a marathon. “Sometimes I think when I get to heaven, I imagine a celestial sandy ...

I used to wonder why Paul calls hardships “light and momentary.” Years of affliction opened my eyes to his insight. “Again,” I said. For the fourth time that day, I needed to be lifted out of my ...

It was the summer of 1967 when Joni Eareckson Tada went swimming in the Chesapeake Bay near the Bay Bridge. Joni, who had just graduated from Woodlawn High School, dove off the raft. “Immediately, my ...

Every age has faced its global demons, whether the holocausts of the 20th century, or the Mongol invasions of the 1200s that resulted in the conquest of much of Eurasia. Somewhere in between, in the ...

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The Belgian Parliament upped the ante last week by redefining the words “slippery slope” and “abhorrent” in its historic vote to expand its euthanasia laws ...