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Annette Funicello

"For me, the wheelchair symbolizes disability in a way a cane does not."

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"Whenever we come across 'Viklang' person, our attention goes towards their disability but we do not notice the immense capabilities and strength they have to accomplish a task. And, that is why I urge everyone to use the word 'Divyang' instead of 'Viklang'."

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"Some disabled people spend a significant amount of their energy on trying to come across as abled or as not that disabled."

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"But I was not in the band, because I suffer from the kind of tone deafness that is generally associated with actual deafness."

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"I still don't know precisely why The Mickey Mouse Club ended when it did."

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"Mr. Disney believed everyone was still a child deep inside."

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"I have always thought of Walt Disney as my second father."

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"Then, as now, the Disney studio buzzed with activity. You had a strong impression of being at the center of something very exciting."

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"Most original viewers of the Mickey Mouse Club didn't face the crush of family and social problems children have today."

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"Whatever ambivalence I felt about my own career, Frankie more than made up for it with his ambition and tenacity."

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"In 1993 my birthday present was a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame."

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"In the United States women develop MS at approximately twice the rate men do, and no one can explain why women are affected most often from the waist down."

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"Mr. Disney and his staff were constantly scouting for great stories to bring to life on film."

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"As I travel across the country speaking about MS, perhaps I can offer others comfort and hope."

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