Joni Eareckson Tada became paralyzed after she dove into a lake when she was 17 — a moment a young boy asked her to reflect ...

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 ...

It’s said you should never meet your heroes. But Joni Eareckson Tada is different. I first heard Joni speak when I was 15 years old, sitting in the balcony level of the Waterfront Hall in Belfast. I ...

(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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It was the summer of 1967 when Joni Eareckson Tada went swimming in the Chesapeake Bay near the Bay Bridge. Joni, who had just ...

One can never fully know the impact of a simple decision, a small gesture, a generous gift. It’s a story that intertwines the paths of two strangers who will never […] ...

Jay Snellen is a wheelchair collections team leader for Joni and Friends’ “Wheels for the World” program. Joni and Friends is an organization that evangelizes to and serves people with disabilities ...

On the C-SPAN Networks: Joni Eareckson Tada is a Founder for the Joni and Friends Ministry with two videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 2002 News Conference as a Director ...

Agoura Hills, CA, Feb. 05, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The international disability ministry Joni and Friends is pleased to announce that Pastor Shawn Thornton has been selected as its new President. He ...