When I read the script [of Glee], the whole premise was that all the high school kids were being cruel to this kid in the wheelchair, and then the quarterback comes along and has a heart of gold and takes him out of a Porta Potty. That's too often what I see in media, that the characters with disabilities are there to make other people seem like heroes for treating the character with a disability with respect. Those are the kinds of roles that are out there.
You can never walk a mile in someone elses shoes, but you can walk a mile in your own and be proud of it. - Zach Anner
You can never walk a mile in someone elses shoes, but you can walk a mile in your own and be proud of it.
- Zach Anner
There's a tendency to treat anyone with a physical disability as inspiring. I call it a pedestal of prejudice, in that you're lifting people up to di… - Zach Anner
There's a tendency to treat anyone with a physical disability as inspiring. I call it a pedestal of prejudice, in that you're lifting people up to di…
The biggest disabilities are when you sabotage yourself mentally, those personal demons that get on your shoulder and you can't shake 'em. - Zach Anner
The biggest disabilities are when you sabotage yourself mentally, those personal demons that get on your shoulder and you can't shake 'em.
CP is a struggle, but it's also been quite the tool for me to find success and deliver a message. It's something about me that's unique, so it'll ope… - Zach Anner
CP is a struggle, but it's also been quite the tool for me to find success and deliver a message. It's something about me that's unique, so it'll ope…
We did a book signing and people came up to me. There was an expectant mother who was like, "I think we might name our child Zach because of your wor… - Zach Anner
We did a book signing and people came up to me. There was an expectant mother who was like, "I think we might name our child Zach because of your wor…
If everything was perfect, it would always be a person-first conversation, but whenever I have the opportunity, I lead with my personality. If they'r… - Zach Anner
If everything was perfect, it would always be a person-first conversation, but whenever I have the opportunity, I lead with my personality. If they'r…
I think that's where it comes into play, when you are just looking at a document or whatever and you see the word "disability." Does that automatical… - Zach Anner
I think that's where it comes into play, when you are just looking at a document or whatever and you see the word "disability." Does that automatical…
I didn't have a girlfriend until I was 29, and I thought it was because I'm in a wheelchair. And I realized that it's not that, it's because I listen… - Zach Anner
I didn't have a girlfriend until I was 29, and I thought it was because I'm in a wheelchair. And I realized that it's not that, it's because I listen…
You really just have to have a good attitude, challenge yourself, and you can accomplish great things. - Zach Anner
You really just have to have a good attitude, challenge yourself, and you can accomplish great things.
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