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 ...

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 ...

(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 ...

UKRAINE (KGO) -- As the war continues in Ukraine, there's a California-based nonprofit that is helping Ukrainians with disabilities flee to neighboring countries. It's a daring rescue that requires ...

Sometimes, when she’s out shopping or running errands, Shelby Hintze of Salt Lake City finds places where she simply cannot go. Hintze, 32, was born with a progressive neuromuscular disorder called ...

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, March 05, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- For years, the international disability ministry Joni and Friends has provided practical help and Gospel hope to individuals living with disability ...

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 ...