KIM LAWTON, correspondent: Joni Eareckson Tada is a woman of many talents. She’s a bestselling author, an acclaimed artist, and an internationally known advocate for people with disabilities.

From Test to Testimony God's faithfulness helped Joni come to terms with her quadriplegia and her story has served as an inspiring example of what life can hold after a devastating injury. Agoura ...

(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 ...

For 45 years, Joni has served as CEO of the international disability ministry she founded. · GlobeNewswire Inc. Oak Brook, Illinois, May 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In a special public appearance, ...

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 ...

KIM LAWTON, correspondent: Before cancer, Joni Eareckson Tada lived an extremely busy life. One of the longest surviving quadriplegics on record, she led an international Christian ministry for people ...

Update (November 19, 2018): Joni Eareckson Tada has asked for prayer as she faces cancer for a second time. The 69-year-old Christian author and advocate will undergo surgery next Monday, November 26, ...

Joni Eareckson Tada, a well-known Christian writer and quadriplegic, is the voice behind this year's biggest Oscar upset, the song "Alone Yet Not Alone" from the film of the same name. She talks about ...

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 ...

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HUNTSVILLE, AL -- A few years ago, Joni Eareckson Tada, who turns 61 this month, really started suffering. This was before her June diagnosis with breast cancer. And most people - and Tada herself for ...