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 ...

Oak Brook, Illinois, May 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In a special public appearance, Christian speaker and disability rights advocate Joni Eareckson Tada will take the stage at the 30th annual Global ...

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 ...

It was the summer of 1967 when Joni Eareckson Tada went swimming in the Chesapeake Bay near the Bay Bridge. Joni, who had just graduated from Woodlawn High School, dove off the raft. “Immediately, my ...

The Evangelical Council for Abuse Prevention is expanding its safety standards to help Christian churches and ministries protect persons with disabilities JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Evangelical Council ...

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 ...