I Love Today: A Story of Transformation

Growing up, Mark Johnson was smaller than—different from—his peers, which made him self-conscious. But after a diving accident left him paralyzed, he was different in a new way.

Living with a disability, Mark struggled with the social attitudes that labeled people with disabilities as inferior. He took the prejudicial treatment personally and decided to do something about it.

In 1983 he had the opportunity to co-found ADAPT, a grassroots network of people with disabilities that played a r...