DANNY DEARDOFF

We are honored and thankful to have the permission  of Danny Deardoff to use this song to further our message. Deardoff was struck with polio in early childhood. As a result, he is "physically handicapped" and uses a  wheel chair. Yet this apparent "disability" in no way has stopped his professional development. He is a "Singer" in the old sense of that word, which involves being a musician, a storyteller, and a maker of ritual. He has been a composer and a performing artist for more than three decades. He is an independent scholar of myth Deardorff's
emphasis is on mythopoesis [myth-making] and the performative aspects of mythic
expression. He is the author of The Other Within: The Genius of Deformity in Myth,
Culture, & Psyche on White Cloud Press. www.mythsinger.com

What are the lyrics of the Differently Abled Toy Drive song?

Written and recorded by Danny Deardoff, "Everyone is Differently-Abled." following are the lyrics:

Everyone is differently-abled. Everyone has abilities.

Everyone is differently-abled, making their lives work differently.

Now you might need a chair with wheels to get around.

You might use your hands to speak without a sound,

Cause there are a million ways to do most anything.

Some people love to dance. Some people prefer to sing.

Now you can use a working dog to help you see.

Or use your mouth to paint and write poetry.

There are a million different ways that you can be

It's true that all of us live interdependently.

I will not be defined by my limitations,

But rather by my possibilities.

We can respond to the needs of those around us.

The best ability is responsibility.