In Barrier-Free Friendships the authors share how
many disabled people are stuck in a world of isolation. Even though disabled
people are surrounded by others who help and taking care of them, very few have
true friends who know the person inside.
This book challenged me to look past the physical and strive to understand
how the person inside feels. We are all created and loved by God. In the second
part of the book Joni gets very practical in the ways that you can connect and
help someone with a disability feel loved and valuable. 
Many times disabled people learn to view themselves as victims. But Joni points out that Jesus was the biggest victim in all of history, and yet he didn’t dwell on that. Instead Jesus reached out, and we should too. In chapter after chapter Joni tells of beautiful friendships that were formed between the most unlikely of people. I loved the way Joni finally came to the realization that we all are handicapped by our sin in God’s eyes. It is only when we admit our helpless state before God that we can be forgiven of our sin and made new before God!
Author, Publisher and Date:
Joni Eareckson Tada, Steve Jensen, Zondervan Publishing, 1997
Disclaimer:Every opinion expressed here in is 100% my own.
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