Joni Eareckson Tada

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Joni Eareckson Tada (born to John and Lindy Eareckson, Joni Eareckson October 15, 1949 in Baltimore, Maryland) is an American Christian author, artist, and founder and CEO of Joni and Friends, an "organization accelerating Christian ministry in the disability community". She wrote an autobiography entitled Joni, and appeared in a film of the same name.

She has a daily radio program, also called Joni and Friends, which has over one million listeners each week.

Joni broke her neck in a 1967 diving accident in Chesapeake Bay, which left her a quadriplegic. Unable to use her hands after the accident, she learned how to paint by holding a brush in her mouth.

She moved to California in the late 1970s, where she met Ken Tada, son of Japanese parents, whom she married on July 3, 1982. They continue to live in California.