Joni Eareckson Tada lives with her husband Ken Tada in Calabasas, California, near the headquarters of Joni and Friends.

Joni Eareckson Tada had her diving accident in 1967.

Joni Eareckson Tada became paralyzed when she made a dive into shallow water, severing her spinal column at the C4/C5 vertebrae.

Joni and Friends began with Joni and a few friends and family members answering mail around her dining room table. Because of her many speaking engagements, the publication of her ...

Joni and Friends became a registered non-profit in 1979 and has served churches and families affected by disabilities for 43 years.

Joni and Friends envisions a world where every person with a disability finds hope, dignity, and their place in the body of Christ. Our mission is to glorify God as we communicate the ...