Sara Palmer, Ph.D., is a psychologist and an assistant professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Kay Harris Kriegsman, Ph.D., is a psychologist in private practice in Bethesda, Maryland, author of Taking Charge: Teenagers Talk about Life and Physical Disability, and a consultant on disability issues. Jeffrey B. Palmer, M.D., is a professor in and Director of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.