I've had well documented problems, as have a legion of disabled people, with Christopher Reeve's public positioning and statements. However, in his passing, such complaints and criticisms seem petty. He was a brave man and fought an incredible fight that I simply can't even begin to relate to. In the end I'll choose to remember him for this simple quote, something very close to phrase that I like to use.

I refuse to allow a disability to determine how I live my life.
-Christopher Reeve, 2000