People living with a disability are confronted with many barriers that require that they cope with challenges to promote their well-being. As such, the cognitive and emotional impact of their disability and related negative experiences may affect their current identity development and future expectations. Much of the history of psychology has been dominated by considering the past of individuals as a major source of influence on their current lives (Seligman et al., 2013). Hope theory enables people, even people who have experienced a challenging past or during demanding existing situations, to plan goals for a positive future. Accordingly, although disabilities have been predominantly conceptualized within deficit-focused models (Gray et al., 2016; see chapter 1), the applicability of resilience factors and strength-based perspectives to people experiencing disability is an emerging area of interest in recent literature (Dvorsky & Langberg, 2016), emphasizing the critical role of personal strengths characteristics to optimal functioning. Hope theory extends the theoretical move from deficit conceptualizations of disability to an individual differences model, demonstrating the beneficial impacts of hope and future thinking (Shipp & Aeon, 2019). Certainly, being hopeful, in terms of setting goals and effectively working toward achieving them, may be an essential element for the well-being of every person, but it has a unique importance for people with disabilities (Buchanan & Lopez, 2013). The goals of this chapter are to present Hope Theory, to discuss research that demonstrates the beneficial impacts of