disabilities






 

Question by  Shawn (23)

Who are famous people with disabilities?

My son has a disability, and he has very low self-confidence. I think he needs to see that everyone can succeed in life and everyone is accepted.

 
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Answer by  lala83 (89)

Here are a few: Franklin Roosevelt (Polio), Albert Einstein (learning disabilities), Helen Keller (blindness, deafness), Stephen Hawking (paraplegic), Beethoven (deafness later in life after which he wrote his greatest symphony).

 
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Answer by  Cris77 (163)

A famous person with a disability is "Howie Mandel" from Deal or No Deal. he suffers with OCD, this is a disease which afflicts him with the fear of germs.

 
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Answer by  momofautisticchild (15)

Marlee Matlin is an actress who is deaf and has done very well in life. She has won the academy award as a lead actress proving that her disability did not hinder her ability to do well.

 
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Answer by  timeismoney (994)

Famous people with dyslexia, a learning disability that interferes with reading, include Albert Einstein, Cher, Magic Johnson, George Burns, Leonardo de Vinci, Tom Cruise, Walt Disney, Woodrow Wilson, and Winston Churchill.

 
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