famous people (with disabilities) can you guess who they are?
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Famous People(with disabilities)
Can you guess who they are?
Famous Person #1
Famous Movie Star Has Dyslexia Memorizes lines by
listening to a tape Was in Top Gun,
Mission: Impossible
Famous Person #2
Famous Scientist/Mathmetician
Didn’t talk until 4, didn’t read until 9
Worst subject was math
Failed college entrance exam
Developed theory of relativity
Famous Person #3
Famous Englishman Did very poorly in
school Had a learning
disability Became the most
famous Prime Minister of England
Famous Person #4
Had a Learning Disability
Did very poorly in school
Became a famous cartoonist and movie-producer
Famous Person #5
Had Dyslexia Had great difficulty
reading Wrote some of the
best loved fairy tales Stories include: Little
Mermaid, Emperor’s New Clothes, and the Ugly Duckling
Famous Person #6
Famous Comedian/Actor
Has ADHD Movies include: Mrs.
Doubtfire, Aladdin (voice of Genie), Jumanji
Famous Person #7
Famous scientist/mathematician
Has Lou Gehrig’s Disease
In a wheelchair Needs Computer to
speak
And Many More…
So… What’s the
point?
Don’t let your
disability hold you
back either!!!
How?
Understand what your disability is! Accept your disability and don’t be bitter! Figure out your strengths and use them to
help! Remember what works for you and do it! Do things for yourself (don’t wait for help)! Ask for help when you really need it! When you fail, keep going!
Will you be on here too?
YOURPICTUREHERE!
Sources
http://www.ldonline.org/article/5938http://www.schwablearning.org/articl
es.aspx?r=258http://www.ny.nrcs.usda.gov/about/ci
vil/famousdisability.html