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Disability hall of fame

Disability hall of fame. Famous People with Disabilities. Jim Abbott. Major League Pitcher Born without a right hand . Rick Allen. Musician Retaught himself how to play the drums after losing his left arm Member of Def Leppard. Alexander graham bell. Inventor Learning Disability.

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Disability hall of fame

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  1. Disability hall of fame Famous People with Disabilities

  2. Jim Abbott Major League Pitcher Born without a right hand

  3. Rick Allen Musician Retaught himself how to play the drums after losing his left arm Member of Def Leppard

  4. Alexander graham bell Inventor Learning Disability

  5. Sarah Bernhardt French Actress Leg amputated due to knee injury “The Divine Sarah”

  6. Ludwig van Beethoven Composer Deaf while composing 9th symphony

  7. Orlando bloom Actor Dyslexia

  8. Chris burke Actor 1st person with Down Syndrome to star in a weekly TV series

  9. Ray charles Musician Blind at age 7

  10. Cher Singer and Actress Dyslexia

  11. Winston Churchill British Politician Learning Disability

  12. Tom Cruise Actor Dyslexia

  13. Charles Dickens Author Epilepsy

  14. Walt Disney Animator and Businessman Learning Disability

  15. Thomas Edison Inventor Learning Disability Couldn’t read until 12 years old

  16. Albert Einstein Mathematician and Physicist Learning Disability Didn’t speak until he was 3 years old

  17. Michael j. fox Actor Parkinson’s Disease

  18. Danny glover Actor Dyslexia

  19. Whoopi Goldberg Actress Dyslexia

  20. Francisco Goya Spanish Painter Deaf at age 46

  21. Bethany Hamilton Professional Surfer Lost right arm in shark attack at age 13

  22. Stephen hawking Physicist and Mathematician ALS – Lou Gehrig’s Disease Uses a wheelchair and computer to speak

  23. Bruce Jenner Olympic Athlete Dyslexia

  24. Magic Johnson Athlete Dyslexia

  25. Helen Keller Author and Activist Blind and Deaf

  26. Jay leno Comedian Dyslexia

  27. Greg Louganis Olympic Athlete Dyslexia

  28. John Milton English Author/Poet Blind at age 43

  29. George Patton American General Learning Disability

  30. Nelson Rockefeller Former Vice President Dyslexia

  31. Franklin Roosevelt Former President – served four terms Paralyzed by Polio at age 39

  32. Harriett Tubman Abolitionist Fractured skull lead to narcolepsy Rescued hundreds of slaves on Underground Tunnel

  33. Werner Von Braun Rocket Scientist Learning Disability Failed many math tests in High School

  34. George Washington First President Learning Disability Could barely write and had very poor grammar

  35. Heather Whitestone Author and Motivational Speaker Deaf Miss America 1995

  36. Hank Williams Musician Spina Bifida

  37. Woodrow Wilson Former President Dyslexia

  38. Henry Winkler Actor Dyslexia

  39. Stevie Wonder Musician Blind

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