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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. Tom Cruise. Famous Person #2. Famous Scientist/Mathmetician
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Famous People (with disabilities)
Famous Person #1 • Famous Movie Star • Has Dyslexia • Memorizes lines by listening to a tape • Was in Top Gun, Mission: Impossible Tom Cruise
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 Albert Einstein
Famous Person #3 • Famous Englishman • Did very poorly in school • Had a learning disability • Became the most famous Prime Minister of England Winston Churchill
Famous Person #4 • Had a Learning Disability • Did very poorly in school • Became a famous cartoonist and movie-producer Walt Disney
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 Hans Christian Andersen
Famous Person #6 • Famous Comedian/Actor • Has ADHD • Movies include: Mrs. Doubtfire, Aladdin (voice of Genie), Jumanji Robin Williams
Famous Person #7 • Famous scientist/mathematician • Has Lou Gehrig’s Disease • In a wheelchair • Needs Computer to speak Stephen Hawking
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? YOUR PICTURE HERE!
Sources • http://www.ldonline.org/article/5938 • http://www.schwablearning.org/articles.aspx?r=258 • http://www.ny.nrcs.usda.gov/about/civil/famousdisability.html