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