that is spirit. Good one On 9/29/14, Prashant Naik <pran...@gmail.com> wrote: > Source: > http://photogallery.indiatimes.com/celebs/celeb-themes/successful-people-with-disabilities/articleshow/43700503.cms > > 01. Nick Vujicic is an Australian Christian evangelist and motivational > speaker born with tetra-amelia syndrome, a rare disorder characterised by > the absence of all four limbs. Vujicic presents motivational speeches > worldwide which focus on life with a disability, hope and finding meaning > in life. He also speaks about his belief that God can use any willing heart > to do his work and that God is big enough to overcome any disability. > > 02. Famous Indian Classical dancer and TV actress, Sudha Chandran met a car > accident and lost one leg. She couldn't take the fact that she won't be > able to dance. Her doctor gave her a prosthetics that was meant to help her > walk. But her passion and love for dance took her much ahead. > > 03. Although this mega movie star often sets the screen on fire, he > struggled as a student. Hrithik Roshan suffered from a severe stutter for > over a decade in his life. > > 04. Hollywood star Keira Knightly wanted to be an actress since she was a > toddler, but it wasn't an easy task. Knightely was diagnosed with dyslexia > at the age of 6 > > 05. Abhishek Bachchan was suffering from dyslexia, a learning disability, > when he was a child. Everyone came to know about it through the film Taare > Zameen Par. > > 06. Marlee Matlin was just 18 months old when because of genetically > malformed cochlea she became deaf. Beating all odds, Marlee established > herself as an actress. She also won Golden Globe Award for her role in > Children of a Lesser. > > 07. Stephen Hawking was diagnosed with ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). > Today he is a world famous scientist who has contributed major scientific > discoveries > > 08. This record-breaking swimmer was diagnosed with ADHD at a young age. As > a student, teachers told Michael Phelp's mom that he would never be able to > focus on anything. > > 09. Bethany Hamilton was 13, when she was attacked by a vicious shark and > lost her left arm. No one imagined that Bethany can surf anymore, but just > a month later she has been back on the water with her surfboard! > > 10. John Forbes Nash is an Noble laureate American mathematician whose work > in game theory, differential geometry and partial differential equations > are considered ground breaking. In 1959 John Nash started showing severe > signs of paranoia and started behaving erratically. He believed that there > was an organization chasing him. In the same year he was admitted > involuntarily to the hospital where he was diagnosed with paranoid > schizophrenia. > > 11. Performing since that tender age of 11, Stevie Wonder is considered a > child prodigy. He is a musician, a singer, a songwriter who was born deaf! > > 12. Matthew Sanford, founder of Mind Body Solutions that teaches people the > importance of mind and body. He met with a car accident at the age of 13 > that killed his father and sister leaving him paralyzed. > > 13. Lenin Moreno was Vice President of Ecuador from 2007 to 2013. Lenin was > injured in shooting much before getting involved in politics. > > 14. American author, political activist and lecturer Helen Keller is the > first deaf and blind person who has earned a college degree. Helen has > written 12 books, including a spiritual autobiography. > > 15. Jim Abbott, a pitcher in Baseball was born with right hand. An amazing > pitcher, Abbott has played many Baseball games, starting from minor leagues > to the big leagues and now is a motivational speaker > > 16. American journalist John Hockenberry is truly an inspiration for all of > us. John has been just 19, when he met a car crash that left him with > Paraplegia from the chest down. This journalist moving on his wheelchair > did what many journalists cannot even dream of. > > 17. Ralph Braun is the founder of the leading manufacturers of wheelchair > accessible vehicles. Ralph was born with muscular dystrophy. > > 18. Frida Kahlo can undoubtedly be called the inventor of selfie! The > Mexican painter was just 6 when she contracted Polio and later met a > trolley accident in her teenage that left her bed ridden with a broken > back. Frida is well known for her self-portraits. > > 19. One of the most successful President of United States from 1933 to > 1945, Franklin D Roosevelt contracted Polio upon starting his political > career. > > 20. Famous musician Beethoven is the greatest German composer and musician > who was deaf at the later part of his life. > > 21. The Mathematician/Physicist who had a learning disability and did not > speak until age 3. He had a very difficult time doing maths in school. It > was also very hard for him to express himself through writing. > > 22. Jason Lester, an athlete who is World class endurance sports champion. > He was 12 when he met with a car accident that left his one arm completely > paralyzed. In 2009, Jason won the Best male athlete with disability award. > > End of text. > > > Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of > mobile phones / Tabs on: > http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ > > To unsubscribe send a message to > accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please > visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > Disclaimer: > 1. 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