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Famous People

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

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  1. Famous People (with disabilities)

  2. Can you guess who they are?

  3. Famous Person #1 • Famous Movie Star • Has Dyslexia • Memorizes lines by listening to a tape • Was in Top Gun, Mission: Impossible Tom Cruise

  4. 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

  5. Famous Person #3 • Famous Englishman • Did very poorly in school • Had a learning disability • Became the most famous Prime Minister of England Winston Churchill

  6. Famous Person #4 • Had a Learning Disability • Did very poorly in school • Became a famous cartoonist and movie-producer Walt Disney

  7. 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

  8. Famous Person #6 • Famous Comedian/Actor • Has ADHD • Movies include: Mrs. Doubtfire, Aladdin (voice of Genie), Jumanji Robin Williams

  9. Famous Person #7 • Famous scientist/mathematician • Has Lou Gehrig’s Disease • In a wheelchair • Needs Computer to speak Stephen Hawking

  10. And Many More…

  11. So… What’s the point?

  12. Don’t let your disability hold you back either!!!

  13. 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!

  14. Will you be on here too? YOUR PICTURE HERE!

  15. 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

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