Marlee Matlin
Can you ever imagine an actress, indeed a successful actress who has a disability? Well, Marlee Matlin is the answer, she was just 18 months old when because of genetically malformed cochlea she became deaf. Not only does she beat all odds and turned out to be an actress. She also won Golden Globe Award for her role in Children of a Lesser.
Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder, a musician, a singer, a songwriter and a wonder person who was born deaf. Stevie is considered a child prodigy. Do you know, he signed his very first record label when he was just 11 years old. Stevie has been performing since that tender age of 11. He is a wonder person, right?
Frida Kahlo
Frida Kahlo, a Mexican painter who is well known for her self-portraits. She was just 6 when she contracted Polio that left her with a misshapen leg. The life’s tough times were not over for her when she met a trolley accident in her teenage that left her bed ridden for months with broken back which could never heal fully. Frida didn’t leave hope, How could she? She is a fighter, a strong one.
Ralph Braun
You all must have heard the name of Braun Corporation? Yes, Ralph Braun is the founder of the leading manufacturers of wheelchair accessible vehicles. Ralph was born with muscular dystrophy. Ralph made his first wheelchair accessible van in 1991. How can the World forget a disabled man, who gifted ability to drive to all the disabled people in the world and for generations to come.
