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Helen Adams Keller (June 27, 1880 – June 1, 1968) was an American author, disability rights advocate, political activist and lecturer. Born in West Tuscumbia, Alabama, she lost her sight and her hearing after a bout of illness when she was 19 months old. She then communicated primarily using home signs until the age of seven, when she met her ...
Website. www .joniandfriends .org. Joni Eareckson Tada (born October 15, 1949) is an American evangelical Christian author, radio host, artist, and founder of Joni and Friends, an organization "accelerating Christian ministry in the disability community".
Judith Ellen "Judy" Heumann ( / ˈhjuːmən /; [2] December 18, 1947 – March 4, 2023) was an American disability rights activist, known as the "Mother of the Disability Rights Movement". [3] She was recognized internationally as a leader in the disability community. Heumann was a lifelong civil rights advocate for people with disabilities. [4]
Known for. Activism for individuals with disabilities. Kitty Cone (April 7, 1944 – March 21, 2015) was an American disability rights activist. [1] She had muscular dystrophy. [2] She moved to the California Bay Area in 1972, and began working as a community organizer for the disability rights movement in 1974. [3] [self-published source]
O. Corbett O'Toole – disability rights activist and author in Berkeley, California; established the National Disabled Women's Educational Equity Project. Mary Jane Owen – disability rights activist, philosopher, policy expert and writer who has lived and worked in Washington, D.C. since 1979.
S. List of people with schizophrenia. List of stutterers. Categories: People with disabilities. Disability-related lists. Lists of people by physical attribute. Lists of people by medical condition.
Nationality. Irish. Period. 1954–1981. Christy Brown (5 June 1932 – 7 September 1981) was an Irish writer and painter whose cerebral palsy allowed him to write or type only with the toes of one foot. His most recognized work is his autobiography, titled My Left Foot (1954). It was later made into a 1989 Academy Award -winning film of the ...
Alma mater. Brighton University. Occupation (s) Actor, television presenter, advocate. Adam Pearson (born 6 January 1985) is a British actor, presenter and campaigner. He appeared in the 2013 film Under the Skin. [1] He has neurofibromatosis and has been involved in outreach programmes to prevent bullying associated with deformities.