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Keller became a world-famous speaker and author. She was an advocate for people with disabilities, amid numerous other causes. She traveled to twenty-five different countries giving motivational speeches about Deaf people's conditions. [44] She was a suffragist, pacifist, radical socialist, birth control supporter, and opponent of Woodrow Wilson.
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, [1] an organization "accelerating Christian ministry in the disability community". [2][3]
Lists of people with disabilities. Note: This category's interpretation of disability is quite broad, and may include people with medical conditions that may not typically be considered disabled. See also Category:People with disabilities.
Judith Heumann. 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 ...
Occupation. Activist. 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.
2. Bree Walker (born Patricia Lynn Nelson; February 26, 1953) is an American radio talk show host, actress, and disability-rights activist. She gained fame as the first on-air American television network news anchor with ectrodactyly. [1] Walker worked as a news anchor and reporter in San Diego, New York City, and Los Angeles.
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. [2][3]
Marcus was born on January 3, 1954, in White Plains, New York. [6] [1] He developed generalised dystonia when he was eight years old.[7]According to Carrie Sandhal's entry in the Encyclopedia of American Disability History, "Marcus was born on January 3, 1954, in White Plains, New York, but spent his childhood in Ojai, California.