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Famous People With Disabilities - Quiz
FAMOUS PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
This exercise lists famous people whose names and accomplishments are probably
familiar to you. However, you might not know that they are or were a person with
a disability. Though this exercise highlights people who have made a special
contribution to our world, it's primary purpose is to remind us, in an
entertaining way, that people with disabilities represent a diverse group of
individuals who come from all segments of our society.
Match the person in the first column with his/her disability in the second
column.
Actors and Actresses
| Name |
Disability |
| Sandy Duncan |
Hearing Impaired |
| Lou Ferrigno |
Stroke |
| Annette Funicello |
Vision Impairment, Cancer |
| Katherine Hepburn |
Parkinson's Disease |
| Mary Tyler Moore |
Multiple Sclerosis |
| Patricia Neal |
Epilepsy |
| Richard Pryor |
Diabetes, Drug and Alcohol Addiction |
| Sammy Davis, Jr. |
Deaf |
| Danny Glover |
Vision Impairment |
| Marlee Matlin |
Multiple Sclerosis |
Miscellaneous
| Name |
Disability |
| Thomas Edison |
Blind |
| Albert Einstein |
Cancer |
| Steven Hawking |
Blind, Deaf |
| Harriet Tubman |
Blind |
| Francisco Goya |
Epilepsy |
| Edgar Allen Poe |
Dyslexia |
| H.G. Wells |
Deaf |
| Louis Braille |
Traumatic Brain Injury/Narcolepsy |
| Sigmund Freud |
Alcohol Addiction |
| John Milton |
Hearing Impairment |
| Helen Keller |
ALS/Lou Gehrig's Disease |
Musicians
| Name |
Disability |
| Ludwig von Beethoven |
Blind |
| Ray Charles |
Stuttering |
| Ronnie Milsap |
Blind |
| Teddy Pendergrass |
Blind |
| Itzaac Perlman |
Blind |
| Stevie Wonder |
Paraplegia |
| Mel Tillis |
Deaf |
| Jose Feliciano |
Quadriplegia |
Athletes
| Name |
Disability |
| Arthur Ashe |
Learning Disability |
| Jim Abbott |
Post Polio Syndrome |
| Dennis Byrd |
HIV Positive |
| Lou Gehrig |
Learning Disability/AIDS |
| Bruce Jenner |
AIDS |
| "Magic" Johnson |
Spinal Cord Injury |
| Wilma Rudolph |
Has only one hand |
| Greg Louganis |
ALS/Lou Gehrig's Disease |
Politicians
| Name |
Disability |
| Alexander the Great |
Amputation (WWII) |
| Julius Caesar |
Hearing Impairment, Alzheimer's Disease |
| Winston Churchill |
Learning Disability |
| James Brady |
Asthma, Visual Impairment |
| Daniel Inouye |
Learning Disability |
| Ronald Reagan |
Polio |
| Franklin D. Roosevelt |
Epilepsy |
| Teddy Roosevelt |
Epilepsy |
| Bob Dole |
Traumatic Brain Injury |
| Woodrow Wilson |
Injury to Right Arm (WWII) |
Answers to the Quiz
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