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01. Nick Vujicic is an Australian Christian evangelist and motivational speaker born with tetra-amelia syndrome, a rare disorder characterised by the absence of all four limbs. Vujicic presents motivational speeches worldwide which focus on life with a disability, hope and finding meaning in life. He also speaks about his belief that God can use any willing heart to do his work and that God is big enough to overcome any disability. 02. Famous Indian Classical dancer and TV actress, Sudha Chandran met a car accident and lost one leg. She couldn’t take the fact that she won’t be able to dance. Her doctor gave her a prosthetics that was meant to help her walk. But her passion and love for dance took her much ahead. 03. Although this mega movie star often sets the screen on fire, he struggled as a student. Hrithik Roshan suffered from a severe stutter for over a decade in his life. 04. Hollywood star Keira Knightly wanted to be an actress since she was a toddler, but it wasn’t an easy task. Knightely was diagnosed with dyslexia at the age of 6 05. Abhishek Bachchan was suffering from dyslexia, a learning disability, when he was a child. Everyone came to know about it through the film Taare Zameen Par. 06. Marlee Matlin was just 18 months old when because of genetically malformed cochlea she became deaf. Beating all odds, Marlee established herself as an actress. She also won Golden Globe Award for her role in Children of a Lesser. 07. Stephen Hawking was diagnosed with ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). Today he is a world famous scientist who has contributed major scientific discoveries 08. This record-breaking swimmer was diagnosed with ADHD at a young age. As a student, teachers told Michael Phelp’s mom that he would never be able to focus on anything. 09. Bethany Hamilton was 13, when she was attacked by a vicious shark and lost her left arm. No one imagined that Bethany can surf anymore, but just a month later she has been back on the water with her surfboard! 10. John Forbes Nash is an Noble laureate American mathematician whose work in game theory, differential geometry and partial differential equations are considered ground breaking. In 1959 John Nash started showing severe signs of paranoia and started behaving erratically. He believed that there was an organization chasing him. In the same year he was admitted involuntarily to the hospital where he was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. 11. Performing since that tender age of 11, Stevie Wonder is considered a child prodigy. He is a musician, a singer, a songwriter who was born deaf! 12. Matthew Sanford, founder of Mind Body Solutions that teaches people the importance of mind and body. He met with a car accident at the age of 13 that killed his father and sister leaving him paralyzed. 13. Lenin Moreno was Vice President of Ecuador from 2007 to 2013. Lenin was injured in shooting much before getting involved in politics. 14. American author, political activist and lecturer Helen Keller is the first deaf and blind person who has earned a college degree. Helen has written 12 books, including a spiritual autobiography. 15. Jim Abbott, a pitcher in Baseball was born with right hand. An amazing pitcher, Abbott has played many Baseball games, starting from minor leagues to the big leagues and now is a motivational speaker 16. American journalist John Hockenberry is truly an inspiration for all of us. John has been just 19, when he met a car crash that left him with Paraplegia from the chest down. This journalist moving on his wheelchair did what many journalists cannot even dream of. 17. Ralph Braun is the founder of the leading manufacturers of wheelchair accessible vehicles. Ralph was born with muscular dystrophy. 18. Frida Kahlo can undoubtedly be called the inventor of selfie! The Mexican painter was just 6 when she contracted Polio and later met a trolley accident in her teenage that left her bed ridden with a broken back. Frida is well known for her self-portraits. 19. One of the most successful President of United States from 1933 to 1945, Franklin D Roosevelt contracted Polio upon starting his political career. 20. Famous musician Beethoven is the greatest German composer and musician who was deaf at the later part of his life. 21. The Mathematician/Physicist who had a learning disability and did not speak until age 3. He had a very difficult time doing maths in school. It was also very hard for him to express himself through writing. 22. Jason Lester, an athlete who is World class endurance sports champion. He was 12 when he met with a car accident that left his one arm completely paralyzed. In 2009, Jason won the Best male athlete with disability award. End of text. 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