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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 ...
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.
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 ...
D. P. Sharma – Indian disability rights activist working for equal opportunity in education, tech enabled education access, and transformation in education and employment policies. Eunice Kennedy Shriver – lifelong advocate for people with intellectual disabilities who founded Special Olympics International in 1968.
This is a list of people with Down syndrome, a condition also known as Down's syndrome or trisomy 21. Down syndrome is a genetic disorder caused by the presence of all or part of a third copy of chromosome 21. It is typically associated with developmental delays, characteristic physical features, and mild to moderate intellectual disability.
The modern consensus on disability within governmental, medical, sociological realms in the United States is that it includes impairments that either physically or mentally incapacitate individuals from engaging in significant life activities, or the perception of possessing such an impairment. [6] [7] For instance, in a 2013 study, the Centers ...
Gregor McGregor, senator for South Australia (deteriorating eyesight, eventually went blind) Alby Schultz, member of the House of Representatives (blind in one eye after an accident with hydrochloric acid) Jordon Steele-John, senator for Western Australia (cerebral palsy, wheelchair user) State.
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.