Lynn Nolan Ryan, Jr. was born on 31 January, 1947. Nolan is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for more than a quarter century and still holds many major league pitching records. Ryan played in a major league record 27 seasons for the New York Mets, California Angels, Houston Astros, and Texas Rangers, from 1966 to 1993. Nolan is the all-time leader in no-hitters with seven, three more than any other pitcher. Nolan is tied with Bob Feller for the most one-hitters, with 12. Ryan also pitched 18 two-hitters.Keep visiting: www.lifechums.com/ more Celebrities featuring Shortly .............
Russell White, What better way to slap you in the face than to graduate in four years. And the learning disability, dyslexia, what a blessing it was to find out it was not me, that it was the learning disability, and reflecting on the grammar school teachers who just thought I was lazy. You can't put a price on all that." "I wouldn't change anything, because school was definitely good for me, finding out about my dyslexia and knowing I could be productive in society. If I had gone to any other school, I don't think I could have achieved that knowledge."
Victor Villasenor was born in 1940. Victor is an American fiction and non-fiction author. Victor works center on the Mexican American experience. Victor's 1991 book Rain of Gold, a New York Times bestseller, describes the roots of his family. Victor's works are often taught in American schools. Victor has gone on to write Thirteen Senses: A Memoir, a continuation of Rain of Gold and Burro Genius: A Memoir that describes his own life. He has also written screenplays. "First of all, I’d like you to know that dyslexia is a gift. It allowed me to see patterns that other people couldn’t see. In high school, it was very difficult at first for me to learn how to play chess, but then once I learned, I quickly became the best chess player at our whole school, even beating our faculty and some of them thought they were great chess players."
Winston Churchill described himself as having a "Speech Impediment", which he consistently worked to overcome. After many years, he finally stated, "My impediment is no hindrance." Although the Stuttering Foundation of America has claimed that Churchill stammered, the Churchill Centre has concluded that he lisped. Churchill's impediment may also have been cluttering, which would fit more with his lack of attention to unimportant details and his very secure ego. According to several sources Winston Churchill was not dyslexic and had no learning disability whatsoever. In his autobiography he played up his low grades at Harrow, undoubtedly to convince readers, and possibly himself, how much he had overcome; but in this he exaggerated. Winston was actually quite good at subjects he enjoyed and in fact won several school prizes.
Dale S. Brown is a strategic leadership consultant at Washington D.C and an author. Dale's most recent book is called "Steps to Independance for people with Learning Disabilities" which was published by Learning Disabilities Association of America in 2005. Dale suffers herself from dyslexia and wants to tell the world that learning disabilities does not have to stop you from being who you want to be. It does not have to stop you from striving or harm your capabilities to integrate to everyday life.
Alexander Graham Bell was born on 3 March 1847 and died on 2 August 1922. Alexander was Well known as the inventor of the telephone Alexander was actually attempting to find a way that could make deaf people hear. Alexander's mother was slowly becoming deaf when Alexander was only 12 years old making him extremely sensitive to disabilities. Once older he was constantly seeking a way to cure them through technology. Alexander himself had Dyslexia which would cause him problems at school, but he always kept his interest for Science, especially Biology. Alexander would show a great indifference for everything else and would have poor grades. Today Alexander Graham Bell is also well known as one of the founders of the National Geographic society.
Jhamak Ghimire is a poet and writer from Nepal who has won many awards for her writing of literature. Jhamak Ghimire is Nepal’s equal of Helen Keller. Born in 1980 with cerebral palsy, Ghimire’s desire led her to learn to read and write. She went on to become one of the leading and well respected literary figures of Nepal. She has also become a symbol of courage to people with disabilities around the world.
Geri is a Comedian and Actress. Appeared on The Facts of Life television show. Geri Jewell was born on 13 September, 1956 in Buffalo, New York. Geri is an actor and comedian born with cerebral palsy. Geri is most famous for her roles on the television program The Facts of Life and on HBO's Deadwood. Geri brings to her presentations personal experience of having her behavior and actions misunderstood because of her cerebral palsy. Geri Jewell is said to be a pioneer for comedians with disabilities.
Rene Kirby was born on 27 February, 1955. Rene is an American film and television actor. Kirby used spina bifida to his advantage when he played his role in shallow Hal, he was also in "Stuck on you" with Matt Damon. He is the living proof that you can lead a productive life even with disabilities.