Celebrities with disabilities Can you guess what disabilities
Celebrities with disabilities Can you guess what disabilities these celebrities have?
Stephen Hawking A theoretical physicist, astrophysicist and cosmologist
v. Stephen was diagnosed with motor neurone disease aged 21 v. He was paralysed from head to toe for over thirty years and used a wheelchair and a voice synthesiser v. None of this prevented him from becoming an brilliant researcher and professor and one of the most famous scientists of our time
Justin Timberlake Actor and singer
v. In a 2008 interview Justin Timberlake revealed that he has both Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) v. His OCD manifests in the need to have things line up correctly, and only allowing certain foods in his refrigerator. v. Despite his disabilities, he has had an incredibly successful career in the entertainment industry, winning nine Grammy Awards and four Emmy Awards.
Alex Zanardi Formula 1 racing driver
v. After several years competing in F 1, Alex Zanardi suffered an accident in 2001 in which both legs were amputated. Three years later he was on the track again driving a BMW which he adapted himself. v. He won four World Touring Car Championship (WTCC) victories. However, in 2007 he decided to focus his sporting efforts on adapted cycling. v. The tricycle he rides has also been designed by himself and, to date, he has won three Paralympic golds. First three celebrities: https: //www. sunrisemedical. co. uk/blog/famous-people-with-
Keira Knightly Actress
v. Diagnosed with dyslexia at age 6, Pirates of the Caribbean star Keira Knightley has said her struggles with reading at an early age only made her tougher. v. Knightley’s mother told her that she could only act if she read every day during the holidays and kept her grades up. With her dream of acting now on the line she wouldn’t be stopped. She ended up finishing school with top grades and is now a world famous actress.
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