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Usually when thinking about disabilities, most people assume that someone with a disability is limited in one way or another. Who would ever think that a blind person could still play an instrument? Or that someone who doesn’t have perfect hearing is still able to sing as if that disability doesn’t even exist? Not many [...]
Posted by Ash Grant on Friday, July 10, 2009 at 12:12 am
Filed under Music, People · Tagged artists, brian wilson, curtis mayfield, death, Disabled, disabled muscians, ian drury, Ludwig van Beethoven, ludwig van beethovenm, michael bolton, Music, musician, piano, Ray Charles, rick allen, songwriters, Stevie Wonder, teddy pendergrass, tony iommi
Savantism is a neurological condition derived from autism – with a twist. “Savants” were formerly coined “Idiot-Savants”, as in the past, those born with the condition were condemned to mental institutions for their atypical social behavior. As the years progressed, acting “abnormally” became less taboo, and it was realized that these extraordinary individuals made up [...]
Posted by Katherine Watt on Tuesday, September 16, 2008 at 1:02 am
Filed under People · Tagged alonzo clemons, Art, artists, autism, autistic, daniel tammet, Disabled, henriett Seth-F, idiot savant, inspiration, james henry pullen, jerry newport, kim peek, mary newport, matt savage, musicians, rain man, reclusive, savant, stephen wiltshire, thristan mendoza, tony deblois
A disability is defined as a physical or mental handicap that prevents a person from living a full, normal life or from holding a gainful job. However, there are people across the world who live on and thrive despite whatever disability they possess. In fact, quite a few of them have been great contributors throughout [...]
Posted by William O'Dell on Tuesday, July 8, 2008 at 5:06 am
Filed under People · Tagged Albert Einstein, Christopher Reeve, claude monet, Disabled, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Handicap, Helen Keller, Ludwig van Beethoven, Marlee Matlin, michael j fox, Ray Charles, stephen hawking, Stevie Wonder, Superman, top 10 list