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Americans with disabilities
Americans with disabilities comprise one of the largest minority groups in the United States.
Americans with disabilities comprise one of the largest minority groups in the United States.
Angela Rockwood
Dustin Nguyen (born September 17, 1962) is a Vietnamese-American actor, director, writer and martial artist.
Dustin Nguyen (born September 17, 1962) is a Vietnamese-American actor, director, writer and martial artist.
Anthony Robles
Anthony Robles is a wrestler who won the 2010-11 NCAA individual wrestling championship in the 125-pound weight class despite being born with only one leg.
Anthony Robles is a wrestler who won the 2010-11 NCAA individual wrestling championship in the 125-pound weight class despite being born with only one leg.
Arthur C. Watson
Arthur Chopin Watson was an attorney, state legislator, civic leader, philanthropist, and chairman of the Louisiana Democratic Party from 1968–1976.
Arthur Chopin Watson was an attorney, state legislator, civic leader, philanthropist, and chairman of the Louisiana Democratic Party from 1968–1976.
Augie Nieto
Augie Nieto (born Augustine L. Nieto II in 1958) is the founder and retired chief executive of Life Fitness.
Augie Nieto (born Augustine L. Nieto II in 1958) is the founder and retired chief executive of Life Fitness.
Auti Angel
Auti Angel is an American actress and choreographer.
Auti Angel is an American actress and choreographer.
Barbara Boggs Sigmund
Barbara Boggs Sigmund (May 27, 1939 - October 10, 1990) was a daughter of the powerful Democratic United States Representative Hale Boggs of Louisiana, and Lindy Boggs, who became a Congresswoma...
Barbara Boggs Sigmund (May 27, 1939 - October 10, 1990) was a daughter of the powerful Democratic United States Representative Hale Boggs of Louisiana, and Lindy Boggs, who became a Congresswoma...
Bill Sackter
Bill Sackter (April 13, 1913 – June 16, 1983) was a mentally disabled man whose fame as the subject of two television movies helped change national attitudes on persons with disabilities.
Bill Sackter (April 13, 1913 – June 16, 1983) was a mentally disabled man whose fame as the subject of two television movies helped change national attitudes on persons with disabilities.
Bushwick Bill
Richard Shaw (born December 8, 1966), better known by the stage name Bushwick Bill, is a member of the American hip hop group Geto Boys.
Richard Shaw (born December 8, 1966), better known by the stage name Bushwick Bill, is a member of the American hip hop group Geto Boys.
Celestine Tate Harrington
Celestine Tate Harrington (1956 - Feb.
Celestine Tate Harrington (1956 - Feb.
Charles Krauthammer
Charles Krauthammer is an American Pulitzer Prize–winning syndicated columnist, political commentator, and physician.
Charles Krauthammer is an American Pulitzer Prize–winning syndicated columnist, political commentator, and physician.
Christine Griffin
Christine M. Griffin is an American lawyer and Assistant Secretary for Disability Policies and Programs, Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services.
Christine M. Griffin is an American lawyer and Assistant Secretary for Disability Policies and Programs, Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services.
Christopher Reeve
Christopher D'Olier Reeve was an American actor, film director, producer, screenwriter, author and activist.
Christopher D'Olier Reeve was an American actor, film director, producer, screenwriter, author and activist.
Daniel Gibson Knowlton
Daniel Gibson Knowlton (born November 14, 1922) was an American classicist bookbinder at Brown University.
Daniel Gibson Knowlton (born November 14, 1922) was an American classicist bookbinder at Brown University.
Daniel Inouye
Daniel Ken "Dan" Inouye (, Japanese: 井上 建, Inoue Ken; born September 7, 1924) is the senior United States Senator from Hawaii, a member of the Democratic Party, and the President pro tempore...
Daniel Ken "Dan" Inouye (, Japanese: 井上 建, Inoue Ken; born September 7, 1924) is the senior United States Senator from Hawaii, a member of the Democratic Party, and the President pro tempore...
Danny Chandler
Danny "Magoo" Chandler (October 5, 1959 – May 4, 2010) was a professional motocross racer.
Danny "Magoo" Chandler (October 5, 1959 – May 4, 2010) was a professional motocross racer.
David Edwards (football player and motivational speaker)
David Edwards (March 1, 1987 – February 27, 2008) was an American high school football player whose paralysis following an injury suffered during play led to work as a motivational speaker.
David Edwards (March 1, 1987 – February 27, 2008) was an American high school football player whose paralysis following an injury suffered during play led to work as a motivational speaker.
David Ring
David Ring (born October 28, 1953) is a Christian evangelist and motivational speaker who has cerebral palsy.
David Ring (born October 28, 1953) is a Christian evangelist and motivational speaker who has cerebral palsy.
Doug Henry (motocross)
Doug Henry (born September 6, 1969 in Milford, Connecticut) is a multi-time AMA championship-winning motocross racer.
Doug Henry (born September 6, 1969 in Milford, Connecticut) is a multi-time AMA championship-winning motocross racer.
Ed Roberts (activist)
Edward Verne Roberts was an American activist.
Edward Verne Roberts was an American activist.
Edith Fisch
Edith L. Fisch (March 3, 1923 – August 3, 2006) was an American jurist and noted legal scholar.
Edith L. Fisch (March 3, 1923 – August 3, 2006) was an American jurist and noted legal scholar.
Eliza Suggs
Elizabeth Gertrude Suggs (December 11, 1876 - unknown, circa 1900) was 19th century American author, born to former slaves.
Elizabeth Gertrude Suggs (December 11, 1876 - unknown, circa 1900) was 19th century American author, born to former slaves.
Ella Harper
Ella Harper (born in Tennessee in 1873), known as the "Camel Girl", was born with an orthopedic condition that caused her knees to bend backwards, called congenital genu recurvatum.
Ella Harper (born in Tennessee in 1873), known as the "Camel Girl", was born with an orthopedic condition that caused her knees to bend backwards, called congenital genu recurvatum.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, also known by his initials, FDR, was the 32nd President of the United States and a central figure in world events during the mid-20th century, leading the United...
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, also known by his initials, FDR, was the 32nd President of the United States and a central figure in world events during the mid-20th century, leading the United...
Fred Fay
Frederick A. Fay was an early leader in the disability rights movement in the United States.
Frederick A. Fay was an early leader in the disability rights movement in the United States.
Genain quadruplets
The Genain quadruplets (born in 1930) are a set of identical quadruplet sisters notable for all having schizophrenia, suggesting a large genetic component to the cause of the disease.
The Genain quadruplets (born in 1930) are a set of identical quadruplet sisters notable for all having schizophrenia, suggesting a large genetic component to the cause of the disease.
Geri Jewell
Geraldine Ann "Geri" Jewell (born September 13, 1956) is an American actress born with cerebral palsy.
Geraldine Ann "Geri" Jewell (born September 13, 1956) is an American actress born with cerebral palsy.
Harilyn Rousso
Harilyn Rousso is an American disabled rights activist, psychotherapist, artist, and feminist.
Harilyn Rousso is an American disabled rights activist, psychotherapist, artist, and feminist.
Harry M. Woods
Henry MacGregor Woods (November 4, 1896 - January 14, 1970) was a Tin Pan Alley songwriter and pianist.
Henry MacGregor Woods (November 4, 1896 - January 14, 1970) was a Tin Pan Alley songwriter and pianist.
Harvey Kuenn
Harvey Edward Kuenn was an American player, coach, and manager in Major League Baseball.
Harvey Edward Kuenn was an American player, coach, and manager in Major League Baseball.
Helen B. Taussig
Helen Brooke Taussig was an American cardiologist, working in Baltimore and Boston, who founded the field of pediatric cardiology.
Helen Brooke Taussig was an American cardiologist, working in Baltimore and Boston, who founded the field of pediatric cardiology.
Henry Lee Lucas
Henry Lee Lucas was an American criminal, convicted of murder in 11 different cases and once listed as America's most prolific serial killer; he later recanted his confessions, and flatly stated...
Henry Lee Lucas was an American criminal, convicted of murder in 11 different cases and once listed as America's most prolific serial killer; he later recanted his confessions, and flatly stated...
James Brady
James Scott "Jim" Brady is a former Assistant to the President and White House Press Secretary under U.S. President Ronald Reagan.
James Scott "Jim" Brady is a former Assistant to the President and White House Press Secretary under U.S. President Ronald Reagan.
Jill Kinmont
Jill Kinmont Boothe (born February 16, 1936 in Los Angeles, California) is a former alpine ski racer, who competed in the mid-1950s.
Jill Kinmont Boothe (born February 16, 1936 in Los Angeles, California) is a former alpine ski racer, who competed in the mid-1950s.
Jill Kinmont Boothe
Jill Kinmont Boothe was an alpine ski racer who competed in the mid-1950s.
Jill Kinmont Boothe was an alpine ski racer who competed in the mid-1950s.
Jim Carvin
Jim Carvin (1929 – January 16, 2009) was a New Orleans political consultant with a sustained record of supporting winners in New Orleans mayoral elections.
Jim Carvin (1929 – January 16, 2009) was a New Orleans political consultant with a sustained record of supporting winners in New Orleans mayoral elections.
Joel Rifkin
Joel David Rifkin is an American serial killer convicted of the murder of nine women, mostly drug addicted prostitutes, between 1989 and 1993 in New York City.
Joel David Rifkin is an American serial killer convicted of the murder of nine women, mostly drug addicted prostitutes, between 1989 and 1993 in New York City.
John C. Ostlund
John Chapman Ostlund (September 29, 1927–April 27, 2004) was a diversified businessman from Gillette and Cheyenne, Wyoming, who served in the Wyoming State Senate from 1973 to 1978, when h...
John Chapman Ostlund (September 29, 1927–April 27, 2004) was a diversified businessman from Gillette and Cheyenne, Wyoming, who served in the Wyoming State Senate from 1973 to 1978, when h...
John Forbes Nash, Jr.
John Forbes Nash, Jr. is an American mathematician whose works in game theory, differential geometry, and partial differential equations have provided insight into the forces that govern chance ...
John Forbes Nash, Jr. is an American mathematician whose works in game theory, differential geometry, and partial differential equations have provided insight into the forces that govern chance ...
John Porter East
John Porter East was a Republican U.S. senator from the state of North Carolina from 1981 until his suicide in 1986.
John Porter East was a Republican U.S. senator from the state of North Carolina from 1981 until his suicide in 1986.
Johnny Eck
Johnny Eck, born John Eckhardt, Jr. (27 August 1911, Baltimore, Maryland – 5 January 1991, Baltimore, Maryland) was an American freak show performer born with the appearance that he ...
Johnny Eck, born John Eckhardt, Jr. (27 August 1911, Baltimore, Maryland – 5 January 1991, Baltimore, Maryland) was an American freak show performer born with the appearance that he ...
Joni Eareckson Tada
Joni Eareckson Tada D.D. LL.D is an evangelical Christian author, radio host, and founder of Joni and Friends, an organization "accelerating Christian ministry in the disability community."
Joni Eareckson Tada D.D. LL.D is an evangelical Christian author, radio host, and founder of Joni and Friends, an organization "accelerating Christian ministry in the disability community."
Karen Killilea
Karen Ann Killilea (born August 18, 1940) is the subject of two bestselling books by her mother Marie Killilea, Karen and With Love from Karen.
Karen Ann Killilea (born August 18, 1940) is the subject of two bestselling books by her mother Marie Killilea, Karen and With Love from Karen.
Karin Muraszko
Karin Marie Muraszko is Julian T. Hoff Professor and chair of the Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Michigan.
Karin Marie Muraszko is Julian T. Hoff Professor and chair of the Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Michigan.
Kristen Cox
Kristen Cox (born Kristen Eyring in 1969, Bellevue, Washington) is a blind American politician and current Executive Director for the Utah Department of Workforce Services.
Kristen Cox (born Kristen Eyring in 1969, Bellevue, Washington) is a blind American politician and current Executive Director for the Utah Department of Workforce Services.
Lefty Williams (musician)
Lefty Williams is a one-armed guitar player from Marietta, Georgia.
Lefty Williams is a one-armed guitar player from Marietta, Georgia.
Leon Klinghoffer
Leon Klinghoffer was a disabled American appliance manufacturer who was murdered and thrown overboard by Palestinian terrorists in the hijacking of the cruise ship Achille Lauro in 1985.
Leon Klinghoffer was a disabled American appliance manufacturer who was murdered and thrown overboard by Palestinian terrorists in the hijacking of the cruise ship Achille Lauro in 1985.
Leonard Trask
Leonard Trask (June 30, 1805 – ?) was an American who suffered from a "contortion of neck and spine" during his late 20s after an accident while horse riding, which led to Trask becoming a ...
Leonard Trask (June 30, 1805 – ?) was an American who suffered from a "contortion of neck and spine" during his late 20s after an accident while horse riding, which led to Trask becoming a ...
Marie Colvin
Marie Catherine Colvin was an award-winning American journalist who worked for the British newspaper The Sunday Times from 1985 until her death.
Marie Catherine Colvin was an award-winning American journalist who worked for the British newspaper The Sunday Times from 1985 until her death.
Mark Zupan (athlete)
Mark Zupan (born May 20, 1975) is a wheelchair rugby player and the captain of the United States wheelchair rugby team which competed in the Paralympic Games in 2004.
Mark Zupan (born May 20, 1975) is a wheelchair rugby player and the captain of the United States wheelchair rugby team which competed in the Paralympic Games in 2004.
Marty Ravellette
Marty Ravellette (1939–12 November 2007) lived in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and gained national fame for flourishing in life despite being born without arms.
Marty Ravellette (1939–12 November 2007) lived in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and gained national fame for flourishing in life despite being born without arms.
Matt Brown (track and field athlete)
Matthew S. Brown, known as Matt P.F. Brown (born November 24, 1976), is a football and track and field coach at Idalou High School in Idalou in Lubbock County, Texas, who is a gold and bro...
Matthew S. Brown, known as Matt P.F. Brown (born November 24, 1976), is a football and track and field coach at Idalou High School in Idalou in Lubbock County, Texas, who is a gold and bro...
Melody Gardot
Melody Gardot is a Grammy-nominated American singer, writer and musician in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, though she considers herself a "citizen of the world".
Melody Gardot is a Grammy-nominated American singer, writer and musician in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, though she considers herself a "citizen of the world".
Michael D. Ryan
Michael D. Ryan was an associate justice on the Arizona Supreme Court, a position he had held 2002-2010.
Michael D. Ryan was an associate justice on the Arizona Supreme Court, a position he had held 2002-2010.
Michael Zinzun
Michael Zinzun was an American ex-Black Panther and anti-police brutality activist of African American and Apache descent.
Michael Zinzun was an American ex-Black Panther and anti-police brutality activist of African American and Apache descent.
Murry Wilson
Murry Gage Wilson was an American musician and record producer, best remembered as the father of The Beach Boys members Brian Wilson, Dennis Wilson, and Carl Wilson, uncle of bandmate Mike Love,...
Murry Gage Wilson was an American musician and record producer, best remembered as the father of The Beach Boys members Brian Wilson, Dennis Wilson, and Carl Wilson, uncle of bandmate Mike Love,...
Myrtle Corbin
Josephene Myrtle Corbin (May 12, 1868 in Lincoln County, Tennessee – May 6, 1928 in Cleburne, Texas) was born a dipygus, meaning that she had two separate pelvises side by side from the wa...
Josephene Myrtle Corbin (May 12, 1868 in Lincoln County, Tennessee – May 6, 1928 in Cleburne, Texas) was born a dipygus, meaning that she had two separate pelvises side by side from the wa...
N0M4D
Randy "N0M4D" Fitzgerald, is a world renowned professional video game player, and game designer who has shocked the world by his unique and amazing ability to perform at live video game events.
Randy "N0M4D" Fitzgerald, is a world renowned professional video game player, and game designer who has shocked the world by his unique and amazing ability to perform at live video game events.
Patty Duke
Anna Marie "Patty" Duke (born December 14, 1946) is an American actress of stage, film, and television.
Anna Marie "Patty" Duke (born December 14, 1946) is an American actress of stage, film, and television.
Paul Johnson (producer)
Paul Johnson (born Paul Leighton Johnson, 1971, Chicago, Illinois) is an American house DJ and producer.
Paul Johnson (born Paul Leighton Johnson, 1971, Chicago, Illinois) is an American house DJ and producer.
Paul K. Longmore
Paul K. Longmore (July 10, 1946–August 9, 2010) was a professor of history, an author, and notable disability activist who taught at San Francisco State.
Paul K. Longmore (July 10, 1946–August 9, 2010) was a professor of history, an author, and notable disability activist who taught at San Francisco State.
Peter Falk
Peter Michael Falk was an American actor, best known for his role as Lt. Frank Columbo in the television series Columbo.
Peter Michael Falk was an American actor, best known for his role as Lt. Frank Columbo in the television series Columbo.
Raoul Walsh
Raoul Walsh (March 11, 1887December 31, 1980) was an American film director, actor, founding member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) and the brother of silent scree...
Raoul Walsh (March 11, 1887December 31, 1980) was an American film director, actor, founding member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) and the brother of silent scree...
Ray Sawyer
Ray "Eye Patch" Sawyer (born February 1, 1937, Chickasaw, Alabama, United States) is a singer best known as a lead vocalist with the 1970s rock band, Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show.
Ray "Eye Patch" Sawyer (born February 1, 1937, Chickasaw, Alabama, United States) is a singer best known as a lead vocalist with the 1970s rock band, Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show.
Rich Williams
Richard Williams (born February 1, 1950) is the guitarist for the rock band Kansas, and has been with them since their 1974 self-titled debut album.
Richard Williams (born February 1, 1950) is the guitarist for the rock band Kansas, and has been with them since their 1974 self-titled debut album.
Robert W. "Bo" Williams
Robert Warren "Bo" Williams (born July 21, 1938) is a former Republican mayor of Shreveport, Louisiana, having served a single term from 1994-1998.
Robert Warren "Bo" Williams (born July 21, 1938) is a former Republican mayor of Shreveport, Louisiana, having served a single term from 1994-1998.
Ruth Sienkiewicz-Mercer
Ruth Sienkiewicz-Mercer (September 23, 1950 - August 8, 1998) was a quadriplegic and American disability rights activist.
Ruth Sienkiewicz-Mercer (September 23, 1950 - August 8, 1998) was a quadriplegic and American disability rights activist.
Sammy Davis, Jr.
Samuel George "Sammy" Davis Jr. was an American entertainer and was also known for his impersonations of actors and other celebrities.
Samuel George "Sammy" Davis Jr. was an American entertainer and was also known for his impersonations of actors and other celebrities.
Serena Waldman
Serena Waldman (born 1984), is a person with cerebral palsy.
Serena Waldman (born 1984), is a person with cerebral palsy.
Sunaura Taylor
Sunaura "Sunny" Taylor (born March 21, 1982 in Tucson, Arizona) is an American painter and activist for disability and animal rights.
Sunaura "Sunny" Taylor (born March 21, 1982 in Tucson, Arizona) is an American painter and activist for disability and animal rights.
Susan Audé
Susan Audé (born October 31, 1952) is a retired American television news anchor in Columbia, South Carolina.
Susan Audé (born October 31, 1952) is a retired American television news anchor in Columbia, South Carolina.
Sylvia A. Law
Sylvia A. Law is the Elizabeth K. Dollard Professor of Law, Medicine and Psychiatry and the Co-Director of the Arthur Garfield Hays Civil Liberties Program at New York University School of Law.
Sylvia A. Law is the Elizabeth K. Dollard Professor of Law, Medicine and Psychiatry and the Co-Director of the Arthur Garfield Hays Civil Liberties Program at New York University School of Law.
Ted DeVita
Ted DeVita (1962 – May 27, 1980) was a victim of severe aplastic anemia who was forced to live in a sterile hospital room for eight and a half years.
Ted DeVita (1962 – May 27, 1980) was a victim of severe aplastic anemia who was forced to live in a sterile hospital room for eight and a half years.
Tom Rafferty
Thomas Michael Rafferty is a former American football offensive lineman in the NFL. He attended Fayetteville-Manlius High School in Manlius, New York, and went on to start four years for coach J...
Thomas Michael Rafferty is a former American football offensive lineman in the NFL. He attended Fayetteville-Manlius High School in Manlius, New York, and went on to start four years for coach J...
Tony DiStefano
Tony DiStefano (born February 6, 1957 in Bristol, Pennsylvania) was a top motocross champion of the 1970s.
Tony DiStefano (born February 6, 1957 in Bristol, Pennsylvania) was a top motocross champion of the 1970s.
Wayne Rainey
Wayne Wesley Rainey, born in Downey, California, United States, is a former American Grand Prix motorcycle road racer.
Wayne Wesley Rainey, born in Downey, California, United States, is a former American Grand Prix motorcycle road racer.
Will Groulx
Will Groulx (born March 11, 1974) is an American wheelchair rugby player and member of the United States wheelchair rugby team.
Will Groulx (born March 11, 1974) is an American wheelchair rugby player and member of the United States wheelchair rugby team.
William H. Prescott
William Hickling Prescott (May 4, 1796 – January 29, 1859) was an American historian and Hispanist, who is widely recognized by historiographers to have been the first American scientific h...
William Hickling Prescott (May 4, 1796 – January 29, 1859) was an American historian and Hispanist, who is widely recognized by historiographers to have been the first American scientific h...