Unusual Achievement Of People with Disabilities to Achieve Greatness
A Little Inspiration Goes a Long Way
Rakshanda Bhattacharjee /22nd July 2024
Individuals with disabilities often face significant challenges in the daily life but many have overcome these obstacles to achieve extraordinary success in various field. The report explore the achievements of their remarkable individual who have excelled in their respective area but also inspire millions of people around the world. There are many inspring achievements by individuals with disabilities showcasing their determination and talent. Their stories under-scored the potential of greatness that exit within everyone regardless of physical or mental limitations. There are many famous personalities who were born with disabilities they have chosen the challenging public life with dignity by defying all odds and trying the spotlight on them.
Kyle Maynard –Despite being born with a rare condition known as congenital amputation that left him with arms that end at the elbows and legs that end near his knees, Kyle learned early on to live life independently.
Kyle’s feats are simply remarkable. In 2012, Kyle became the first quadruple amputee to climb the 19,340 feet to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro without the aid of prosthetics. Four years later in 2016, he reached the summit of Argentina’s Mount Aconcagua. Standing at 22,838 feet, Aconcagua is the highest peak in both the Western and Southern Hemispheres. Many of Kyle’s accomplishments are done to raise awareness for special causes such as injured veterans and children in need.
Today, Kyle is a motivational speaker, author, entrepreneur, and ESPY award-winning mixed martial artist.
Bharat Kumar: who was born on December 10 1989, he was born with a right hand by birth but his physical disability never dissuade him from pursuing his dream he was the world champion made India proud by winning 50 medals in para swimming contest.He has won two international titles, on silver at IWAS world junior athlete championship in Ireland and one gold medal and over 40 National level medals.
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Arunima Sinha: A 27 year old Arunima Sinha lost her left leg in an unfortunate incident on April 11 2011 despite the fact she decided to convert her weakness into her biggest strength on my 21 2013, She achieved the rare feet to become first Indian amputee to conquer the Mount Everest with the help of a prosthetic leg Arunima made India proud when she hosted the Indian tricolour flag at the peak of Mount Everest.
Girish Sharma: He lost his one leg in a train accident when he was just 2 years old he was a badminton champion, has proved that no matter whatever the circumstance are, you can still be a champion in your preferred field in your life. Girish also ride bicycle is the proud winner of the gold medal in a Para olympic Asia Cup for disabled in India.
Stephen Hawking: Suffers from rare motor neuron diseases and speaks with the help of a voice synthesizer. He was born in January 8 1942, and was diagnosed with Amyotrophic lateral sceleorsis (ALS) also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. He is one of the brilliant scientist alive wheelchair bond British theoretical physics Stephen Hawking attend Oxford University in England as an undergraduate student. He received his PhD in 1966 from Cambridge University by the time he was Cambridge first gravitational physics professor and received the Lucasian professor of mathematics award.
Helen Keller: bond as a blind diff and mute on June 27 1880. Author political activist and lecturer Helen Keller devoted her life to persons with disabilities thus, becoming an inspiration to many disabled persons. She travelled to at least 39 countries she campaigned for women suffrage workers rights socialism and many other social causes.
Muniba Mazari became confined to a wheelchair after a serious car accident in her native Pakistan that severely damaged her spinal cord. During her many months of rehabilitation, Muniba began discovering her artistic talent. She painted self-expressive portraits as an outlet for her personal sorrow. Muniba’s unique and vibrant style almost immediately attracted attention. She became a highly sought-after artist, working on private contracts on a variety of projects in Pakistan and abroad. As her fame grew due to her exceptional art and unique story, Muniba began to take up motivational speaking and humanitarian activism. She has received numerous international awards for her work over the years and is the first Goodwill Ambassador to UN Women from her home nation of Pakistan.
Andrea Bocelli –Tenor, musician, writer, and musical producer of Italian origin, Andrea Boccelli has had an exceptional music career and has sold more than 75 million records.Boccelli was born with congenital glaucoma that made him partially blind from the beginning of his life. Identifying his musical talent, Boccelli’s parents arranged for him to take music lessons from a young age. He studied the piano until the age of six despite his visual difficulties.At age 12, the young Andrea suffered a serious injury during a football game. The effects of the blow on top of his congenital vision impairment left him completely blind. Endowed with a special spirit, he decided to focus entirely on music, specifically on singing. Boccelli became an internationally acclaimed vocalist. He is one of the few artists ever that brought classical music to the top of international pop charts. Boccelli has received numerous international awards and even has a beach named after him on the Adriatic coast.
Stevie Wonder was born 6 weeks prematurely and the blood vessels in his eyes had not yet developed. The oxygen-rich atmosphere in the hospital incubator resulted in retinopathy of prematurity, a condition in which the growth of the eyes is aborted and causes the retinas to detach causing blindness. Despite being blind from birth, Stevie excelled at music from a young age. Stevie was identified as a child prodigy and signed his first record label at age eleven. He has recorded more than 30 U.S. top ten hits including famous tracks like “Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours,” “Superstition,” “You Are the Sunshine of My Life,” and “I Just Called to Say I Love You.” He has over 25 Grammy Awards to his name.
Michael J. Fox was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease when he was 29 years old, after already achieving worldwide fame for his roles in the Back to the Future movies and the television show Family Ties.Despite being told he should retire, Fox continued with his acting career and went on to produce several well-received productions over the next ten years including the wildly popular sitcom, Spin City. Fox retired from full-time acting in 2000. Since retirement, Fox has thrown most of his energy into advocacy for those living with Parkinson’s disease. His foundation has raised over $230 million for Parkinson’s research.
Bethany Hamilton:In 2003, Bethany survived a shark attack in which she lost her arm. Bethany didn’t let her injury keep her down. Already an avid surfer, Bethany was back in the water within three to four weeks of the attack. She turned pro and has competed internationally ever since, scoring six first-place trophies and several other prestigious sports awards over the past fifteen years. In addition to competing, Bethany runs courses on motivation and life transformation-based and powered on her own experiences and inspirational story
These individual have made significant contribution to their field and have become powerful advocates of people with disabilities that limitations do not define one’s potential.
