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I want to tell you about my student Denis. He is 12 years old and is diagnosed with gluten deficiency 1, a very rare metabolic disease. He speaks hard, I needed time to understand everything he says, he moves harder and writes slowly, but he is a cheerful and spiritual boy, who does not give up. Denis inspires me every day, makes me as attentive and cheerful as he is.

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Robin Williams – before his untimely death, the actor and comedian had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease. Williams also had ADHD as a child and was diagnosed with bipolar as an adult.

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Petria Mircea Marian, 31 years old Romanian athlete, first place in Open Croatia 2016.

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Nick Vujicic is an example I also presented in class and had my students watch his motivational speeches.

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Best Motivation by the Man with No Arms and No Legs - Nick Vujicic Inspirational Video

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Àlex Roca Campillo (Barcelona, ​​1991) is an athlete known for finishing triathlons and races such as the Titan Desert 2019 overcoming cerebral paralysis with 76% physical disability, two foot surgeries and having to communicate with the sign language. His motto is "You set the limit".
At six months he suffered a cerebral herpes that caused him a cerebral paralysis with 76% of physical disability that affected his left side of the body, which reduced his mobility. As a result, he communicates through sign language. He has studies, works as an accountant, drives a car and holds motivational conferences with his partner who acts as an interpreter for people who do not know the sign language.
He is currently the ambassador of the FC Barcelona Foundation.

Source: https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%80lex_Roca_Campillo

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Stephen Hawking- Inspire The Humanity and Inspire me (Ramona Gabriela Asan)

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Stephen Hawking- Inspire The Humanity and Inspire me (Ramona Gabriela Asan)

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IT CAN BE DONE - Stephen Hawking's Inspiring message to humanity | Stephen Hawking speech

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Lenine Cunha. 34-year-old Portuguese athlete, was considered the best athlete in the world - Australia- 2022. He has intellectual disability.

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Lenine Cunha_atleta com deficiência intelectual

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Andrea Bocelli, born September 22, 1958 in Lajatico, is an Italian tenor of lyrical inspiration.
He alternately sings pop and classical music, and has also sung in many operas. To date, he has recorded more than a dozen classic and pop albums.
He was born with a hereditary form of glaucoma and became completely blind at the age of twelve. He is one of the best-known Italian singers in the world and one of the best-selling singers in the world, with more than 80 million copies.

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Dame Evelyn Glennie
Despite being profoundly deaf since the age of 12, Dame Evelyn Glennie is an internationally acclaimed percussionist and composer who has played with some of the world’s top orchestras and performed at the Opening Ceremony of the London Olympics.
As a child, Evelyn Glennie’s ears began to hurt ans voices became distant whispers. But when she was told that she would need to wear hearing aids for the rest of her life, Evelyn was determined that this would never stop her from playing music. Instead of giving up on her dreams, Evelyn found new ways to listen…
Her life is a story of music, obstacles, strength and hard work.

“No. You can’t,” people said.
But Evelyn knew she could. She had found her own way to listen.

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Helen Keller was an American author and educator who was blind and deaf.
Helen made history in 1904. She was the first deaf and blind person to graduate from college. She graduated from Radcliffe College with honors. Even before she earned her degree, she was a published author.
Her education and training represent an extraordinary accomplishment in the education of persons with these disabilities.

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I first heard about Spielberg's dyslexia issues at a Listening Comprehension exam. I was fascinated about Steven's story of self-improvement <3

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Steven Spielberg discusses his dyslexia for the first time ever, on 12 September, 2012

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A great Croatian painter. She was deaf and dumb. Her work and life are trully inspiring.

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Mihai Mircea Neșu  is a Romanian former footballer and philanthropist. A left-back, Neșu played as a senior for Steaua București and FC Utrecht, as well as being capped eight times for the Romania national team. His career was cut short at age 28, when he suffered a severe neck injury that left him paralyzed.After his accident, Neșu started a personal foundation dedicated to children with motor disorders, at the same time receiving treatment for his paralysis from which he did not make a full recovery.

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DIS-ARMING NICKNick Vujicic (“voo-yi-chich”) is an Australian-American born without arms or legs who has become a world-renowned speaker, New York Times best-selling author, coach and entrepreneur.Nick faced tremendous obstacles in life from, living life without limbs, to being bullied at school and fearful for his future with no purpose in sight.  Without hope, his feelings of helplessness and isolation led him to attempt suicide. Nick persevered through life’s challenges and discovered key principles which enabled him to find his purpose and turn obstacles into opportunities; making him one of the most sought-after keynote speakers in the world!  Millions of people have found hope, purpose and the strength to overcome their challenges through Nick’s inspirational speeches and powerful coaching.Nick is an anti-bullying advocate who travels the globe speaking to millions of students in partnership with Education Departments of several Governments.  Nick has created an innovative Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Curriculum called “Attitude Is Altitude,” wherein he teaches students to make positive changes in their lives and their communities.He is also the founder and CEO of the non-profit ministry Life Without Limbs.Nick has been featured on BBC, 60 Minutes Australia, CBS Sunday Morning, Oprah’s LifeClass, USA Today, People Magazine, ABC News, The Glenn Beck Program TLC, LA Stories, and many more. He personally connects with his huge social media following through “The Nick Vujicic Podcast”, and engages through webinars and coaching.Husband to his beautiful wife Kanae and father of four children, Nick’s passion is to inspire and equip the world to know that we all can rise above adversity and overcome every disability of the heart and mind!

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DIS-ARMING NICKNick Vujicic (“voo-yi-chich”) is an Australian-American born without arms or legs who has become a world-renowned speaker, New York Times best-selling author, coach and entrepreneur.Nick faced tremendous obstacles in life from, living life without limbs, to being bullied at school and fearful for his future with no purpose in sight.  Without hope, his feelings of helplessness and isolation led him to attempt suicide. Nick persevered through life’s challenges and discovered key principles which enabled him to find his purpose and turn obstacles into opportunities; making him one of the most sought-after keynote speakers in the world!  Millions of people have found hope, purpose and the strength to overcome their challenges through Nick’s inspirational speeches and powerful coaching.Nick is an anti-bullying advocate who travels the globe speaking to millions of students in partnership with Education Departments of several Governments.  Nick has created an innovative Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Curriculum called “Attitude Is Altitude,” wherein he teaches students to make positive changes in their lives and their communities.He is also the founder and CEO of the non-profit ministry Life Without Limbs.Nick has been featured on BBC, 60 Minutes Australia, CBS Sunday Morning, Oprah’s LifeClass, USA Today, People Magazine, ABC News, The Glenn Beck Program TLC, LA Stories, and many more. He personally connects with his huge social media following through “The Nick Vujicic Podcast”, and engages through webinars and coaching.Husband to his beautiful wife Kanae and father of four children, Nick’s passion is to inspire and equip the world to know that we all can rise above adversity and overcome every disability of the heart and mind!

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Frida Kahlo
The Mexican artist was a model of perseverance. Kahlo's disability did not stop her from becoming world-famous. When she was only 6 years old, she had polio which left her paralyzed. That virus caused severe damages to her legs. Her strong heart made her say “Feet, what do I need you for when I have wings to fly?”

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Andrea Boccelli

Tenor, musician, writer and musical producer of Italian origin, Andrea Boccelli has sold more than 75 million records.

He was born with congenital glaucoma that left him partially blind, something that did not prevent him from taking piano lessons until the age of six.

However, at age 12 he suffered a blow during a football game that left him completely blind. Endowed with a spirit of innate improvement, he decided to focus entirely on music, specifically on singing. He also studied Law.

Boccelli has received numerous awards of international prestige and even has a beach named after him on the Adriatic.

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Among so many famous names - Beethoven, FD Roosevelt - there are two women I truly admire: Helen Keller and Frida Kahlo. The Mexican painter (the one I know best) is/was a model of perseverance. Kahlo's disability did not stop her from becoming world-famous. When she was only 6 years old, she had polio which left her paralyzed. That virus caused severe damages to her legs. Her strong heart made her say “Feet, what do I need you for when I have wings to fly?” Even bed-ridden, she didn't stop painting!

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I think Mihai Neșu is an example of determination and hope. He has never given up hope in a better world and he changed a tragic accident into an example of empathy trying to help others who do not have the same opportunities as he had.

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Mihai Nesu Foundation, Oradea. 92,470 likes · 1,982 talking about this · 1,232 were here. Charity Foundation for children with disabilities from Romania.

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Temple Grandin truly is a hero. She was born with a disorder that stopped thousands of other children from having a good life, and thousands more from even having the right to their own freedom.Yet, she not only had a good life, she made the world a better place for animals and autistic children everywhere.

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I think that Bebe Vio can be a very good and inspiring example! She can be considered  a living example of how a terrible misfortune can be transformed into a glorious destiny.  She won the Gold Medal in the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio

BEBE VIO: “ISN’T IT POSSIBLE? I’M SORRY, I DON’T UNDERSTAND THOSE WORDS”

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The story of Beatriz Vio, also known as Bebe, is a source of inspiration for anyone who gets to know her. At an early age, she suffered from severe meningitis that caused a necrosis in her joints. Subsequently, her both legs were amputated from the knee, and both her arms from the forearm. One might have thought that there are many activities that she would no longer do, but she did not see it that way. Fencing was one of her passions and although it is a sport that requires the movement of the wrist and three fingers of the hand, which she was not able to perform, she was not willing to drop it out it.

After three months of intensive rehabilitation, she was ready to resume fencing, which she had practiced since she was five years old. This was possible thanks to a special prosthesis that allows her to hold her foil and wield it from the shoulder. She uses a hook system in her forearm, to which a carbon prosthesis and a sword can be attached. Everything was specially designed for her, since she is the first fencer in the world without hands. For Bebe, fencing is like life itself. It is a sport that teaches you to compete against yourself: if you do not set goals for each training, you never win. And even though we all like winning, it teaches you to move forward by setting goals at a time, it encourages you to get the most of each experience and it helps you overcome bad times.

Two years after the surgery, she participated in the first wheelchair fencing competition. In 2013, she won her first World Cup in Montreal after defeating Olympic silver medallist Gyöngyi Dani. For this Because of that participation, she was named Paralympic Athlete of the Month by the International Paralympic Committee. And from then on, she has never stopped: She became one of the most famous athletes in Italy and reached the title of Paralympic and World Fencing Champion at just 19 years old.

Apart from being an excellent fencer, Bebe became an advocate for vaccination. Since just a vaccine would have been enough to avoid her case to prevent her from getting meningitis in the first place. Back in time her doctor considered that she was too young to be vaccinated: but two years later, she contracted that disease. Her experience also led to the foundation of Art4sport ONLUS, a non-profit organization that promotes sports as therapy for young people with limb prostheses and helps amputee children to enjoy the beauty of life and get integrated into society.

Those who go through hard times regarding their health conditions sometimes tend to think their lives have come to an end and that they would not be able to achieve their dreams. However, for people like Babe, the consequences of their diseases are not an impediment. Almost 95% of meningitis patients do not survive the first hours of treatment, so we can say her most important victory was to overcome the disease. In an interview Bebe explains her approach to life, "I don't understand why I should be angry when I have survived the disease, I am enjoying life to the fullest, so I have a lot of fun. I also have days in which I wake up on the wrong foot, but I think it's us who decide how to seize the day. If you are not the one who decides you want to live well, you will never do it. It's not worth being sad: it's great to come across someone with a smile on the face. "

Bebe inspires anyone who believes they do not have what it takes to accomplish their dreams. And by doing so, she teaches people that fulfilling our dreams is not about whether we have enough talent or the necessary tools to become what you want to be, but how hard you want to achieve it. Since she was eleven years old, she has proved to have the attitude of a winner and she has been willing to take on new challenges and experiences. Because as she says in a documentary of the Paralympic Games, the lack of a limb is not necessarily something terrible, it only made her different, and differences hide great beauty: "I love my prothesis. Because I don't have hands, I have to work harder on everything. I can never relax, but I love it."

Fotos: Augusto Bizzi/Bebe Vio

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Bebe Vio: "Isn't it possible? I'm sorry, I don't understand those words" - Prysmian Ocean Racing

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The story of Beatriz Vio, also known as Bebe, is a source of inspiration for anyone who gets to know her. At an early age, she suffered from severe meningitis that caused a necrosis in her joints. Subsequently, her both legs were amputated from the knee, and both her arms from the forearm.

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STEPHEN HAWKING:
If you have a disability, it's probably not your fault, but you don't have to blame the rest of the world or expect them to feel sorry for you.