Divergent and brilliant
This brilliant computer scientist ND and queer icon, helped crack the Enigma code during WWII
Who is Alan Turing?
This Microsoft AI tool allows visually impaired users to describe scenes, identify objects, and even read text aloud through their phones
What is Seeing AI?
Born with retinopathy of prematurity, this iconic singer redefined soul music with songs like "Hit the Road Jack."
Who is Ray Charles?
This critical document outlines legally mandated services for students with disabilities
What is an Individualized Education Program (IEP)?
Despite becoming deaf later in life, this author, best known for The Story of My Life, became a world-renowned speaker, activist, and writer
Who is Helen Keller?
Sir Richard Branson has attributed this learning difference to his creative thinking
What is dyslexia?
This handy tool helped drivers maintain steady speeds—especially helpful for individuals with lower-limb mobility impairments
What is cruise control?
Diagnosed with Tourette’s syndrome, this popular pop singer-songwriter has normalized the condition in interviews and performances
Who is Billie Eilish?
This international treaty, adopted by the UN, is often referred to as the CRPD and promotes the rights and dignity of disabled people worldwide
What is the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities?
Diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease before his passing in 2015, this fantasy author built Discworld, one of the quirkiest, sharpest fictional universes in modern literature
Who is Terry Pratchett?
J. K. Rowling said these characters from HP series were inspired by her struggles with OCD and depression
What are Dementors?
Developed by a quadriplegic inventor named Chris Klein, this software allows for hands-free computer use based entirely on head movements and voice commands
What is SmartNav?
Former Fifth Harmony member turned solo artist, this singer opened up about her struggles with OCD in her self-titled 2018 album
Who is Camila Cabello?
This 2018 law, passed in the U.S., provides a tax-advantaged savings account for individuals with disabilities to use for qualified disability expenses
What is the ABLE Act (Achieving a Better Life Experience Act)?
The author of Charlotte's Web and Stuart Little struggled with a lifelong stutter yet crafted some of the most beloved children’s stories in history
Who is E.B. White?
She is a bestselling writer, YouTuber, and autism advocate who wrote NeuroTribes
Who is Steve Silberman?
The first prosthetic with a powered ankle, developed by Hugh Herr at MIT, uses robotics to mimic the gait of a natural limb
What is the BiOM (Bionic Lower Leg System)?
This Deaf rapper from the U.S. challenges stereotypes about music with tracks like "Live Your Life" and performances in ASL alongside vocals.
Who is Wawa Snipes?
This U.S. program provides income to people with disabilities who have never worked or who haven’t earned enough work credits to qualify for social security disability income
What is Supplemental Security Income (SSI)?
After contracting scarlet fever as a child, this author lost her hearing in one ear and went on to pen Little Women
Who is Louisa May Alcott?
This Australian sociologist is credited with coining the term neurodiversity in the 1990s
Who is Judy Singer?
This revolutionary device marked the first revolution in assistive technology for blind - scanning and converting printed text into audio
What is the Kurzweil Reading Machine?
This Irish singer-songwriter, who struggles with fibromyalgia and mental health conditions, created hits like "Take Me to Church"
Who is Hozier?
This legislation passed in 2004 and ensures equal voting access for disabled individuals, including offering compliant voting machines
What is the Help America Vote Act (HAVA)?
Known for The Bell Jar, this poet and novelist struggled publicly with depression, and her writing revealed painful truths about mental health
Who is Sylvia Plath?