Celebrating Disabilities: Scientists Who Have Overcome Poster Series

Disabilities are seen in many forms, physically, mentally and emotionally. The men and women who have persisted through their disability, used them to their advantage and have continued to make impacts on science deserve celebration.

Use this poster series to show your students that not all scientists are the same. That even though there may be struggles, there is always a way to follow your dreams.

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Scientists in this series are:

• Wanda Diaz Merced - Blind
• Naomi Ondrasek - Autoimmune disorder
• Jesse Shanahan - Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
• Daisy Shearer - Autism
• Richard Leakey - Amputation of both legs
• Farida Bedwei - Cerebral Palsy
• Gustav Kirchhoff - Unknown disorder restricting movement
• Edwin Krebs - Hearing Impaired
• Geerat Vermeij - Glaucoma
• Ralph Braun - Muscular Dystrophy
• Temple Grandin - Autism
• John Forbs Nash Jr. - Schizophrenic