He's often considered one of the greatest presidents our country has ever had. Ike, a five-star general, Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe, President of Columbia University, and 34th President of the United States from is believed to have had a learning disability. Most believe that Ike had some form of dyslexia.
Kennedy also served in both the House of Representatives and the Senate before becoming the 35th President of the United States in The 40th President of the United States was so nearsighted that he had to sit in the front row of his classrooms. Reagan was also forced to wear a hearing aid during his presidency because it was difficult for him to hear. Despite this, Reagan was United States president, an actor, and the governor of California.
Our differences do matter, but our common humanity matters more. Bill Clinton dealt with a high-frequency hearing deficiency for a long time before getting a hearing aid in Despite this medical problem, Clinton was the governor of Arkansas and 42nd President of the United States.
He could still even play his saxophone. Assuming your achievements will be limited because of a disability is nothing more than an excuse. In fact, some of the greatest minds in our country had to over come disabilities.
Top Stories. Top Videos. John F. Kennedy, learning disability, chronic back pain. Abraham Lincoln, major depression. James Madison, epilepsy. Ronald Reagan, hearing impairment. Franklin Delano Roosevelt, polio.
Theodore Roosevelt, visual impairment. George Washington, learning disability. It showed Roosevelt being transported down a ramp after visiting the USS Baltimore in Pearl Harbour in July , sailors obscuring a full view of his wheelchair. For other historians, his refusal to let polio define him was at the heart of his underdog appeal to American voters, and forged his strength of character.
He even helped to create one of the first ever modern rehabilitation centers in Warm Springs, Georgia, where he had received treatment in the '20s. So it gave him a kind of confidence in his own strength that perhaps no one can have until you're tested," author and historian James Tobin told NPR. In , a statue was unveiled in Washington, D. The wall behind the statue is inscribed with Eleanor Roosevelt's words about her husband's disability.
He had to think out the fundamentals of living, and learn the greatest of all lessons — infinite patience and never-ending persistence.
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