What are Learning Disabilities?
Learning disabilities represent a broad category of difficulties in receiving, processing and expressing information. It’s helpful to start with what they are not. Learning disabilities are not stupidity, “mental retardation,” or lack of motivation. They are biologically-based, amenable to therapy …
Famous People with Learning Disabilities
Learning disabilities can be difficult to manage, but they don’t necessarily impact a person’s chances of success. Many celebrities and famous figures from history struggled with learning disabilities, but the disabilities may have been instrumental in shaping their perspectives and …
How Walt Disney Overcame Learning Disabilities
How Walt Disney Overcame Learning Disabilities Walt Disney is known throughout the world as the creator of Mickey Mouse and as the founder of The Walt Disney Company, which was responsible for some of the most famous motion pictures of …
How Richard Branson Overcame Learning Disabilities
How Richard Branson Overcame Learning Disabilities Billionaire Richard Branson is probably one of the last names anyone would ever associate with the word “failure.” However, during his early years, Branson was considered a failure by many of his educators. Due …