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Inspiring Stories of Disability Triumphs

This document profiles four individuals who overcame disabilities to achieve great things: 1) Apolinario Mabini was a Filipino revolutionary leader and writer who was paralyzed but made significant intellectual contributions. 2) Arturo Acosta Borjal graduated at the top of his class from Ateneo de Manila University and had a successful career as a journalist and advocate for the disabled in the Philippines. 3) Stephen Hawking was diagnosed with ALS but became a renowned physicist and author, developing theories on the origin of the universe. 4) Christopher Reeve was rendered quadriplegic in an accident but became a disability rights advocate, hoping to show people with disabilities can overcome limitations.

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Inspiring Stories of Disability Triumphs

This document profiles four individuals who overcame disabilities to achieve great things: 1) Apolinario Mabini was a Filipino revolutionary leader and writer who was paralyzed but made significant intellectual contributions. 2) Arturo Acosta Borjal graduated at the top of his class from Ateneo de Manila University and had a successful career as a journalist and advocate for the disabled in the Philippines. 3) Stephen Hawking was diagnosed with ALS but became a renowned physicist and author, developing theories on the origin of the universe. 4) Christopher Reeve was rendered quadriplegic in an accident but became a disability rights advocate, hoping to show people with disabilities can overcome limitations.

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Vignettes of Persons who Triumphed over their Disabilities

1. Apolinario Mabini ( sublime paralytic)

- a leader who was known for his intellectual capacity, his principles and his ability to influence persons
and situations and to analyze circumstances.

-Graduated Law in University of Santo Tomas 1888

-He is the "Brains of revolution"

-he wrote "La Revolution Filipina"

-exiled 2 years in Guam and brought back to Philippines on February 26, 1903

He was arrested and taken to San Juan de Dios Hospital

Arturo Acosta Borjal ( The Good Samaritan)

-Died June 6 , 2002

-Known as a "brainy guy"

-Graduated at the top of his class in elementary level with academic honors in Ateneo de Manila
University.

-Graduated with flying colors at the same school taking Bachelor of Art and Bachelor of Laws.

Achievements:

-Editor in chief in Ateneo de Manila University

-become President of the Ateneo's debating team and the Supreme Student Council

-Newspaper Man of the Year

-Best Opinion Columnist 1986

-Special Apolinario Mabini Presidential Award 1991

- Outstanding Citizen of Manila 1981

-Distinguised Leadersip Award 1961

- Only Filipino journalist to be elected as President of Manila Overseas Club and the National Press club.
-Executive Director of the National Council for the Welfare of Disabled Person

-Aurhors of R.A 7277 ( Magna Carta for Disabled Person )

-One of his column who became remarkable to Filipino is "Jaywalker"

-Wrote the "Book Walking through the Pathways of Life"

Stephen W. Hawking ( the great scientist of the 20th century?

-Lucasian Professor of Mathematics and Theoritical Physics at the University of Cambridge in England.

-His goal is to develop "Grand Unifying Theory" of the entire universe

-He diagnosed with Amyothropic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Or Lou Gebrig's Disease

-His book "A brief history of time" became best seller in 1988

Christopher Reeve (Superhero in the eyes of the world's disabled)

-The famous disable man and now the Ambassador for scientific research.

Christopher Reeve (Superhero in the eyes of the world's disabled)

-The famous disable man and now the Ambassador for scientific research.

-show the film "Superman"

-wants to show "conventional wisdom is now falling by the wayside"

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