crawlingnightcrawler:

autistictesla:

Disabled historical figures that I never hear about being disabled:

1. Harriet Tubman (Epileptic)
2. Albert Einstein (Learning disability, mental illness, likely autistic)
3. Thomas Edison (Deaf)
4. Lord Byron (Talipes)
5. Ludwig von Beethoven (Deaf)
6. Nikola Tesla (Mental illness, likely autistic)
7. Charles Darwin (Chronic illness, likely autistic)
8. Claude Monet (Blind)
9. Joseph Pulitzer (Deaf)
10. Ted Kennedy Jr. (Amputee)
11. John F Kennedy (Asthma)
12. Frida Kahlo (Multiple physical disabilities requiring a brace)
13. Vincent Van Gogh (Mental illness)
14. Alexander Graham Bell (Dyslexia)
15. Agatha Christie (Dysgraphia)

Disabled people have been incredibly prevalent in history, and it’s cool. This list is by no means exhaustive and also is not composed of people that I necessarily like, but it’s cool to see historical figures who were disabled.

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