Against All Odds

AGAINST ALLODDS EPIC PEOPLE WHO HAVE ACHIEVED EPIC THINGS! All of us face adversity in our lives; overcoming barriers and obstacles is something that many of us have to do in some way shape or form every day. However, some people have experienced truly lifechanging events; events that have shaped the way they live and interact with our world – but many of these people have gone on to achieve truly magnifi- cent things - disability or no. This infographic pays tribute to some truly epic people who have triumphed against all odds. Ray Charles (Went Blind Age 7) Three Number ones *12 Grammies *Helen Keller Personal Achievement Award Jean-Dominique Bauby (Stroke and Locked In Syndrome, age 43) *Wrote a book using only his left eye to dictate *That book was adapted into a film which won a Golden Globe *Winner O'Neill Island Girl Junior Pro 2005 Simon Weston (Suffered 46% burns in the Falklands War) *Awarded an ÓBE in 1992 *Awarded freedom of the city of Liverpool *Pátron of Wales Rugby League Beethoven O (Went deaf age 32) • *Wrote 9 symphonies, 7 concertos, 17 string quartets, 32 piano sonatas, and 10 sonatas for violin and piano *Became composer-in-residence at the Theater an der Wien in January 1803 *Considered one of the greatest composers of all time Michael Caines (Lost arm in car accident in 1999, age 30) *Won his second Michelin Star *2001 Chef of the Year *Given an MBE in 2006 Kelly Perkins (Heart Transplant in 1995) Has climbed Mt Fuji, Kilimanjaro, Mt Whitney, the Matterhorn and six other mountains since her transplant Eranklin P Roosevelt (Paralysed by Polio in 1921 *Only US president to be elected to more Justine Laymond (Double Lung Transplant in 2006) *Competed in UK transplant games "Sailed around the world than 2 terms *Led the US through World War 2 Bethany Hamilton (Lost left arm in shark attack in 2003) *2nd in the 20ó9 Billabong ASP world junior surfing championships *5th in the 2008 Huntington Beach US Open of Surfing Alonzo Mourning (Kidney Transplant in 2003, age 33) NBA Champion (2006) *Inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame *Miami Heat's all-time leader in points scored (07-08 season) Sudha Chandran (Lost leg in 1981) *Opened a dance academy *Onc acclaimed dancers of the most highly Alex Zanardi Indian subcontinent (Lost legs in an F1 crash, age 35) 10th place in WTCC in 2005 *Silver Medal in UCI World Road *Para-Cycling Championships Winner of the disabled category in 3 different Marathons *Placed fourth in NYC Marathon after 4 weeks training MoneySupermarket com