Jessa Marie Ilogon- ICT Grade 11- St.

Michael
Josh Ivann Aca-ac- ICT Subject: Introduction to the Philosophy
John Peter Acuna- of the Human Person

“PWD’s who have contributed in the development of our society”

1. Filipinos (4)

Arturo A. Borjal

Birthdate: April 15, 1938

Birthplace: La Paz, Abra
Defect/Disability: Polio
Talent/Achievement:
 Rotary Club of Manila's Newspaperman
of the Year
 Catholic Mass Media Awards 1986 Best
Opinion Columnist
 Special Apolinario Mabini Presidential
Awardee

Apolinario Mabini
Birthdate: July 23, 1864
Birthplace: Talaga, Tanauan, Batangas
Defect/Disability: Polio
Talent/Achievement:

 Political Philosopher
 Architect of the Philippine Revolution

Estelita Guinto Juco

Birthdate: May 13, 1930 

Birthplace: Manila
Defect/Disability: Blind in one eye, right
arm and left knee both gone.
Talent/Achievement:

 Prominent Filipino teacher

 Legislator
 Poet
 Maria Gilda Quintua-Nakahara

Birthdate: August 16, 1971

Birthplace: San Julian, Eastern Samar

2. Europeans (2)

Stephen William Hawking

Birthdate: January 8, 1942
Birthplace: Oxford, United Kingdom
Defect/Disability: motor neurone disease
Talent/Achievement:
 Theoretical physicist, astrophysicist,
cosmologist, and eminent scientist
 Gold Medal of the Royal
Astronomical Society
 Presidential Medal of Freedom
 Albert Einstein Award

Andrea Bocelli

Birthdate: September 22, 1958

Birthplace: Lajatico, near Pisa, Italy
Defect/Disability: congenital glaucoma that
left him partially blind
Talent/Achievement:
 Tenor, musician, writer and musical
producer of Italian origin.
 Best New Artist at the Grammy Awards
 Most popular Italian classical singers in
the world
3. Americans (2)

Nicholas James Vujicic

Birthdate: December 4, 1982
Birthplace: Melbourne, Australia
Defect/Disability: Born without limbs
Talent/Achievement:
 Became a motivational speaker and
evangelist
 Nominated for Young Australian of
The Year

John Hockenberry
Birthdate: June 4, 1956
Birthplace: Dayton, Ohio, United States
Defect/Disability: spinal cord injury
Talent/Achievement:
 Ambassador Book Award for American
Studies
 News & Documentary Emmy Award
for Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking
News Story in a Newscast

4. Any Asian Country except Philippines (4)

Franklin Roosevelt

Birthdate: January 30, 1882

Birthplace:  Hyde Park, New York, U.S.
Defect/Disability: polio
Talent/Achievement:

 Led America to victory in World War

II

 Created the U.S. social security system

 Reduced unemployment rate by 23%

Alex Zanardi

Birthdate: October 23 1966

Birthplace:  Bologna, Italy
Defect/Disability: both his legs are
amputated
Talent/Achievement:

 Won four World Touring Car

Championship (WTCC) victories

 Won three Paralympic golds.

Frida Kahlo

Birthdate: July 6, 1907

Birthplace:  Coyoacán, Mexico City, Mexico
Defect/Disability:  spina bifida, a congenital
condition that could have affected both spinal
and leg development.
Talent/Achievement:

 National Prize of Arts and Sciences

 One of Mexico's greatest artists even
after death.

Aaron Fotheringham
Birthdate: November 8, 1991
Birthplace:  Las Vegas, Nevada, United
States
Defect/Disability:  Spina Bifida, which
resulted in him having no usage of his
legs

Talent/Achievement:

 Most famous skater in the world