As early as the third grade, Rockefeller was struggling with reading and writing and regularly scored in the bottom third of his class but he didn't let that stop him from becoming the Vice President of the United States under the administration of Gerald Ford.
Distinguished war correspondent believes the key to helping children with learning disabilities is helping them find their confidence.
Determined dyslexic Gaston Caperton championed educational equity—investing $800M in schools, then led the College Board to support disabled test‑takers.
Despite all his success as a senator from Colorado, Michael Bennet failed the second grade.
After getting denied extra time on the bar exam Dr. Marilyn Bartlett had to fight a legal battle to be given her accommodation.
David Boies has been involved in many high-profile lawsuits in the United States, but he struggles with reading and has a very limited vocabulary. How is he a successful lawyer with those struggles?
Anderson Cooper is a well-known journalist and TV personality on CNN, but he struggled with dyslexia at a young age.
Erin Brockovich overcame dyslexia to become the lawyer who won a $333 million class-action lawsuit—the largest of its kind in U.S. history.
Imagine that you didn't learn to read until you were twelve—and yet you went on to become the President of the United States.
Dannel Malloy overcame childhood dyslexia—struggling with reading, writing, and motor skills—to not only graduate from law school but also build a distinguished political career as Stamford’s mayor and Connecticut’s governor, championing education and disability awareness along the way.