Life story of Hockenberry, stephen hawking, syed sardar ahmad pirzada, dr. salma maqbool, hellen keller and marlee matlin who proved that disability is not a hindrance to success.

1. PRESENTATION ON ROLE MODELS
Presented to Ma’m Ayesha Siddiqa (Sociology)
Introduction
Stephen Hawking Presented by Hafiz Muhammad Usman
Hellen Adams Keller Presented by Tahira Amir
John Heckonberry Presented by Iqra Karamat
Marlee Matlin Presented by Javeria Kainat
Dr. Salma Maqbool Presented by Iram Iqbal
Syed Sardar Ahmad Pirzada Presented by Nageen Akhtar

2. WHY THIS TOPIC
We are narrating some successful stories of disabled people who
succeded in their lives despite of their disabillity. The question can be raised that why
this topic have been choosen? This topic is choosen because many of us often say
that we dont have facilities to do and that we have many problems in our lives. The
topic have been choosen to answer them if crippled blind and deaf and dumb
persons can do such a lot then why cant we do. To answer them that there are no
boundries around you. If there are no facilities then you have to figure the way out.
You have to make your way yourselves. No Masihah or Khidar will come to show you
the way. You have these examples of the crippled persons and blind and deaf and
dumb persons who made their way themselves. They didn’t talk about their
difficulties and hardships in their way but they gave their all zeast and zest to their
goal. Blind people lighten the candle for millions. They showed that disability is not
an obstacle to success.
Muhammad Usman

3. STEPHEN HAWKING
• Hawking was born in 1942 in Oxford, London.
• His parents had a very hard time and lived in a very poorly
maintained and cluttered house.
• Initially, he wasn’t successful academically but later on showed
some interest on scientific subjects like in Mathematics.
• But to study in Oxford University, he had to mold his interest to Physics and
Chemistry.
• After getting degree of BA(Hons.) in Natural Sciences he went to Cambridge
University.

4. DISABILITY
• During his final years at Oxford, symptoms of ALS were noted.
• It is a fatal disease which causes the death of neurons controlling voluntary muscles.
• He was told that he will live only two years and a half.
• His voice also began to deteriorate and with the passages of time he totally become
speaking-impaired till 1985.
• He began to use a wheelchair at the end of 1960s.
• Now he uses computer with his only controllable muscle in his cheek.

5. ACHIEVEMENTS
• He has given a theory on Black holes which have been a mystery for
scientists and on which nowadays he is working to prove.
• He have written many books about the mysteries of universe and
about black holes. Most famous of them are here:
• A Brief History of Times, The Grand Design, The Universe in a
nutshell and The Theory of Everything etc.
• Many movies also have been made on him like:
• A Brief History of Time, The Theory of Everything, Beyond the Horizons and Hawking
etc.

6. AWARDS
On his achievements in science, he have been awarded with many Medals and Prizes:
• Presidental Medal of Freedom
• Copley Medal
• Albert Einstein Medal & Award
• Adams Prize
• Maxwell Medal and Prize
• Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society
And many others.

7. HELEN ADAMS KELLER
• She was exceptional from start.
• She started talking in 6th month and walking in her 1st year.
• She was caught by a disease when she was of only 19 months.
• This disease snatched her eyesight and ability to hear leaving her BLIND AND DEAF.
• She was taught by her instructor ANNE SULLIVAN to communicate.
• Firstly she joined Blind and then two deaf institutions.
• She graduated from Radcliffe College in Bachelors of Arts.
• She was inspired by successful education of LAURA BRIDGMAN who was also deaf
and blind career.

8. ACHIEVEMENTS
• 1st deaf and blind to earn a bachelor’s degree.
• 12 books published.
• Numerous articles.
• Ranked one of the most influential people of 20th century.
• Renowned world speaker.
• Inspirational icon
• During college wrote famous autobiography “The story of my life”.
• Co-founder of American Civil Liberties Union(ACLU 1920)

9. AWARDS
• Presidential Medal of Freedom.
• Annual Helen Keller’s day.

10. MARLEE MATLIN
• Marlee was born in 24th August,1965.
• She grew up in a small town of Morton Grove,USA.
• At the age of 5 she was enrolled into a community school instead of special school
from where she learnt sign language.
• She used to go to synagogue(meant for deaf people).She learned TORAH and used
phonetics to study it.
• First time she played the role of DOROTHY in the play
• She grew up in a small town of Morton Grove,USA.
• She graduated from John Jersey High School & Harper College.
• She got a education degree in law enforcement.

11. DISABILITY
• She was deaf.
• When she was 18 months old she lost her hearing due to
genetic disorder.

12. CAREER
• Her professional career started when HENRY WINKLER watched her playing in
theatre at INTERNATIONAL CENTRE ON DEAFNESS.
• She got her role in a movie called “Children of a lesser God” for she accolade.
• One of her notable role was in a movie “Bridge to silence” in which she
played role of a widow.

13. ACHIEVEMENTS & AWARDS
Marlee Matlin was the winner of “The Academy Award” in the best actress category.
• She also wrote number of nominations and awards which includes:
1. Emmy award
2. Golden Globe award
• She is active member of various charitable organizations.
• She wrote her 1ST novel “Deaf Child Crossing”.
• Beside it she also wrote an autobiography and novels.

14. JOHN HOCKENBERRY
• Hockenberry was born in Dayton, Ohio in June 4, 1956
• He grew up in upstate New York and Michigan
• He graduated from East Grand Rapid High School Michigan

15. DISABILITY
• In age of 19, he was paralyzed while Hitch-Hiking on Pennsylvania Turnpike
• The driver fell asleep and car was crashed, killing himself.
• Hockenberry’s spinal cord was damaged and he remained paralyzed without any
voluntary movements from mid chest down
• Before his being paralyzed, he studied mathematics at university of Chicago
• After being paralyzed, he transferred to university of Oregon and studied Harpsichord
and Piano

16. ACHIEVEMENTS & AWARDS
• Hockenberry is an American TV Journalist and Author
• From 2008 to 2017 he was host of Take Away
• A Live National News Program created by Public Radio International and WNYC New York
• He has written dozen of Magazines, Newspaper Articles, a Play, Two Books, Best-selling
memoir including Moving Violations, War zones, Wheelchairs and Declarations of
Independence and a novel A River Out of Eden
• Also written for New York Times, New Yorkers, Wired, Metropolis and Washington post
• He has been distinguish fellow at MIT media learn and serves on white fellow committee.

17. DR.SALMA MAQBOOL
• Dr. Salma Maqbool was born in 1945.
• After graduating as a medical doctor in 1974, she was diagnosed as suffering
from Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP), a genetically transmitted disease that leads to
loss of vision due to death of rod and cone photorecepture in the retina

18. MARRIAGE
• In February 1978, she got married to Captain Maqbool Ahmed.
• Who was totally blind at that time
• Together, they braved the thick and thin of life for 30 year
• The marriage with a blind person show the difficulties in her life.
• Dr. Salma was died on January 12 last year after undergoing an open-heart surgery

19. ACHIEVEMENTS
• The Darakhshan Resource and Training Centre for Girls and Women with Disabilities.
• The Rehabilitation Project of PFFB (Pakistan Foundation Fighting Blindneess).
• Chief Patron, District Social Welfare Council, Rawalpindi.
• Member Rawalpindi District Committee for the Rehabilitation of the Disabled
Persons
• Member, Rawalpindi District Bait-ul-Mal Committee

20. AWARDS
• Tamgha-e-Imtiaz in 2001
• The Fatima Jinnah Award in 2006
• Pakistan Golden Jubilee Commemorative Gold Medal for Social Servics as a Member of the Rawalpindi
Divisional Social Welfare Council in 1997
• UN Testimonial for Dedicated Services to the UN World Program of Action Concerning Disabled
Persons in 1992
• An Excellence Award for Blind Persons All India Confidration of the blind, New Dehli, in 2003

21. SYED SARDAR AHMAD PIRZADA
• He was born in jauharabad. 24 March,1961.
• He belong to a political family.
• His early education consist of that institutions which didn’t have
any facility to accommodate visually impaired student.
• He did His Master From uniiversity of Punjab in 1895.

22. DISABILITY
• He was partially sighted by birth.
• With the passage of time, due to glaucoma he became visually
impaired.
• He faced a lot of Impressions due to his impairment.
• That’s why, people in his work refused judge him on merit.

23. ACHIEVEMENTS
• 1st blind journalist and ancor
• He works on PDF(public work department. The government
agency that built and maintain public structure.)
• He has worked on disability movement indifferent NGO’s.
• He Worked as editor of Jang, jasarat, Istaqlal etc.
• has published a 5 volume book series entitled "Pakistan Mein
Urdu"

24. AWARDS
• He has been awarded by many NGO’s
• He has also received Best Urdu columns award.
• Cholistan Award 2012 for Services in Media.
• Press Club Pakistan Lifetime Achievement
Award and Honorary Lifetime Membership

25. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION
A PRESENTATION BY GROUP IV