Christy Brown
Christy Brown was severely disabled with cerebral palsy, unable to use any part of his body other than his left foot. Doctors said he was a ''mental defective'' and that he would never be able to lead any kind of normal life; Christy proved them wrong.
His mother taught him to write using chalk on the worn floor of their small home, and Christy grew into a talented artist and writer. His 1954 memoi...
Christy Brown was severely disabled with cerebral palsy, unable to use any part of his body other than his left foot. Doctors said he was a ''mental defective'' and that he would never be able to lead any kind of normal life; Christy proved them wrong.
His mother taught him to write using chalk on the worn floor of their small home, and Christy grew into a talented artist and writer. His 1954 memoi...
