Meet our heroes. Share their stories with your child. Click on the names below to read inspiring words from successful adults with LD.
Henry Winkler Actor, Author, Producer;
Honorary Chairman, Smart Kids With LD;
Smart Kids 2009 Community Service Award winner
David Neeleman CEO, jetBlue Airways;
Former Honorary Chairman, Smart Kids With LD;
Smart Kids 2004 Community Service Award winner
Fred J. Epstein, M.D. Internationally
renowned for the development of pioneering neurosurgical techniques
to treat children threatened by brain and spinal-cord tumors;
Smart Kids 2005 Community Service Award winner
Carolyn McCarthy US Congresswoman, Fourth Congressional District of New
York;
Dedicated supporter of students with LD, because of her own and
her son's learning disabilities
Jonathan Mooney Truman Fellowship
recipient;
Founder of Project Eye-to-Eye;
Co-author of the award-winning book Learning Outside the Lines
Lisa Rappaport, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of
Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of
Medicine
Judith Coen Singer, vocal teacher; Artistic Director of the Spoleto
Vocal Arts Symposium
Harry Sylvester Retired sailboat designer and builder, mechanical engineer;
Former President, Learning Disabilities Association
Veronica Crawford Certified Senior Disability Analyst and corporate consultant;
ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) trainer and national
speaker;
Founder of Crawford Consulting Group
Benjamin Foss Winner, British Isles Debating
Championship; World Debating Champion
