I know a guy with CP, who is quite rich. The thing about CP, is that it usually only affects the body (sometimes, with deadly results), but the mind is often quite sharp.
This guy was (and still is) a serial entrepreneur. Really sharp. I would not be surprised to find out that he has used his visible handicap to lull people into thinking he was easy meat.
Eric S. Raymond has mild cerebral palsy. Both he and his doctor hypothesize that in CP, like autism, the same neural miswiring that gives rise to the condition can, in some cases, also bestow greater insight or intelligence.
This guy was (and still is) a serial entrepreneur. Really sharp. I would not be surprised to find out that he has used his visible handicap to lull people into thinking he was easy meat.