Article: Sculpture of FDR to be added to memorial

Article: Insisting on FDR in Wheelchair; Demonstrators Say Memorial Shouldn't Hide Ex-President's Disability
The Washington Post;  February 28, 1997 ;     524 words ......with and without a disability," said Jim Dickson...of the FDR in a Wheelchair Campaign. "FDR...efforts to hide his disability. It would be wrong...depict him in a wheelchair. "Of the 10 sculptures...will discuss his disability; photographs of the president in his wheelchair will be ...

Article: 'A Memorial for All of Us'; Statue of FDR In Wheelchair Added to Tribute
The Washington Post;  January 11, 2001 ;     700+ words ......all from his wheelchair" -- was both...rallying cry for disability rights and...it from his wheelchair. Leading the...Organization on Disability, which raised...began using a wheelchair after a diving...leap for the disability rights movement...

Article: Spoiling a proper memorial.(addition of wheelchair to a memorial of Franklin Delano Roosevelt)(Column)
U.S. News & World Report;  May 5, 1997 ;     625 words ......confinement to a wheelchair after his knee...thinking about disability. Everything we...consciousness. FDR hid his disability because the public...Portraying the wheelchair is justified as...acceptance of disability than a bronze...century sitting in a wheelchair. On the ...

Article: FDR in a Wheelchair Campaign Cites Harris Poll, Clinton Announcement
U.S. Newswire;  April 25, 1997 ;     620 words ......photographed in a wheelchair and tried to hide his disability from the public...suitable for a wheelchair depiction. The disability community cites...Organization on Disability and 51 other...the FDR in a Wheelchair Campaign have...

Article: FDR in a Wheelchair? No.
The Washington Post;  June 14, 1996 ;     700+ words ......Roosevelt in a wheelchair? The memorial designers...acknowledging his disability. This has aroused...protest of many, from disability activists to Roosevelt...portrayed in a wheelchair. Yes, they admit...through society in a wheelchair. This is just plain...designed to hide his ...

Article: CLINTON UNVEILS FDR STATUE ADVOCATES FOR DISABLED LOBBIED HARD FOR INCLUSION OF WHEELCHAIR AT WASHINGTON MEMORIAL.(News)
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA);  January 11, 2001 ;     560 words ......Franklin D. Roosevelt's disability ``made him more free for...the 32nd president in a wheelchair. The unveiling came after...controversy over whether the wheelchair statue would have been...National Organization on Disability started its campaign to...National Organization on Disability, ...

Article: Wheelchair Gets Honored Place At FDR Memorial
The Washington Post;  January 7, 2001 ;     700+ words ......Roosevelt seated in his wheelchair on Wednesday at...campaign led by disability advocacy groups...President publicly in a wheelchair," wrote Lester...Organization on Disability dated June 25...because of his disability, not in spite of...The absence of a wheelchair in the memorial...

Article: A Wheelchair Gains a Place at FDR Memorial
The Washington Post;  January 7, 2001 ;     700+ words ......Roosevelt seated in his wheelchair on Wednesday at...campaign led by disability advocacy groups...President publicly in a wheelchair," wrote Lester...Organization on Disability dated June 25...because of his disability, not in spite of...The absence of a wheelchair in the memorial...

Article: President Clinton Will Dedicate FDR Wheelchair Statue Jan. 10; National Organization on Disability Led Campaign, Funded Statue
U.S. Newswire;  January 8, 2001 ;     692 words ......Roosevelt in his wheelchair; fearing political...have a less severe disability than he did, and...Roosevelt hid his disability from the public...ready to elect a wheelchair-user as President...Depression from his wheelchair. FDR's successful...s ability, not disability, that counts...

Article: Statement by FDR Wheelchair Campaign of National Organization on Disability
U.S. Newswire;  May 1, 1997 ;     231 words ......the FDR In A Wheelchair Campaign of...Organization on Disability, in celebration...Roosevelt in a wheelchair: The National...Organization on Disability (NOD) commends...world from his wheelchair." Alan A...worldwide. FDR's disability was central...

Article: Disability Community Applauds Clinton Support for FDR Wheelchair Statue in National Memorial
U.S. Newswire;  April 24, 1997 ;     352 words ......world from his wheelchair," said Michael...Organization on Disability. Deland added...Organization on Disability (NOD) and 51 other...comprising the FDR in a Wheelchair Campaign have...depiction of FDR's disability in the memorial...none depicts his disability," said Alan A...all, ...

Article: Statue of FDR in Wheelchair To Be Dedicated by President Clinton
U.S. Newswire;  December 29, 2000 ;     700+ words ......Organization on Disability (N.O.D.) was informed...Roosevelt in a wheelchair at the FDR Memorial...Roosevelt hid his disability from the public...ready to elect a wheelchair-user as President...Depression from his wheelchair. FDR's successful...s ability, not disability, that ...

Article: President Clinton Dedicates FDR Wheelchair Statue Today; National Organization on Disability Led Campaign for and Funded Statue
U.S. Newswire;  January 10, 2001 ;     700+ words ......Roosevelt in a wheelchair at the FDR Memorial...Organization on Disability (N.O.D.), under...Roosevelt hid his disability from the public...ready to elect a wheelchair-user as President...have a less severe disability than he did, and...Roosevelt in his wheelchair. Further ...

Article: President Clinton Will Dedicate FDR Wheelchair Statue Jan. 10
U.S. Newswire;  January 5, 2001 ;     700+ words ......Organization on Disability: President Clinton...Roosevelt in a wheelchair at the FDR Memorial...Roosevelt in his wheelchair; fearing political...have a less severe disability than he did, and...Depression from his wheelchair. FDR's successful...s ability, not disability, that ...