A Disability Legacy: The FDR Presidency and Memorial

FAIN: BH-288162-22

FDR Memorial Legacy Committee (Washington, DC 20006-1631)
Mary E. Dolan (Project Director: February 2022 to present)
Arlene King-Berry (Co Project Director: August 2022 to present)
Rosalie Boone (Co Project Director: August 2022 to present)

Two one-week workshops in Washington, D.C. for 72 K-12 educators on the Franklin Roosevelt Memorial and disability rights in U.S. history.

As striking as the FDR Memorial in DC was at its 1997 dedication, it was missing a core element of what made FDR the great leader he was–disability. Now, disability is front and center at the Memorial for all to experience. However, visitors often do not learn that the wheelchair statue was not part of the original design and was added four years after the dedication following an epic six-year campaign by disabled Americans. This fight for representation is an important bellwether in understanding the Disability Rights Movement and its direct linkage to the Civil Rights Movement. This workshop is organized to ensure new generations of Americans learn about FDR’s disability experience and the impact of disability on his leadership, the campaign by disabled Americans to ensure disability representation at the FDR memorial, and the continued impact of that addition to the Memorial. This will address humanities themes of history, education, arts, cultural identity, and public memory.

Associated Products

Evaluation Survey Results - Graphic (Report)
Title: Evaluation Survey Results - Graphic
Author: Mary Dolan, Arlene King-Berry, Rosalie Boone
Abstract: This is a graphic representation of key evaluation data from the 2023 teacher professional development workshop, "A Disability Legacy: the FDR Presidency and Memorial".
Date: 11/01/2023
Primary URL: https://fdrmemoriallegacy.com/neh2023/
Primary URL Description: This is a graphic representation of key evaluation data from the 2023 teacher professional development workshop, "A Disability Legacy: the FDR Presidency and Memorial".
Access Model: open access

Evaluation Survey Results FDR Memorial Legacy Committee’s 2023 Teacher Professional Development Workshop: “A Disability Legacy: The FDR Presidency and Memorial” (Report)
Title: Evaluation Survey Results FDR Memorial Legacy Committee’s 2023 Teacher Professional Development Workshop: “A Disability Legacy: The FDR Presidency and Memorial”
Author: Mary Dolan, Arlene King-Berry, Rosalie Boone
Abstract: This presents the methodology and key findings from the FDR Memorial Legacy Committee’s 2023 Teacher Professional Development Workshop: “A Disability Legacy: The FDR Presidency and Memorial”.
Date: 10/01/2023
Primary URL: https://fdrmemoriallegacy.com/assets/PRE-POST%20EVAL%20DATA%20SUMMARY.pdf
Primary URL Description: This presents the methodology and key findings from the FDR Memorial Legacy Committee’s 2023 Teacher Professional Development Workshop: “A Disability Legacy: The FDR Presidency and Memorial”.
Access Model: open access

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