Nancy and Tom Brown moved from Goldwater Hospital into a Roosevelt Island apartment in 1976. Click here to read their front page story. Then read Dr. Resnick’s guest editorial on Page Two of that issue to learn how the Island’s remarkably successful experiment in...
The FDR HOPE MEMORIAL COMMITTEE is working to design and build a memorial to President Roosevelt that focuses on him as a disabled person who lived in the mainstream. Its mission statement reads: [blockquote show_quote_icon="yes" text="President Franklin D Roosevelt is the inspiration for all who strive...
It’s been over 15 years since I’ve written an opinion piece for The WIRE. I decided to speak up after attending a presentation Tuesday at the Good Shepherd Community Center. Over 50 people showed up to see and hear the latest on the FDR Memorial...
FDR’s disability is hinted at or fully on display in the above photos. ...