What’s Needed

The FDR Memorial Legacy Committee is planning

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Education

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Documentation

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Enhance Understanding

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Maintenance

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  • Document the history of the effort to add the statue.
  • Enhance the understanding of the FDR Memorial through online education offerings about the campaign for the statue, and centrality of FDR’s disability to his leadership.
  • Hold teacher professional development sessions on disability and civil rights progress using the FDR Memorial as a teaching resource.
  • Celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) 30th anniversary and the upcoming 20th anniversary of the wheelchair statue on July 22, 2020, at the FDR Memorial.
  • Ensure the Memorial is properly maintained, enhanced and accessible.