Easter Seals (1930s-1940s)
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These stamps are examples of “seals” that were sold to benefit the Easter Seals (at the time, known as the National Society for Crippled Children) in the 1930s and 1940s. These colorful stamps allowed donors to show support and raise awareness through distribution.<br /> <br />For almost 90 years, the Easter Seals have served the needs of individuals with disabilities or special needs and their families. To date, they have helped over one million people. Their services include everything from medical rehabilitation to children’s services, and these efforts are made possible in part through fundraising campaigns.<br /> <br />The organization found its beginning in 1907, when an Ohio businessman, Edgar Allan, tragically lost his son in a streetcar accident. He recognized a lack of adequate medical care available, and took it upon himself to raise money for a hospital in his hometown of Elyria, Ohio. During the process, he discovered that disabled children were, more often than not, out of the public view. This prompted him to found the National Society for Crippled Children.<br /> <br />The first fundraising campaign was launched in the spring of 1934; donors received seals to affix to letters and envelopes, thereby showing their support and raising awareness. The modern symbol of the lily (chosen for its symbolism of new life and resurrection) was incorporated in 1952. The name of the organization was changed to “Easter Seals” in 1967.<br /> <br />Today, Easter Seals receives support from government agencies, private insurers, and fee-for-service. However, they still rely heavily on public contributions. The “seals” are still sold today and are mailed to more than 19 million households each year, raising nearly $14 million.
Easter Seals
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Easter Seals
1930s-1940s
Easter Seals
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Medium: Postage Stamp.
English
Stamps
Easter Seals, Disabilities, Disabled, Stamps, Medical Care, Medical Rehab
United States
Tanni Grey-Thompson, Athlete and Charity Patron
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From Wikipedia: Tanni Grey-Thompson is a Welsh politician, television presenter and former wheelchair racer. Grey-Thompson was born with spina bifida and is a wheelchair user. She is one of the most successful disabled athletes in the UK. She graduated from Loughborough University in 1991 with a BA (Hons) degree in Politics and Social Administration. Grey-Thompson is patron of numerous charities including the Duke of Edinburgh Awards scheme, the Wembley Stadium Legacy Trust, President of Sportsleaders UK, a UNICEF Ambassador, Academy member of the Laureus World Sport Academy (trustee of the Sport for Good Foundation) and a Council member for the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust As well as this she is the Patron of the Tees Wheelyboats Club, a group providing disabled people with access to the River Tees. In July 2011 Grey-Thompson was announced as the President of the Leadership 20:20 Commission, the Commission on the future leadership of Civil Society. She launched the Commission's recommendations in Parliament on 14 December 2011. On 23 March 2010, Grey-Thompson was created a Life Peer on the recommendation of the House of Lords Appointments Commission (HOLAC). Despite previously suggesting a desire for a title with a Welsh connection, her title was conferred as Baroness Grey-Thompson, of Eaglescliffe in the County of Durham on 23 March 2010
Chris McAndrew
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UK Parliament
Mar-18
Chris McAndrew
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanni_Grey-Thompson">Wikipedia</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.tanni.co.uk/biography/">Personal Website</a>
Photograph
English
Figures
Disabled. United Kingdom. UK. Charity. Athletes. Parliament. Women.
United Kingdom
Haben Girma, Disability Rights Advocate
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From Wikipedia: Haben Girma is an American disability rights advocate, and the first deafblind graduate of Harvard Law School. Girma was born in Oakland, California in 1988, after her mother fled Eritrea in 1983 during the Eritrean War of Independence and met her father, an Eritrean, in California. She lost her vision and hearing as a result of an unknown progressive condition beginning in early childhood In 2013, Girma joined Disability Rights Advocates (DRA) in Berkeley, California as a Skadden Fellow. She worked there from 2015 to 2016 as a staff attorney, working on behalf of people with disabilities. Girma says she became a lawyer in part to help increase access to books and other digital information for persons with disabilities. She now works to change attitudes about disability around the world, including the development of accessible digital services. While working for DRA in July 2014, Haben represented the National Federation of the Blind and a blind Vermont resident in a lawsuit against Scribd for allegedly failing to provide access to blind readers, in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Scribd moved to dismiss, arguing that the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) only applied to physical locations. In March 2015, the U.S. District Court of Vermont ruled that the ADA covered online businesses as well. A settlement agreement was reached, with Scribd agreeing to provide content accessible to blind readers by the end of 2017
NBC News
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NBC News
Aug-19
NBC News
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English
Figures
Disabled. Eritrean-American. Advocate. Law. Disability Rights.
California
Tammy Duckworth, First Thai-American Elected to Congress
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From Wikipedia: Ladda Tammy Duckworth (born March 12, 1968) is an American politician and former U.S. Army lieutenant colonel who has served as the junior United States Senator for Illinois since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, she represented Illinois's 8th district in the United States House of Representatives from 2013 to 2017. Before election to office, she served as Assistant Secretary for Public and Intergovernmental Affairs in the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (200911) and Director of the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs (200609). Duckworth was the first Thai-American woman elected to Congress, the first born in Thailand elected to Congress, the first woman with a disability to be elected to Congress, the first female double amputee in the Senate. Duckworth is the second Asian American woman serving in the U.S. Senate, after Mazie Hirono, and before Kamala Harris. A combat veteran of the Iraq War, Duckworth served as a U.S. Army helicopter pilot and suffered severe combat wounds, which caused her to lose both of her legs and some mobility in her right arm. She was the first female double amputee from the war
US Senate Photographic Studio: Renee Bouchard
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US Senate
Jun-17
Renee Bouchard
US Senate
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tammy_Duckworth">Wikipedia</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.duckworth.senate.gov/about-tammy/biography">Senate Website</a>
Photograph
English
Figures
Thai-American. Disabled. US Senate. Illinois. Veteran. Army.
Illinois