Home

first president in a wheelchair

Jimmy Carter's landmark moment: The birth of the disability rights movement | Salon.com
Jimmy Carter's landmark moment: The birth of the disability rights movement | Salon.com

Pope Francis uses wheelchair in public for the first time | Pope Francis | The Guardian
Pope Francis uses wheelchair in public for the first time | Pope Francis | The Guardian

Roosevelt's Polio Wasn't A Secret: He Used It To His 'Advantage'
Roosevelt's Polio Wasn't A Secret: He Used It To His 'Advantage'

5 Presidents Who Hid Their Health Issues | HISTORY
5 Presidents Who Hid Their Health Issues | HISTORY

Ecuador's election of the Global South's first wheelchair-using president can drive vital debate on disability and development | LSE Latin America and Caribbean
Ecuador's election of the Global South's first wheelchair-using president can drive vital debate on disability and development | LSE Latin America and Caribbean

Paralytic illness of Franklin D. Roosevelt - Wikipedia
Paralytic illness of Franklin D. Roosevelt - Wikipedia

What Americans Did Not Know About Our First Disabled President
What Americans Did Not Know About Our First Disabled President

How FDR Hid Paralysis From American Public Even While Campaigning
How FDR Hid Paralysis From American Public Even While Campaigning

Former President George H.W. Bush, with former First Lady Barbara Bush to his left, shaking hands with National Organization on Disability founder Alan Reich, during event at Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, Washington,
Former President George H.W. Bush, with former First Lady Barbara Bush to his left, shaking hands with National Organization on Disability founder Alan Reich, during event at Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, Washington,

REMEMBERING PRESIDENT FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT (FDR) - Bender Consulting Services, Inc.
REMEMBERING PRESIDENT FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT (FDR) - Bender Consulting Services, Inc.

Paralytic illness of Franklin D. Roosevelt - Wikipedia
Paralytic illness of Franklin D. Roosevelt - Wikipedia

Disability History: Presidents and Disability (U.S. National Park Service)
Disability History: Presidents and Disability (U.S. National Park Service)

Joe Biden tours El Paso for first border visit of his presidency | The Texas Tribune
Joe Biden tours El Paso for first border visit of his presidency | The Texas Tribune

How FDR Hid Paralysis From American Public Even While Campaigning
How FDR Hid Paralysis From American Public Even While Campaigning

President Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890-1969), in wheelchair at Fitzsimons Army Hospital, Denver, following his serious heart attack on September 24, 1955. Against his doctors' advice, he successfully ran for a second term in 1956. - SuperStock
President Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890-1969), in wheelchair at Fitzsimons Army Hospital, Denver, following his serious heart attack on September 24, 1955. Against his doctors' advice, he successfully ran for a second term in 1956. - SuperStock

Former US President George HW Bush hospitalised one day after wife Barbara's funeral | The Independent | The Independent
Former US President George HW Bush hospitalised one day after wife Barbara's funeral | The Independent | The Independent

Did Americans Really Not Know About FDR's Disability? - Washington City Paper
Did Americans Really Not Know About FDR's Disability? - Washington City Paper

Franklin D. Roosevelt - 32nd President, New Deal, WWII | Britannica
Franklin D. Roosevelt - 32nd President, New Deal, WWII | Britannica

How did the U.S. operate in the past when its leader was sick?
How did the U.S. operate in the past when its leader was sick?

Prime Video: The Wheelchair President
Prime Video: The Wheelchair President

Rare sight: FDR in wheelchair
Rare sight: FDR in wheelchair

FDR and Polio - FDR Presidential Library & Museum
FDR and Polio - FDR Presidential Library & Museum

Wheelchair User Lenin Moreno Elected President of Ecuador - New Mobility
Wheelchair User Lenin Moreno Elected President of Ecuador - New Mobility