OPAF PSA: O&P HISTORY IN DC
Jeffrey S. Reznick
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Title:
OPAF PSA: O&P HISTORY IN DC
Creator:
Jeffrey S. Reznick
Date:
5/13/2004
Text:
This is an OPAF Public Service Announcement (PSA).
OPAF offers the following announcement as a public service, as part of
its Orthotics and Prosthetics (O&P) Awareness Initiative
( <URL Redacted>) and official
representation of O&P in community and philanthropic circles.
---
If you are among the estimated 800,000 individuals who are planning to
visit our nation's capital this Memorial Day for the National World War
II Memorial dedication on the National Mall, look for the Veterans
History Project Pavilion near the event. This oral history initiative of
the Library of Congress is a great way to remember and record the
service of the O&P community's own veterans as well as the service of
all veterans who have benefitted from the fields of O&P. For complete
information about the Veterans History Project Pavilion at the the
National World War II Memorial dedication visit
<URL Redacted>. OPAF is one of the
1000+ community partners of the Veterans History Project and can send
oral history project instruction kits free of any charge to anyone who
is interested in recording an O&P-related interview and offering the
material to the Library of Congress for preservation. For more
information, contact OPAF at <Email Address Redacted> To request a free kit
directly from the Veterans History Project visit
<URL Redacted>
During your visit to DC also keep in mind the following O&P
history-related sites that are not far from the center of attention and
open to everyone free of any charge:
The National Museum of American History - Visit the exhibit entitled
Inventing Ourselves that explores the history and design of artificial
limbs, implantable devices (such as artificial hearts and hip joints),
and even running shoes. An initiative of the Smithsonian's Lemelson
Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation, it continues the
year-long look at how inventors are using technology to push the limits
of human life and ability. This exhibit runs indefinitely.
http://americanhistory.si.edu/youmus/exhibits.htm
Also at The National Museum of American History - Visit Engines of
Change: The American Industrial Revolution, 1790 - 1860, a permanent
exhibit that introduces some of the people and machines of this great
transformation in American history. Manufactured products on display
include a sewing machine designed by Blodgett and Lerow, a Chickering
piano, a Prouty and Mears plow, and an artificial leg manufactured by B.
F. Palmer. http://americanhistory.si.edu/youmus/ex10engn.htm
The National Museum of Health and Medicine - Visit the exhibit entitled
Battlefield Surgery 101: From the Civil War to Vietnam, that consists
of more than 100 photographs that document the wounds of soldiers and
operations performed by military surgeons both on and near the
battlefield. Artifacts from 20th and 21st century military conflicts are
also on display, including German, Korean, and American medical kits, a
variety of different types of bandages used during times of war,
American and European surgical sets, and a selection of prosthetic limbs
dating from the 1900s up to the present. This exhibit runs indefinitely.
http://nmhm.washingtondc.museum/news/bs101.html
Alongside these exhibits, the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, its
accessbility to individuals with disabilities, and its statue of FDR in
his wheelchair, will be of interest. http://www.nps.gov/fdrm/
And noteworthy in the context of war memorials is the current work of
The American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial Foundation. The
Foundation seeks to erect in a place of honor and in clear view of the
U.S. Capitol an American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial that will
provide a long-overdue tribute to those members of our armed forces who
put their lives and bodies in harm's way, and who spend each day living
with a deep and permanent reminder of their willing sacrifice. For
complete information about this initiative visit http://www.dvlmf.org/
---
OPAF is a 501(c)(3) public charity, the official philanthropy of the
U.S. orthotics and prosthetics community, established in 1995 by the
Orthotic and Prosthetic National Office. Dedicated initially to
providing financial and in-kind support to the 1996 Paralympics, OPAF
now generates its own initiatives through partnerships with individuals,
organizations and institutions engaged in raising public awareness of
disability and improving the quality of rehabilitation medicine, science
and technology.
As a community-focused nonprofit organization, OPAF aims primarily to
enable individuals with physical disabilities-especially those served by
members of the orthotics and prosthetics community-to enjoy the rewards
of personal achievement, physical fitness, and social interaction.
For more information about OPAF please visit www.opfund.org or contact
OPAF at 1666 K Street NW, Suite 440, Washington, DC 20006, Tel. (202)
223-2878, email <Email Address Redacted>
********************
To unsubscribe, send a message to: <Email Address Redacted> with
the words UNSUB OANDP-L in the body of the
message.
If you have a problem unsubscribing,or have other
questions, send e-mail to the moderator
Paul E. Prusakowski,CPO at <Email Address Redacted>
OANDP-L is a forum for the discussion of topics
related to Orthotics and Prosthetics.
Public commercial postings are forbidden. Responses to inquiries
should not be sent to the entire oandp-l list. Professional credentials
or affiliations should be used in all communications.
OPAF offers the following announcement as a public service, as part of
its Orthotics and Prosthetics (O&P) Awareness Initiative
( <URL Redacted>) and official
representation of O&P in community and philanthropic circles.
---
If you are among the estimated 800,000 individuals who are planning to
visit our nation's capital this Memorial Day for the National World War
II Memorial dedication on the National Mall, look for the Veterans
History Project Pavilion near the event. This oral history initiative of
the Library of Congress is a great way to remember and record the
service of the O&P community's own veterans as well as the service of
all veterans who have benefitted from the fields of O&P. For complete
information about the Veterans History Project Pavilion at the the
National World War II Memorial dedication visit
<URL Redacted>. OPAF is one of the
1000+ community partners of the Veterans History Project and can send
oral history project instruction kits free of any charge to anyone who
is interested in recording an O&P-related interview and offering the
material to the Library of Congress for preservation. For more
information, contact OPAF at <Email Address Redacted> To request a free kit
directly from the Veterans History Project visit
<URL Redacted>
During your visit to DC also keep in mind the following O&P
history-related sites that are not far from the center of attention and
open to everyone free of any charge:
The National Museum of American History - Visit the exhibit entitled
Inventing Ourselves that explores the history and design of artificial
limbs, implantable devices (such as artificial hearts and hip joints),
and even running shoes. An initiative of the Smithsonian's Lemelson
Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation, it continues the
year-long look at how inventors are using technology to push the limits
of human life and ability. This exhibit runs indefinitely.
http://americanhistory.si.edu/youmus/exhibits.htm
Also at The National Museum of American History - Visit Engines of
Change: The American Industrial Revolution, 1790 - 1860, a permanent
exhibit that introduces some of the people and machines of this great
transformation in American history. Manufactured products on display
include a sewing machine designed by Blodgett and Lerow, a Chickering
piano, a Prouty and Mears plow, and an artificial leg manufactured by B.
F. Palmer. http://americanhistory.si.edu/youmus/ex10engn.htm
The National Museum of Health and Medicine - Visit the exhibit entitled
Battlefield Surgery 101: From the Civil War to Vietnam, that consists
of more than 100 photographs that document the wounds of soldiers and
operations performed by military surgeons both on and near the
battlefield. Artifacts from 20th and 21st century military conflicts are
also on display, including German, Korean, and American medical kits, a
variety of different types of bandages used during times of war,
American and European surgical sets, and a selection of prosthetic limbs
dating from the 1900s up to the present. This exhibit runs indefinitely.
http://nmhm.washingtondc.museum/news/bs101.html
Alongside these exhibits, the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, its
accessbility to individuals with disabilities, and its statue of FDR in
his wheelchair, will be of interest. http://www.nps.gov/fdrm/
And noteworthy in the context of war memorials is the current work of
The American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial Foundation. The
Foundation seeks to erect in a place of honor and in clear view of the
U.S. Capitol an American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial that will
provide a long-overdue tribute to those members of our armed forces who
put their lives and bodies in harm's way, and who spend each day living
with a deep and permanent reminder of their willing sacrifice. For
complete information about this initiative visit http://www.dvlmf.org/
---
OPAF is a 501(c)(3) public charity, the official philanthropy of the
U.S. orthotics and prosthetics community, established in 1995 by the
Orthotic and Prosthetic National Office. Dedicated initially to
providing financial and in-kind support to the 1996 Paralympics, OPAF
now generates its own initiatives through partnerships with individuals,
organizations and institutions engaged in raising public awareness of
disability and improving the quality of rehabilitation medicine, science
and technology.
As a community-focused nonprofit organization, OPAF aims primarily to
enable individuals with physical disabilities-especially those served by
members of the orthotics and prosthetics community-to enjoy the rewards
of personal achievement, physical fitness, and social interaction.
For more information about OPAF please visit www.opfund.org or contact
OPAF at 1666 K Street NW, Suite 440, Washington, DC 20006, Tel. (202)
223-2878, email <Email Address Redacted>
********************
To unsubscribe, send a message to: <Email Address Redacted> with
the words UNSUB OANDP-L in the body of the
message.
If you have a problem unsubscribing,or have other
questions, send e-mail to the moderator
Paul E. Prusakowski,CPO at <Email Address Redacted>
OANDP-L is a forum for the discussion of topics
related to Orthotics and Prosthetics.
Public commercial postings are forbidden. Responses to inquiries
should not be sent to the entire oandp-l list. Professional credentials
or affiliations should be used in all communications.
Citation
Jeffrey S. Reznick, “OPAF PSA: O&P HISTORY IN DC,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 7, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/223087.
