1975 Miss Wheelchair America brochure

              "HANDICAPPED PERSONS, IN MOST CASES, ARE
FULLY CAPABLE OF FUNCTIONING ON THE SAME
HIGH MENTAL LEVEL AS THEIR PEERS. THEIR
ONLY LIMITATION  IS A LACK OF MOBILITY.
THEIR MENTAL PRODUCTIVENESS IS UNLIMITED!"
AWARENESS
Carvl Jane Robinson
'Miss Wheelchair America - 1974"
The Key word that will close the gap
between the handicapped and the non-
handicapped...a gap that must be closed.
Start closing that gap today! Invite them into the world in
which we live, a privilege which we unwittingly deprive
them because we do not know "their" world's limitation.
Meet a  wheelperson!  Talk  with him or her, and learn
first-hand that: They are handicapped, not sick; they are
self-sustaining, alert, capable; they don't want sympathy,
they want performance demands made upon them—such
demands upon  any person, able or disabled, affords a
challenge. They want only to be put on an equal footing
with the able-bodied and allowed to compete as equals;
they want to contribute to society, not receive from it.
"The unique
quality of man
is his mind and what it
produces. There are so many
things you can do with your
mind — without need
for your limbs!"
Visit "their" world. Let them acquaint you with it! Learn
how  the spirit of accomplishment pounds inside them.
Marvel at the personal achievements of so many of them.
Your awareness of them as fellow friends and individuals
will go far to close the gap!
SYMBOL of ACCESS
This symbol indicates a building
is especially equipped for the
convenience of "wheel-people."
MISS WHEELCHAIR AMERICA
Standard Bearer of 500,000 Americans whose lives
are lived in wheelchairs! Stressing that personal
achievement, personality, intelligence, and the capability of the physically handicapped to compete with
their able-bodied peers, is the objective of MWA.
"MISS WHEELCHAIR OHIO - 1972"
JULIE COCHRAN
Selected in the first Miss Wheelchair competition in
the spring of '72, Julie's title started the ball rolling!
An Ohio State University graduate, with a B.S. degree
in speech and hearing, Julie is now working on her
Masters, and teaches speech therapy and also is in
charge of inpatient therapy at Dodd Hall, O.S.U.
"MISS WHEELCHAIR AMERICA - 1973"
PATRICIA NEVIN
Ambitious Pat Nevin, who won the first national title,
a graduate of Wayne State University, Detroit, is
active in wheelchair sports and activities. An officer
in the Michigan Wheelchair Athletic Association, she
also serves as a Recreational Director for the physically handicapped.
"MISS WHEELCHAIR AMERICA - 1974"
CARYL JANE ROBINSON
Janie, a coed at the University of Houston, will honor
her successor, Miss Wheelchair America — 1975, upon
her selection in Columbus, in September of this year.
"The basic gauge for determining the worth of any
person is work and achievement. More than walking
people, wheelchair persons need to have performance
demands made upon them, so they may perform even
better, and prove to be positive contributors to
society, and thus gain self-esteem."
MISS WHEELCHAIR AMERICA
Dedicated to the further personal
achievements of the "Wheel-people"
of our nation, encouraging their individual efforts, telling their unique
success stories to the world.
For further information write to
MISS WHEELCHAIR AMERICA
4656 Heaton Road ■ Columbus, Ohio 43229