Biographies of advocates, artists, and public figures who worked to advance disability rights, with an overview of their lives, achievements, and lasting legacy.
Identity verification
Frank Moore is not one reliably identifiable person: the name is shared by artists, writers, athletes, public figures, and private individuals. If you found it in a caption, footnote, obituary, archive, or search result, confirm the person through details beyond the name before relying on the information. The two Frank
Disability rights
Penelope Russianoff was a New York disability-rights advocate and a longtime leader of Disabled In Action of Metropolitan New York, or DIA. Through DIA, she pushed public agencies, transit systems, property owners, and businesses to remove barriers that kept disabled people from moving through the city and living independently.