FDR, Pope Leo, Gates, and Hope: Join My 365-Day Peaceful Photo Challenge

DAY 250. Living with irrevocable differences and curating peace through contemplative photography.

Author’s Photos: Views of the FDR Hope Memorial Sculpture and FDR Hope Memorial in South Point Park on Roosevelt Island, New York, New York

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May 9, 2025

We are all relatives. All brothers. All sisters.

Though we may not all act like it.

The FDR Hope Memorial and FDR Hope Memorial Sculpture in South Point Park on Roosevelt Island honor people with disabilities.

People with disabilities are the largest minority in the United States, but their stories often remain untold (National Parks Service- NPS).

“‘Disability stories’ refer to the array of experiences by, from, and about people with disabilities (NPS).”

Having walked this earth for nearly six decades, considering myself a person with disabilities, working daily to teach students with disabilities and parenting…