One main reason Eleanor Roosevelt became interested in helping the handicapped, was when her husband Franklin
became ill with polio in 1921.It was the hardest time of life from that moment on (1921-1945). Talking about Eleanor and her
work with the handicapped cannot be done without mentioning and extraordinary man who has done astonishing things
throughout his life. One man in particular comes to mind and his name is Henry Viscardi. Henry Viscardi was a man born
with underdeveloped leg and learned by himself how to use his prosthetic leg for example, he had to learn how to walk,
balance and train his muscels. This changed his whole outlook on life, himself and the world around him: he found himself
in the world that he had dreamed of being in for so long. He wanted to be in that world …show more content…
She wondered what she could do to help.144 There was one thing that she could
do for him, help him get in to talk with the industry about changing the things he saw at Walter Reed and giving the
handicapped “... a chance to make a new life for themselves, to work in order to regain their self-respect . . .” . After
offering Henry a new job, he talked with Eleanor about it. Eleanor Roosevelt was the one to start a company called one
break, in which Henry would work. This company, called Just One Break, helps those who have varying degrees of
handicaps get an education and jobs. These people want to be hard-working citizens and taxpayers, not the other way
around. With his new job, he soon became troubled, as there were too many people to help and not enough resources or
jobs available: “Too many people who came to Just One Break seeking help had to be turned down because of
became ill with polio in 1921.It was the hardest time of life from that moment on (1921-1945). Talking about Eleanor and her
work with the handicapped cannot be done without mentioning and extraordinary man who has done astonishing things
throughout his life. One man in particular comes to mind and his name is Henry Viscardi. Henry Viscardi was a man born
with underdeveloped leg and learned by himself how to use his prosthetic leg for example, he had to learn how to walk,
balance and train his muscels. This changed his whole outlook on life, himself and the world around him: he found himself
in the world that he had dreamed of being in for so long. He wanted to be in that world …show more content…
She wondered what she could do to help.144 There was one thing that she could
do for him, help him get in to talk with the industry about changing the things he saw at Walter Reed and giving the
handicapped “... a chance to make a new life for themselves, to work in order to regain their self-respect . . .” . After
offering Henry a new job, he talked with Eleanor about it. Eleanor Roosevelt was the one to start a company called one
break, in which Henry would work. This company, called Just One Break, helps those who have varying degrees of
handicaps get an education and jobs. These people want to be hard-working citizens and taxpayers, not the other way
around. With his new job, he soon became troubled, as there were too many people to help and not enough resources or
jobs available: “Too many people who came to Just One Break seeking help had to be turned down because of